Question

In 1613 what happened to the theater in which many Shakespeare plays were first performed?

A: it was bought bye Shakespeare himself.
B: it was closed by Queen Elizabeth I.
C: it was burned to the ground.
D: it was bought by the Puritans.

Answer 1

C it was burned to the ground. is correct

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. it was burned to the ground. What happened was that a cannon misfired and set the wood on fire. Luckily, nobody was hurt but an anecdote exists that a man was caught on fire and then had ale poured over him. It wasn't a very big deal and the theatre was rebuilt the following year.