Comparing the Shakespearean theatre experience with modern theatre

Shakespeare’s plays were performed at the Globe, which was and still is playing, at the South Bank in London The South Bank was full of improper activities, such as animal fighting, drinking and the theatre Some people, particularly Puritans, thought the theatre was immoral Going to the Globe in Shakespeare’s time would have been a noisy, riotous affair Going to the theatre now is different because the audience is much more polite and quiet