visited the Apollo Theatre to watch �Twelfth Night�. Prior to entering the theatre I had expectations that the director would create a modernised play . When we entered‚ upon the stage the actors were preparing‚ I could see that they were dressed in Elizabethan fashion and realised that my initial thoughts were wrong. The actors dressing on stage revealed the honesty of the theatre and displayed the original clothing that this production was using. The costumes were all created to match the outfits worn
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The Elizabethan era was known as a period of peace and prosperity‚ which was ruled by the unmarried‚ chaste queen‚ Elizabeth. Elizabeth took the throne at age 25‚ and is known in history as one of the greatest rulers of England. She was the ruler of the golden age‚ and her victory over Spain was one of the greatest battles that England had fought. These victories wouldn’t have been possible without help from certain events. These events and various battles have created the steeping stones
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Would you want to live in Elizabethan England? Today‚ in the modern world‚ everyone is equal‚ both men and women can go to school‚ people have rights to work‚ to get health care from the government‚ to decide what we want to wear or what we want to eat. So if you think back to Elizabethan Times‚ people actually had a poor education‚ poor health care‚ poor treatments and the society was not equal between men and women. Now would you want to live in Elizabethan England? In my opinion‚
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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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which insinuates her plans to dismiss the normal structures of society; more importantly‚ these gestures are to secure her self-preservation in Illyria. Through cross-dressing‚ Viola crosses the boundaries of what was expected of women during the Elizabethan Era‚ and therefore‚ the disrupted of order in Twelfth Night is introduced. Through the appearance of Cesario‚ Viola evidently acquires the privileges of male roles during the time‚ in which the play is set. As the play develops‚ dramatic irony is
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Cited: Alchin‚ Linda. Elizabethan Women. 26 August 2010. 08 June 2013 . Castaldo‚ Amaliso. Elizabethan Women. 20 August 2011. 14 June 2013 . Carlson‚ Marc. Elizabethan English Slang. 13 October 2010. 10 June 2013 . Evans‚ Bernad. "Shakespeare ’s Comedies." 05 September 2010. Eagleson‚ Robert D. "A Shakespeare Glossary ." Eagleson‚ Robert D. A Shakespeare Glossary. New York: Oxford University Press Inc.‚ New York‚ 1986. 264. Maggie‚ Rose. Women of Elizabethan Era. 25 March 2008. 07 June 2013
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Audience Reactions and Attitudes to Much Ado About Nothing In "Much Ado About Nothing" Shakespeare captures many of the social standards in Elizabethan society whether they are fair or not. In Act 2 Scene 2 of the play‚ Don John plots to frame Hero and make it look like she has been unfaithful to her fiancée the night before they are due to marry. This then sparks outrage from the male characters‚ which in turn shows a male bias in their society. The way Hero’s father takes a mans word over hers
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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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