The Globe theater is a re-installment (in its previous original place) of the theater Shakespeare and other artists of the time used as a place to display their work. It was a much less civil place at the time, you could find dancing bears right next to the Shakespeare's plays, people were selling livestock, yelling and drinking ale. It is one of the reasons most Shakespeare plays have really powerful opening lines. Actors were almost aggressive in the first few lines, because they had to turn the audiences attention to the stage.