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    in a conversation with people of different ages‚ the young use formalities while the old speak casually. Traditional South Korean culture echoes the strict beliefs of the Renaissance times in regards to social standings. The Chain of Being defines the hierarchy of all things in the universe according to the Elizabethans. These beliefs contain individual links‚ essentially starting from nature and ascending towards God‚ the ultimate being (Fuhrman 58). William Shakespeare implements elements of the

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    Picture yourself in the shoes of women of the Elizabethan time period. This would be much different from how women live now. This was a time period that had an ideal which was typically met‚ and women didn’t have much of a choice to like it. It was rare for someone to speak out‚ and it was nearly unheard of. The women of the Elizabethan time period were faced with such high standards shown in the book Much Ado About Nothing. That the life the lived would be shocking to see today. The women were expected

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    The Elizabethan World Picture In the Elizabethan era it was believed that the Earth was the center of the universe and the Earth was surrounded by 9 or 11 spheres. In the 11th sphere was called coelum empyraeum which means the imperial heaven. It was here it was believed that God existed with his angles. The 9th sphere was called primum mobile. This sphere controlled the universes movements. In the sphere closest to Earth was the moon. From 2nd sphere and upward entailed eternity and stability and

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    In Elizabethan times‚ garlands made of flowers were worn on special occasions such as weddings or celebrations‚ and Queen Elizabeth I was given bouquets of flowers from her admiring subjects. Just as red roses symbolize love‚ four-leaf clovers mean good luck‚ and mistletoe suggests holiday romance today‚ flowers also had meanings in the sixteenth century. In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet‚ Ophelia mentions several kinds of flowers and herbs and their meanings: * Pansies represent "thoughts." The English

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    I. Famous Elizabethans and their era Before speaking about Shakespeare it is very important to remember the famous Elizabethan and their era‚ by referring to what they did in literature and how they renewed literature. The famous Elizabethans were Christopher Marlowe‚ Edmund Spenser‚ Ben Johnson and Thomas Kyd. The first about who we will talk is Edmund Spenser (1522-1599)‚ who was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene‚ an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating

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    In the Elizabethan society many problems occurred as a result of the country changing during that time. Many problems of the problems are intertwined with another affecting each other equally making them harder to deal with. The main problem faced in Elizabethan society was the changing population‚ during the 1300 there have been up to 6 million people living in England and Wales. However the population naturally decreased‚ deaths began to exceed births due to diseases such as the ‘black death’

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    consisted of a breastplate and backplate. These were worn over a doublet for ceremonial purposes. Later in the Elizabethan period‚ men wore a falling collar which was a lace-trimmed collar turned downward. As a decorative overgarments‚ men wore a surcoat which was a cape that had a standing collar. This man is depicted wearing a hat with a feather and a sword‚ also not uncommon for men in the Elizabethan

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    The Elizabethan Era Medicine and Alchemy The medicinal practices and problems of the Elizabethan Era were very important to the people‚ although they are very different from those of today. There were many different beliefs and diseases‚ like the Plague. Medicine was not an exact science and was related to Alchemy (Chemistry). Here‚ some of the many practices and beliefs of the Elizabethan Era will be discussed. One of the most widely known and important of the beliefs was the humours. It

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    give their parents all their respect. Also‚ not every family in the Elizabethan Era was wealthy‚ not all children had real toys. If you were a young girl who came from a less wealthy family you would have to play with a paper doll instead of a real doll. Boys during this time who came from a financially challenged family would usually make the toys they would want to play with instead of buying them. If you were a boy during this time and you could not find the right materials to build toys you would

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    VILNIUS UNIVERSITY KAUNAS FACULTY OF HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT OF GERMANIC PHILOLOGY SIGITA SUBAČIŪTĖ EPITHALAMIUM IN ENGLISH ELIZABETHAN POETRY: SPENSER AND DONNE BA THESIS English Philology (State Code 61204H108) Scientific adviser __________ Graduate student _____________ (signature) (signature) _________________________ Handing-in date ______________ (Pedagogical and scientific degrees‚ name and surname) Registration No.

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