HASAN İNAL İDE 305 DAMLA UĞUZ 112401002 ELIZABETHAN AND GREEK TRAGEDY Tragedy has its origins in Ancient Greek‚ it was a kind of performance to honor Dionysus. They were performed as competition between three playwrights. Actors who took part in the plays were all man and they all wore masks. They wore masks to impersonate satyrs.According to Aristotle ‘’ Tragedy depicts the downfall of a noble hero or heroine‚ usually through some combination of hubris‚ fate‚ and the will of the gods. The
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women in Elizabethan society. The Role of Elizabethan Women - Education - The Commoners The Elizabethan women who were commoners would not have attended school or received any formal type of education. Elizabethan women would have had to learn how to govern a household and become skilled in all housewifely duties. Her education would have been purely of the domestic nature in preparation for the only real career option for a girl - marriage! Single Elizabethan women were
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ELIZABETHAN PLAYHOUSES AND PERFORMANCE CONVENTIONS When Elizabeth became Queen of England in 1558‚ there were no specially designed theatre buildings. Companies of actors (usually small‚ made of 5 to 8 members) toured the country and performed in a wide variety of temporary acting spaces‚ mainly in inn yards‚ but also in churches‚ Town Halls‚ Town Squares‚ great halls of Royal Palaces or other great houses‚ or anywhere else that a large crowd could be gathered to view a performance. It is true
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on your status‚ and wealth. “In the early medieval times meat was a sign of wealth.” (Elizabethan Food). What you hunted for food depended on your status. “Only Lords and Nobles were allowed to hunt deer‚ dear‚ boar‚ hares‚ and rabbits” (The Last Colony). In the Elizabethan Era‚ most of the meals were cooked using an open flame‚ by: “spit roasting‚ being fried‚ baking‚ boiling‚ smoking‚ and salting.” (Elizabethan food). Salt was used to preserve the meat because they would kill the animals before
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Elizabethan Era: Absence of Cleanliness and Knowledge Disease outbreaks were all too common during the Elizabethan Era. A lack of sanitation triggered illness outbreaks such as the plague and typhoid. Physicians lacked the medical knowledge to treat illnesses thus‚ allowing disease to run rampant without medicinal opposition. The lack of medical knowledge and sanitation were the most common provokers of disease and illness during the Elizabethan Era. Absence of medical knowledge allowed
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At the beginning of the play Macbeth is seen as a courageous soldier who is loyal to the King but is corrupted from the witches prophecies and by his and Lady Macbeth’s ambition. Their marriage is of convenience for Lady Macbeth‚ but for Macbeth it is more than that. He loves his wife‚ and she takes advantage of that. She is continuously making him feel guilty‚ for being weak‚ and challenges his manhood‚ with these words "When you durst do it‚ then you were a man‚ and‚ to be more than what you were
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This situation is representative of older marriage traditions. Although this scenario is a more extreme and dramaticized version of Elizabethan marriage traditions‚ it has undeniable parallels to customs of Elizabethan times. Under the Athenian law in this play‚ Egeus could put his daughter to death by not agreeing with his choice of husband. While in Elizabethan England it wasn’t illegal to disobey your parents wishes‚ parents definitely had influence in courtships‚ and could pressure their kids
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and rights of women in the Elizabethan Era are a lot different than what we are used to. A woman’s main purpose in Shakespeare’s time was to give birth to children. However‚ the roles in the house was based off one’s wealth. If one was fortunate enough to be rich and have slaves‚ they could pursue a profession in literature. In this era women were not allowed to work in any profession other than literature. Additionally‚ in Taming of the Shrew ( a
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Elizabethan Drama: Stagecraft and Society Introduction Elizabethan drama refers to the plays produced while Queen Elizabeth reigned in England‚ from 1558 until 1603. It was during this time that the public began attending plays in large numbers. The opening of several good-sized playhouses was responsible for this increased patronage‚ the largest and most famous of which was the Globe theatre (1599)‚ home to many of Shakespeare’s works. The most popular types of Elizabethan plays were histories of
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the Elizabethan era really as harsh as it is said to be? If it was‚ how gruesome and inhumane were the punishments? What were even considered crimes during this Era? Were punishments and crimes different among all the different classes? During the Elizabethan Era‚ punishments were harsh‚ gruesome‚ and varied tremendously among the two main classes‚ however the crimes committed were also very different among the two classes varying from stealing a bird’s egg to murder. During the Elizabethan Era
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