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Elizabethan Era or Shakespearean Era BOTH ARE TRUE. Overview of 16 th Century Britain. Enter Queen Elizabeth I. Queen Elizabeth I was one of the only women to rule Britain, and she did it very well Brief biography of QEI. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Overview of 16th Century Britain
Elizabethan Eraor
Shakespearean Era
BOTH ARE TRUE
Queen Elizabeth I was one of the only women to rule Britain, and she did it very well
Brief biography of QEI
Enter Queen Elizabeth I
Shakebio
William ShakespeareShakespeare was considered one of the greatest playwrights, actors, and poets of his time; he was
almost like a rock star. He wrote and performed many plays specifically for the Queen, which was a great
honor.
Rich vs. The Poor
General Living Conditions
Emerging Middle Class
Only the wealthy could afford education for their children.
The poor put their children to work as soon as they could. Usually this would be around five years old
Education
Crowdedbuilding over the street
TightNo privacy (family would share a roomDirt roads (mud and horse excrement)Thunder mugs (chamber pots)Tudor Toilets
Housing
A lot of garbage Rats (Bubonic Plague) Dirt roads (mud and horse excrement) Emptying thunder mugs
Streets
There was a state religion – everyone had to believe in it
Religion = State
Witches and magical happenings were believed by many
It was seen as the work of demons
Magic
Not understood- thought to be “demons”Medicine dealt with the humors, which must
be balancedSanitation was abysmal - dead animals in
gutters, animal and human excrement, etc.
Disease
THE THEATRE
For the typical Londoner, life was hard. Going to see a play was modern day’s
equivalent of the movies, television, and Broadway wrapped in one.
But there was relief
“No girls allowed!”
The donut-shaped globe had an open-air center
Groundlings and other patronsHad to entertain educated and
uneducated alikeSound effectsSpecial effectsFightingMinor characters
The Globe
A Play being performed at The Globe 2012!
Watch this!
“Recycled” story ideas for his plays, taking the basic plots of older works and rewriting them into new plays.
Wrote three tkind of plays: Tragedies, Comedies, Histories)
All of his plays were written in iambic pentameterCheesy, but fun
The Theatre Maniac
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