During the Elizabethan Age‚ there were social classes that consisted of the upper‚ middle‚ and lower class. Each social class’ wardrobe depended on the Sumptuary Laws. The Sumptuary Laws were a set of restrictions that were placed‚ depending on the social class‚ to regulate luxury and extravagance. As a result of the Sumptuary Laws in the Elizabethan Age‚ each social class had a limit on what type of clothing could be worn. Due to the Sumptuary Laws‚ the women of the Elizabethan Age had a wider
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During the Elizabethan time period‚ the ideal woman was quiet and obedient. A woman who was outspoken and opinionated seemed to be rare and unwanted. The ideal man was envisioned to be masculine‚ ruler of the house‚ and to be overshadowed by women. Shakespeare mentions both of his thoughts of the ideal woman and man in both plays and in sonnet 127. Shakespeare’s writing helped the reader understand and accept the gender roles being changed. “Although Shakespeare reflects and at times supports the
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The Elizabethan Era was a time in which influential literature was created by people from Shakespeare to Spenser. Ironically‚ during this time period‚ the education system was quite awful. For example‚ young ladies were not taught the same‚ reading and writing were different courses‚ and most importantly‚ being provided with an education was not required by law. Unfortunately‚ in the 1550’-1650’s education was not required; therefore no punishment was given to parents if they decided
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DISEASES In Elizabethan times there were many diseases. Including cholera‚ typhus‚ the deadly black plague‚ and many more. One of histories most deadly killers‚ cholera‚ was caused by mostly by bad sanitation. When someone swallowed food or water contaminated by the feces of the victim‚ the become infected. Any contact with bathroom‚ clothing‚ or bedding that was used by the victim is also another way to become infected. Symptoms include extreme diarrhea‚ sharp muscle cramps‚ and fever and vomiting
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arose during the Elizabethan Era‚ both finding their way into various works of literature‚ including William Shakespeare’s Richard II‚ denoting what gave a monarch the right to rule or to claim the throne. The first‚ divine right‚ describes that God directly instills the monarch with power to carry out the will of God. This God-given right to rule meant that to question or rebel against the actions of the monarch would question God’s judgment‚ both of which found fault within Elizabethan society. In contrast
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During the Elizabethan times the way they cooked‚ served‚ and handled their food was very different from ours. They didn’t have as many cooking tools but the did have much simpler ones to use when necessary. If you saw someone cooking the way they did during their time you would tend to find it a little strange but quite delicious for upper class. Usually during their time they would use:“spit roasting‚ baking‚ boiling‚ smoking‚ salting or thru frying”(www.http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com)
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Games and Sports The ideal of a good and perfect life is to have a sound mind in a sound body. This is recognized by all as the best means of performing our duties. Body and mind should work at their best‚ and they cannot do unless both are in good order. The limbs must be supple‚ active and obedient to the will. The best way to keep the limbs fit is to exercise them in sports and games of physical skills and strength. This indeed is the importance of games‚ and there is no society which has its
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Sports and Games are essential for many reasons.They not only help us to maintain good health but also foster friendship and goodbehaviour.Many people think that the aim of sports and games is to win gold medals in olympic games.That is not at all important.what is important is that every boy and every girl in our country should be interested in sports and games.Being interested in games does not mean merely watching other people play games.They should devote at least an hour a day to sports and
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Essay: Importance of Games And Sports Games and sports have an important role in the life of a young man.They are those activities which we pursue for the sake of pleasure.They are different from work or daily duties which we perform to earn money.There is a slight different between games and sports.Sports and Games have an importance in education. Games are played by groups of players or teams‚such as football‚ cricket‚ hokey‚etc On the other hand‚ sports are played by players in their individual
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Sports and games Sports can be generally divided into indoor and outdoor sports. Gymnastics is a typical indoor sport which includes apparatus training on uneven bars‚ horizontal bar‚ balance beam‚ mat‚ spring-board or rings. Athletics‚ a typical outdoor sport‚ includes track amd field events (the Marathon race‚ long-distance run‚ cross-country run‚ relay-race) and sprinting events ( a hundred metre sprint‚ hurdle-race). Jumping (high jjump‚ long jump‚ triple jump‚ pole jump) and throwing (hammer
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