Comparing two unlike things using like or as is an example of a similie.
Many people of different class went to the globe theater to watch plays. About 2000 to 3000 where most of them belong to the middle to high class audience pay two or more pennies just to sit in one of the galleries. However, there were also ordinary folks or the low class audience who would pay one penny just to sit in the pit in order to watch the play.
Who's the hero? and what's the journey?
Although these acts were founded in the 1770's they have led us to how our wars are run today.