13 October 2014 Shrew Search 1. Black Death Summary: The Black Death‚ or the Bubonic Plague‚ surfaced in Europe in the 1300s and persisted into the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries during the Elizabethan era when Shakespeare lived. The plague was the most devastating disease in that era‚ killing more than 20 million people‚ or almost one-third of Europe’s population. It was brought to Europe through trading ships‚ specifically 12 Genoese trading ships that docked at the Sicilian port of
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Art in Elizabethan Times was just as popular as activities like dancing and going to the theatre to watch a performance. There was a wide range of different styles of art. But one of the most popular styles of art was called “miniature painting” or “limning”. The name “miniature painting” was derived from the word minimum. Mninature paintings were a very popular style of art and paintings‚ this style flourished from the 16th Century to the 19th. These paintings were originally painted with water
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Medicine During Elizabethan Era The medicine during Elizabethan Time was painful which has caused lots of people’s death during this time‚ which was due to lack of medical knowledge‚ speechless beliefs‚ and practices. During this time‚ some important medical discoveries happened and‚ some horrible practices were gotten rid of. The Elizabethans had a lot of beliefs‚ most were strange but some logically made sense. Doctors wore masks with beaks on the top of their face‚ they also wore boots‚ gloves
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been done the same way it is today. In fact‚ marriage used to be played out in a lot of ways‚ and those differences were shown in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. One way that those differences were key is how marriages were set up in the Elizabethan Era‚ the setting of Romeo and Juliet. Another way marriage played a key role in Romeo and Juliet was how the actual marriage went down. The way Romeo and Juliet wedding would have actually resembled Shakespeare’s own wedding. The normal and legal
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study that largely changed the Elizabethan Era. "Astrology is the study of patterns and relationships -- of planets in motion‚ our birth chart‚ synastry with others‚ the make-up of elements -- and using that knowledge as a tool to find meaning" (Hall 1). Astrology is not science because it contains mostly beliefs that come from different religions‚ but it has a different category. Astrology was one of the most important studies at the time of the Elizabethan Era because it influenced many courses
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However‚ back in the 15th century‚ people wouldn’t agree. People in the Elizabethan era were killed because they were witches. The citizens who killed the “witches” and accused others of being witches were just scared of the changing world. People of the era thought all the new inventions were made and discovered because witches created them. It got to the point that even owning some common herbs meant death. During the Elizabethan era the ignorance of the people resulted in the killing of the witches
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The role of the head of state during the Elizabethan period The head of state during the Elizabethan period was the Monarchy‚ the Privy Council and Parliament. Queen Elizabeth 1 was the head of the monarchy which made her the absolute and supreme ruler of England. The monarchy was responsible for all governmental actions and decisions. All laws required the Queens consent in order to be passed. The role of the head of state which is the three bodies mentioned above was to work together to rule the
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a very different role to other women of her time. She was determined‚ obsessed and ambitious. Lady Macbeth had qualities contradictory to the norms of women in the Elizabeth Era. She was dominant‚ manipulative and had total equality. Qualities that were completely opposite to women of her time. Women of the Elizabethan Era were seen to be inferior to men. They were to do the housework‚ cook the food and produce children; Lady Macbeth has two sides to her. One that shows the qualities and actions
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William Shakespeare was first published on paper in 1592‚ to the time he died in 1616‚ was one of the worst and best time periods if you ask me. Ranging from the Black Death plague to the greatest love story of all time‚”Romeo and Juliet‚” made the Elizabethan Era very unpredictable. The Black Death plague killed one third of Europe’s population‚ scaring anyone and everyone in town. The europeans began to believe there was something in their water causing people to become sick. They took drastic measures
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Like most great writers‚ Shakespeare acquired his inspiration from the world that transpired around him. Cultural politics and social norms of the Elizabethan and Jacobean era are revealing too many readers through Shakespearean literature. In the play Hamlet‚ Shakespeare displayed precise concepts of the time period he was living in. The most evident concept shown in the play is the struggle for power between ruthless monarchs. This is most prominently noticed in the play when Claudius murders King
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