Category: Elizabethan Times

William Shakespeare is one of the most famous playwrights of all time. His tragedies and poems are still read and analyzed today by many scholars and students, but what if William Shakespeare wasnt the one to write these great works of literature? It was not William Shakespeare that wrote these works, but another scholar or…

Introduction: The Renaissance Influence on Shakespeare To be, or not to be: that is the question (Shakespeare, Hamlet Act 3, Scene 1). Everyone knows or has heard this iconic quote from William Shakespeares play Hamlet, whether you have read the written work or not. This recognizable quote illustrates just how impactful Shakespeares written works actually…

Classes in Elizabethan society were really important. This was because of how each of the classes contributed to societys success, it had different famous people, added to the population, and how they performed their everyday activities. At this time, the Elizabethan era had 3 main classes in its system. The Nobility, Gentry, and the Poor.…

The Elizabethan era dates back to 1558-1603, during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I. History shows that Elizabeth was a formidable and intelligent leader, but, although she was unmarried, she was a rare exception in Elizabethan England. The roles of women during that time were very limited, and they had to deal with vast amounts…

The Renaissance and the Elizabethan periods were times of great change in religion, and supernatural beliefs were pivotal aspects of peoples lives. Throughout the eras, people were constantly changing their religion. Numerous new rulers claimed the throne, each with different perspectives on how they wanted their kingdom to be. Therefore, religion was always alternating from…

The Elizabethan Era displays many different topics for discussion. One subject is the priority of music in this crucial age. Throughout history, music has been a tremendous part of life for many cultures and time periods, while sustaining to bring people together. All music has a particular style that pertains to only their time period.…

Witches have made a big impact in the time of the Elizabethan era, and all throughout time. From the beginning of time witches have been known. Healing people or cursing them; being white or bad still got them on trial for doing some magic whether being for good or bad. The first-ever sighting of a…

Love, greed, jealousy. These are all emotions that a normal human being may experience, you cant deny that, right? Emotions are like bullets in a gun, once fired, can cause disasters. This is all part of human nature, there is no way a person can hold on to their emotions forever. For example, your friend…

Plays are usually fictional stories, but sometimes they are based on true history. In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare created scenes and lines, alluding to people and society in the Elizabethan era. By discussing roles of royal family, superstitions about witches, and stereotypes of men and women at that era, Shakespeare successfully upheld Elizabethan tradition and…

Elizabethan literature covers the written works throughout the reign of Queen Elizabeth I from 1558 until her death in 1603 (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica 1998). William Shakespeare published Hamlet in 1602, however, he likely wrote Hamlet in 1601 as Act II Scene 2 makes reference to an event in London that occurred that same…