During the Elizabethan Age‚ there were social classes that consisted of the upper‚ middle‚ and lower class. Each social class’ wardrobe depended on the Sumptuary Laws. The Sumptuary Laws were a set of restrictions that were placed‚ depending on the social class‚ to regulate luxury and extravagance. As a result of the Sumptuary Laws in the Elizabethan Age‚ each social class had a limit on what type of clothing could be worn. Due to the Sumptuary Laws‚ the women of the Elizabethan Age had a wider
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Mental illness is currently a crucial component in our society‚ that enables us to understand the behavior of an individual. Where one’s actions can be associated with the mental stability that he or she possesses. In conjunction‚ the Elizabethan era didn’t acknowledge mental illness and its effects commonly incorporating Witchcraft and other Supernatural occurances to explain what is currently recognized as mental illness. Bipolar disorder or manic depression is a mood disorder that causes mood
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Aspects of Elizabethan Gardening and Landscape Architecture The reign of Elizabeth I was a golden era in English history‚ a time which abounded in men of genius. Among the many branches of art‚ science‚ and economy‚ to which they turned their attention‚ none profited more from the power of their wits‚ than did the art of gardening. Not having shared her father’s personality‚ nor his desire to not let the people live in more beautiful surroundings than his own‚ Elizabeth encouraged
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During the Elizabethan Era‚ crime and punishment was a brutal source of punishments towards criminals. The term “crime and punishment” was a series of punishments and penalties the government gave towards the people who broke the laws. In William Harrison’s article “Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan England”‚ says that “the concept of incarcerating a person as punishment for a crime was a relatively novel at the time” (1). This seemed reasonable at the time‚ because back then they didn’t sentence
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Architecture Styles of Shakespeare’s Time Architecture has changed over the course of many years. The architecture in Shakespeare’s Era is significant because it displays how people lived their lives and how society viewed the different classes. In Shakespeare’s time‚ the Elizabethan style architecture was the most common type of architecture. The Elizabethan architecture was found mostly in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The Elizabethan architecture brought chimneys‚ private areas
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immense amounts of sugar‚ but what would the phrase mean to the people of the Elizabethan Era? Even though people in the Elizabethan Era ate sugars and sweets‚ one did not eat as much. The people of the Elizabethan Era ate immense amounts of meat as we do sugar; hence‚ to add to the statement “You are what you eat‚” people of the Elizabethan Era would most likely be meat and a lot of vegetables. The diet of the Elizabethan Era was made up of three main meals. Breakfast is considered the most
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women in Elizabethan society. The Role of Elizabethan Women - Education - The Commoners The Elizabethan women who were commoners would not have attended school or received any formal type of education. Elizabethan women would have had to learn how to govern a household and become skilled in all housewifely duties. Her education would have been purely of the domestic nature in preparation for the only real career option for a girl - marriage! Single Elizabethan women were
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The bubonic plague was the worst disease you can get in the Elizabethan era (1558-1603)‚The bubonic plague had different names like “the blue sickness”‚ ”black Plague” or “black death”‚ the bubonic plague had symptoms like‚ Situated in the groin‚ armpit or neck about the size of an egg‚ tender and warm to the touch‚ Sudden onset of fever and chills‚ headache‚ fatigue or malaise‚ fever and chills‚ extreme weakness‚ abdominal pain‚ diarrhea‚ vomiting‚ bleeding from your mouth‚ nose or rectum‚ or under
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practiced by many. Back then‚ in England‚ there were two main religions: Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. Protestantism was practiced during the Elizabethan Era‚ which was around the time Shakespeare was alive. Created by Martin Luther‚ a German Monk‚ It was also deemed to be the “official” religion by the queen‚ so it was also very influential during that time period. So‚ how did this religion originate? Well‚ the Protestant church “was formed in response to the Catholic Church’s corruption when Martin
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Elizabethan Era: Absence of Cleanliness and Knowledge Disease outbreaks were all too common during the Elizabethan Era. A lack of sanitation triggered illness outbreaks such as the plague and typhoid. Physicians lacked the medical knowledge to treat illnesses thus‚ allowing disease to run rampant without medicinal opposition. The lack of medical knowledge and sanitation were the most common provokers of disease and illness during the Elizabethan Era. Absence of medical knowledge allowed
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