Women in Shakespeare Course Elizabethan Era Women in Shakespeare Course
Othello Set between 1489 and 1571 This is a very BIG stretch of time. Italy (Several of Shakespeare’s plays) Coincides with Elizabethan Era
Why Italy? The Italian Rennascaince is the most prevelent and well known one. Wars between Venice and Turkey Othello is a General.
Elizabeth Elizabeth! Elizabeth 1 Elizabethan Era- 1533-1603 -Renaissance -Great exploration time
Women! Were considered inferior to men Fathers looked after daughters until they became wives, and if they couldn’t be a wife a male relative would watch over them. Women were to be housewives and Mothers. Were educated at this time, but no law, Medicine, or political jobs.
Sources Elizabethan Women." Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603). Web. 04 May 2010. <http://www.elizabethi.org/us/women/> "Othello." Free Study Guides for Shakespeare and Other Authors. Web. 04 May 2010. <http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xOthello.html>. "Queen Elizabeth I Timeline." History Timelines. Web. 04 May 2010. <http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/people-timelines/06-queen-elizabeth-i-timeline.htm>.