Shakespeare
Brianna Williams April 28, 2014
English Period 2 London During the Time of Shakespeare
During the time of Shakespeare, the wealthy in London lived very swell. They usually had separate homes in the country for when the plague began to spread while the poor lived in the towns under disastrous and filthy conditions.
London was very busy and crowded but much smaller than it was today.
There was an extremely important river in London called the Thames. Over the Thames was built the Old London Bridge. On each side of the bridge, set up, were houses and shops. North of the Thames were lines of houses with gardens along the river and West was where the Queen might have lived. East of the Thames was the main attraction, the city. Here is where the trade of animals and public burnings would take place. On the Southside of the Thames were where the cockfighting and theaters were.
Play and theater were shown in the afternoon during the daytime. The respected ladies had to wear masks over their face because of the despicable smell of open sewers in the area. The wealthy would cover their faces but the poor people were most likely used to the smell so it wasn’t an issue for them.
“Carts and coaches make such a thundering din as if the world ran on wheels; at every corner men, women, and children meet in such shoals that posts are set up to strengthen the houses lest with jostling with one another they should shoulder them down. Besides, hammers are beating in one place, tubs hooping in another, pots clinking in third wheel, water tankards running at tilt in fourth …
Tradesmen as if they were dancing galliards are lusty at legs and never stand still.” A Quote From Shakespeare .
English Period 2 London During the Time of Shakespeare
During the time of Shakespeare, the wealthy in London lived very swell. They usually had separate homes in the country for when the plague began to spread while the poor lived in the towns under disastrous and filthy conditions.
London was very busy and crowded but much smaller than it was today.
There was an extremely important river in London called the Thames. Over the Thames was built the Old London Bridge. On each side of the bridge, set up, were houses and shops. North of the Thames were lines of houses with gardens along the river and West was where the Queen might have lived. East of the Thames was the main attraction, the city. Here is where the trade of animals and public burnings would take place. On the Southside of the Thames were where the cockfighting and theaters were.
Play and theater were shown in the afternoon during the daytime. The respected ladies had to wear masks over their face because of the despicable smell of open sewers in the area. The wealthy would cover their faces but the poor people were most likely used to the smell so it wasn’t an issue for them.
“Carts and coaches make such a thundering din as if the world ran on wheels; at every corner men, women, and children meet in such shoals that posts are set up to strengthen the houses lest with jostling with one another they should shoulder them down. Besides, hammers are beating in one place, tubs hooping in another, pots clinking in third wheel, water tankards running at tilt in fourth …
Tradesmen as if they were dancing galliards are lusty at legs and never stand still.” A Quote From Shakespeare .