How Did Shakespeare Contribute To Dance

Shakespeare lived during the Elizabethan era which lasted for 45 years, which is known as the golden age in the history of England. Art, dance, poetry and economics thrived and continued to grow under Queen Elizabeth’s reign. As dance was one of the very prominent factors in this era, Shakespeare’s plays had many connections to the art of dance. His works obviously had references to dancers and he used dancing to build up a lot of the setting. He also used references to dance as a way to create a certain mood in his readers. For example, he referenced the famous English Morris dance in his play Henry V. He also used the actions of his characters dancing to create imagery in his works. This developed passion and a connection between his characters.
As China was one of the world’s largest trading grounds, the plague spread very quickly. This plague was airborne and spread by infected rodents. During the 1330’s, nobody really had any knowledge about medicine and biology, so the cause of the Black Plague was left without a scientific explanation. Many people in Europe decided that the cause of the Black Plague was God’s punishment. This theory wasn’t very accurate because the Black Plague infected many members of the church as well as common citizens. Many infected people were tortured and murdered because of this way of thinking. It was later discovered that the Black Plague was caused by a bacteria called Yersina pestis. This disease spread very, very quickly. The effects and symptoms showed in a matter of hours. The symptoms and effects of the body included black spots on the skin (hence the name “the Black Plague”), fever, headache, the chills, and swollen lymph glands. The numbers of people that the Black Plague affected are phenomenal. Between 1347 and 1352, the world lost 25 million people. Not only were people dying, the world’s interaction with each other got worse. Because everybody was ramped with fear, people went out of the house less often. They didn’t visit the friend or relatives and it was pretty depressing. Nobody really cared for each other because they were too busy worrying about whether they would get infected or not. Since many people were dying, there was a large population of dead people. There wasn’t any more room in the ground to bury people and people died so often that nobody really cared for the dead bodies. There would be streets filled with dead bodies that were just left there. The Black Plague was a very serious outbreak that affected millions of people and their families. (Word Count: