Life in Elizabethan Times: Food During the Elizabethan times there were many different types of food that were being discovered and also evolving. What you ate was based on your social class. If you were poor you ate the simple foods and when you were rich you ate luxury items. Feasts were held during these times to celebrate and to drink or eat as much as they could. The common foods that people ate were bread‚ meat‚ seafood‚ and fruit. All of these foods had different types of specifics about
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Crime and Punishment During the Elizabethan Era crime was a major problem‚ and the main contributor was the issue with poverty. Due to the fact that there were no social services‚ many people had to steal money or food just to stay alive. Elizabethans liked a calm way of life‚ and to maintain that meant that everyone had to behave themselves‚ be satisfied‚ and stay in their proper place. If there was anyone who disturbed the peace‚ they would be considered a threat to society‚ and they were to be
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which the Shakespearean play‚ Othello is set in is a clear representation of the writer’s context. The values‚ attitudes and beliefs that Shakespeare reveals in the opening and closing scenes of Othello‚ are the exact to the ones accepted by the Elizabethans of the sixteenth century. With the limited number of Black people being around‚ in Othello we can see the racist remarks that are being made upon one‚ as well as the resilience to accept one within a society. Even though the play itself is set
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Elizabethan Knights During the Elizabethan era‚ 1558 to 1603‚ knights played a huge rule and were very important. Becoming a knight was not was not easy at all. They were important when protecting the land and the people. Without knights there would be no one to protect the magnificent Queen and also others. Knights were very interesting and important to the Elizabethan era and impacted the civilization in many ways. “Becoming a Knight took years of training‚ during which a young man learned how
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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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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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to understand how an Elizabethan audience might have understood the play and its ideas. It will also help you assess the textual integrity of the play. Remember‚ that in the HSC you will be required to write about your own understanding of the play. Of the resources mentioned below‚ the “Elsinore” site is the one you should focus on for today’s lesson. Your task this week is to research several key elements of the play in order to gain an understanding of how Elizabethans would have responded
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Diary Entry on Elizabethan Times Today I was filled to the top with euphoria because mother promised me she would take m to London for my birthday. I woke up abnormally early and washed my face with cold water and put on my favourite polka-dotted dress. I fixed my bed sheets and sprayed a small amount of perfume onto my clothes. I glanced at my pocket watch and found that it was already five o’clock; it would take two hours to get there. I raced down the stairs and shoved a few spoons of rice into
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POOR COUNTRIES ARE POOR BECAUSE THEY ARE POOR Poor countries are poor not because they are poor but because they lack the essential resources which are significant for economic growth and development. The African continent is considered as the poorest continent in the world. This is due to political instability which tends to scare away investors thus stunting economic growth of a country. Some of the reasons as to which developing countries are poor are; corrupt governments‚ low illiteracy levels
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In the Elizabethan era women were portrayed as less than equals to men. Male seemed to be the dominate gender and women were to be seen-not-heard. They existed within a patriarchal society. As a feminist himself‚ Shakespeare shows through his plays how women are ill treated and powerless; yet possess more intelligence than the male characters. This is why Shakespeare creates overwhelming female characters; which is evident in Shakespeare’s "The Taming of the Shrew"‚ where the lead female character
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