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The Globe (and all Elizabethan theaters) used flags to advertise their play that day. The Globe used white flags to advertise that the play performed that day would be a comedy or of a light subject. Black flags advertised a tragedy, or play with dark subject matter such as death. Red flags indicated a play associated with blood, usually historical. Sometimes flags with pictures of the next scheduled pay would be flown.

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A picture of Hercules carrying the world on his shoulders

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a black flag means that a tragic play was curently in the theater.

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To signify the type of play being performed, like a comedy or a tragedy. The colour of the flag determined that.

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It was raised to show that a play would be performed that day.

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there is a play going on

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It meant that a play would be performed that day. :)

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it meant it was show. Follow My INSTA @GAL4XY CLAN

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