What was the motto of the globe Theatre?
totus mundus agit histrionemtotus mundus agit histrionem‘, or ‘all the world’s a playhouse’.
What did the motto Totus Mundus Agit Histrionem mean?
all the world’s a playhouse
The original Globe had “totus mundus agit histrionem” engraved above the door. This latin phrase, literally meaning “all the world’s a playhouse”, was rephrased by Shakespeare as the now more well known “all the world’s a stage” in his play ‘As You Like It’.