fashion of England. The fashion of the Elizabethan Era shaped the culture and made an impact on the era and its people. Elizabethan upper class’s clothing was elaborate and very layered. When Queen Elizabethan rose to power‚ she had a major impact on the clothing of upper class. Both men and women aspired to look like the Queen but their outfits could never outshine her because she always had to be the best dressed. During that
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Elizabethan Music Music has always given us a way to express ourselves and show how we feel in a way we don’t usually let people see. The music of our day reflects the culture of our day. We can see what has been left by a certain generation in the lyrics and the sounds of that time. Music moves people. Without it‚ cultures -as well as the generations- would have no common ground to identify with one another. The Elizabethan Era‚ named after Queen Elizabeth I who ruled England at the time‚ took
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The Elizabethan Era was a time in history with many important contributions that still affect life in the world today. Is it ironic to say that while having a queen‚ the rest of female citizens had very little rights and were discriminated against? The answer is yes‚ during this time period‚ like many others back in history‚ women were viewed as subordinate to men. They were denied rights that men had and were basically owned by their husbands. Most women that lived in Elizabethan England were underestimated
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Did you know that in William Shakespeare grew up in the Elizabethan Era? Well you do now and you will also learn more about the Elizabethan era. The Elizabethan era was around the dates of 1558-1603 in England. The Elizabethan Era also known as the “golden ages” is remembered for its theater‚ the renaissance‚ and the history. The Golden ages are very interesting because of how they lived. In the Elizabethan Era they didn’t have everything that we would have today‚ and it was very different back
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I. Famous Elizabethans and their era Before speaking about Shakespeare it is very important to remember the famous Elizabethan and their era‚ by referring to what they did in literature and how they renewed literature. The famous Elizabethans were Christopher Marlowe‚ Edmund Spenser‚ Ben Johnson and Thomas Kyd. The first about who we will talk is Edmund Spenser (1522-1599)‚ who was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene‚ an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating
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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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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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In Elizabethan times‚ garlands made of flowers were worn on special occasions such as weddings or celebrations‚ and Queen Elizabeth I was given bouquets of flowers from her admiring subjects. Just as red roses symbolize love‚ four-leaf clovers mean good luck‚ and mistletoe suggests holiday romance today‚ flowers also had meanings in the sixteenth century. In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet‚ Ophelia mentions several kinds of flowers and herbs and their meanings: * Pansies represent "thoughts." The English
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During this era when men and women get married they are expected to have children. They expect to have children because the children are expected to be the property of their parents and to give their parents all their respect. Also‚ not every family in the Elizabethan Era was wealthy‚ not all children had real toys. If you were a young girl who came from a less wealthy family you would have to play with a paper doll instead of a real doll. Boys during this time who came from a financially challenged
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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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