Why did Globe Theatre performances use little or no scenery?

Performances at the Globe Theatre utilized little or no scenery primarily because the stage design and the nature of Elizabethan drama emphasized the power of language and the audience's imagination over visual realism.12

The Globe featured a bare, open platform stage that extended into the middle of the yard, surrounded by the audience on three sides. This configuration made the use of traditional scenery impractical, as it would have obstructed the view for spectators. Instead of relying on elaborate sets, the theater employed a "metatheatrical" approach where the staging made little pretense of realism, occasionally using only simple, emblematic devices like a bed or a throne to suggest a location.1345

This simplicity placed a "superb challenge" on the playwrights and actors, whose performances had to be compelling enough to hold the audience's attention. As noted in Henry V, the playwrights and actors had to "force a play" on the "unworthy scaffold," relying on the audience to use their imaginations to "amend" the limitations of the bare stage.12