How Astrology Changed The Elizabethan Era

Over the course of time, humans have created many studies that will eventually shape how we live, but one of those studies has had a lasting impact. Astrology is the 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 of events of humans and showed the fate of, it would make many people develop superstitions and new beliefs, and it affected the themes of famous stories, such as, The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. During the Elizabethan Era, the position of stars would tell people their fates, and it would show them their destinies. When a child was born, a horoscope was drawn upon them and government officials hired astrologers to
Shakespeare was a really superstitious writer and he would use the stars as the main theme of one of his most famous books, The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In the book, Shakespeare describes Romeo and Juliet as being "star-crossed lovers." Shakespeare makes over 100 references to the stars, the sun, and the moon throughout the entire story. As said before, the stars had a great influence on their fates and the stars are the "unseen forces" (Moss and Wilson 1) are what controlled the characters. Romeo and Juliet were able to predict their own deaths in certain occasions because these forces were acting upon them. Romeo and Juliet even received their own horoscopes. Every aspect of astrology in the story is important because it builds up the story and it supports the