Question

review the details below.

• after 1599, most of shakespeares plays could be seen at the globe, including hamlet, macbeth, and king lear.
• the globe theatre admitted anyone who was able to pay to see shakespeares plays performed, including poorer people who, for a mere penny, could stand in the pit in front of the stage.
• the globe theatre contained three levels of seating for those willing to pay extra to avoid standing.

choose the best topic sentence to introduce a paragraph containing these details.
william shakespeare owes much of his success as a playwright to the globe theatre.
many of william shakespeares most famous plays debuted at the globe theatre during elizabethan times.
the globe theatre was instrumental in giving the public access to shakespeares greatest works.

Explanation:

The details focus on how the Globe Theatre allowed different people (including poorer ones with a penny and those paying extra for seating) to access Shakespeare's plays, and also mention his plays being performed there. The third option emphasizes the Globe's role in public access to Shakespeare's works, which aligns with the details about admission for all who could pay (including different tiers of seating/standing) and the plays being seen there. The first option is about Shakespeare's success due to the Globe, which isn't directly supported by the details. The second option is about plays debuting during Elizabethan times, but the details don't mention debuts or the Elizabethan era context for debuts, just that plays were seen there after 1599.

Answer:

The Globe Theatre was instrumental in giving the public access to Shakespeare's greatest works.