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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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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During the Elizabethan era‚ women were often mistreated and believed to be inferior to men. Clearly‚ being dominated by all males was the practice of the day. Shakespeare‚ a distinguished English poet‚ playwright and actor‚ believed that women should have more power and obtain the ability to choose whom they wish to marry. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ he provides a dramatic depiction of his viewpoint through the tragic heroine‚ Juliet Capulet. During the Elizabethan period‚ women had a very
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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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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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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 Chain of Being into
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Ancient Roman and Elizabethan Weapons and Warfare Both the Elizabethan England and Ancient Roman had powerful armies but with different styles. With Elizabethan England army has their medieval weapons and Ancient Roman having their defensive weapons they were able to conquer much territory as well as be feared. A sword and a spear were the main weapons of Roman soldier. Skill in fencing during the Elizabethan era was a requirement of all upper class. The Ancient Roman was based on its strong
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become “responsible to the law for their crimes” (Hart‚
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William Shakespeare Elizabethan drama refers to the plays produced while Queen Elizabeth reigned in England‚ from 1558 until 1603. It was during this time that the public began attending plays in large numbers. The opening of several good-sized playhouses was responsible for this increased patronage‚ the largest and most famous of which was the Globe theater (1599)‚ home to many of Shakespeare’s works. The most popular types of Elizabethan plays were histories of England’s rulers‚ but revenge dramas
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During The Elizabethan Era During the Elizabethan era‚ humans were still in the age of discovery‚ and what they could not explain‚ understand‚ or thought of as “physical phenomena” the Elizabethans were afraid of. Elizabethans were very paranoid‚ many believed in superstitions that they feared in everyday life. The everyday fears that the Elizabethans believed in are usually like the superstitions we live with today‚ such as: saying "God Bless You" following a sneeze (Elizabethans believed that
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