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    During the reign of Henry VIII (1485-1509) in England‚ the royal confiscation of monastic land s and church properties put a huge crutch on the entire charitable system. Between 1536 and 1544‚ one would have to search far and wide for medical help‚ and there was absolutely no help for indigent people in the city of London. In 1569‚ royal hospitals were finally restored‚ including Christ’s Hospital for Children‚ St. Mary’s of Bethlem for mental cases‚ and general hospitals such as St. Bartholomew’s

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    Fashion of the Elizabethan Era The Elizabethan era was a time period centered around the life of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign (1558-1603). This period in time is considered the peak of English history and is the beginning of when people began to think and believe differently. That brought along changes in the way people dressed. How people‚ particularly rich ones‚ dressed was just another way for them to express themselves. Social classes are also very much prominent in the era. These social

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    Importance of the Elizabethan Music Era The Elizabethan Period of Music was the time of. The uses for music were endless! Music played an important part in displaying mood and tone for transitioning from one scene to the next in the theatre. Music lifted spirits and hearts to contribute the inspiration of people to make something more out of what they had. The definition of music is sound organized in time. This includes all of the dynamic contrast as well as decisions on note length

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    The Elizabethan Period The people in the Elizabethan Era lived very different lives to what we do today. The Elizabethan people believed that the queen was God’s representation here on Earth. Their social order ranked the monarch as the highest‚ followed by the nobility‚ the gentry‚ merchants and labourers. The government was relatively stable‚ centralised‚ well-organized and efficient. The Elizabethan people had high regard for family in a community. They believed that families were role

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    Essence of Drama

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    Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance.[1] The term comes from a Greek word "dran" meaning "action" (Classical Greek: δρᾶμα‚ drama)‚ which is derived from "to do" or "to act" (Classical Greek: δράω‚ draō). The enactment of drama in theatre‚ performed by actors on a stage before an audience‚ presupposes collaborative modes of production and a collective form of reception. The structure of dramatic texts‚ unlike other forms of literature‚ is directly influenced by this collaborative

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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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    Elizabethan Torture and Execution” In the 16th century‚ life was all in all short of “child’s play”‚ for the socially necessitous‚ at least. The judicial system reigned heavily as the generality fell victim under it’s horror. Due to which of the six social classes you belonged‚ (Monarch- being the highest‚ Nobility‚ Gentry‚ Merchants‚ Yoemanry‚ or Laborers- being the lowest)‚ your punishment could be the sole difference between life and death. The Elizabethan Era (1558-1603)‚ ran

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    The Elizabethan View of Women Women in Elizabethan times had few rights or luxuries. Their entire lifestyles depended upon that of their husbands‚ picked out for them by their fathers. They had almost no say in their lives‚ and they were expected to be thankful for having someone to rule over them. This is made abundantly clear by Katherina ’s famous speech in 5.2.137-180 of The Taming of the Shrew. She compares a woman ’s proper devotion to her husband to that a subject owes a prince‚ saying that

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    On Drama Translation Like their contemporary prose translators who were introducing Western fiction to China‚ budding dramatists were enthusiastic about bringing Western plays to the Chinese stage. The first play was staged in Japan from an adaptation of Lin Shu ’s translation of Uncle Tom ’s Cabin. A Chinese student in Japan named Li Shutong adapted the script. The play was put on by members of the Chun Liu (Spring Willow) Drama Society. Their performance marked a complete break from traditional

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    Drama Report

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    Angelique P. Hibaya II- Amethyst http://www.wattpad.com/2401652-the-damask-drum Drama Report Title: | The Damask Drum (Aya no Tsuzumi) | Author: | Unknown; Arthur Waley for English translation | Origin: | Japan | Characters: | The old gardener‚ the courtier and the princess | Setting: | Laurel Pond‚ the palace at Asakura | Conflict: | The princess sends a message to the gardener that she will meet him at the pond and marry him if he beats the drum which she has placed in a laurel

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