Elizabethan Era Life; FactsElizabethan Era Life; Facts  Females in the Elizabethan Era were dependent on males.  The hardest time for work is in Harvest and Hay making times. Long hours were spent working at once.  Some Elizabethan illnesses are Bubonic Plague, dysentery and typhoid. Elizabethan Medicine - tobacco, arsenic, lily root and dried toad.

Elizabethan Era Life; SocialElizabethan Era Life; Social  Festivals were based on the Church Calendar.  Entertainment in the Elizabethan Era was watching sports and tournaments. Also, gaming, gambling, hunting, hunting, hawking, and bear and bat baiting.  Plays and the theatre were a HUGE part of entertainment in the Elizabethan Era.

Elizabethan Era Life; LawElizabethan Era Life; Law  Some Laws were:  Everyone in England had to attend church as Elizabeth I was very religious.  Weekly records of marriages, Baptisms and deaths had to be recorded.  Longer hours of work for poorer people.  If you went against a law, you would be tortured. One woman, the only woman to get this type of torture got put onto machine called a rack, and it stretches you, most your bones and joints are broken. Later on this woman died.

Elizabethan Era Life; Development.  Plays, theatre, Literature and living life was all developed during the Elizabethan Era.  Elizabeth I ruled when this Era was going on so helped develop these areas.

Theatre Development:Theatre Development:  First was just little plays at Playhouses. Then less plays were limited from being played in London. Then the Elizabethan Theatre got built for all plays.  Three main theatre characteristics would be: -Mainly dominated by romance -A fight happened because of a loved one. -A disagreement or misunderstanding between families or friends.

Some Famous Plays:Some Famous Plays:  There are many famous plays from the Elizabethan Era from many different writers some being:  Christopher Marlowe who wrote "Dr. Faustus", "The Jew of Malta” and "Edward II”  Thomas Kyd - "The Spanish Tragedy”  Ben Jonson - "Sejanus", "Volpone", "The Alchemist” and more.  And Shakespeare writing 38: “Hamlet”, “Macbeth”, “Othello”, “Romeo & Juliet”, “A Mid summernight's Dream”, “Taming of the Shrew”, “Henry V”, “Richard III”, “The Tempest” and many more.

Some Theatre Characters:Some Theatre Characters:  William Shakespeare. Shakespeare had 37 plays and 154 sonnets.  Edward Alleyn – He was in many different plays.  Henry Condell. He was born in Norfolk in 1568, baptized September 5, his nationality was English. He died  Richard Burbadge Born 1567 on Stratford-on-Avon like his friend William Shakespeare. His nationality was English and died  John Hemmings. He was born 1556 and died October 10, 1630, London, Eng. His nationality was English.

Shakespeare.  Shakespeare was guessed to be have born on April 23 rd 1564, this was a guess because a record says he was baptized 3 days later. His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, his parents were successful workers and moved to a large house in Hensley Street. He attended a local grammar school at a young age which would have taught him Latin, Greek and Classical Literature. His early education could have had a big impact on him as most of his plays are Classical Literature. Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. He died on his birthday April 23 rd 1616.

Is Clothing a big part in the plays?  The clothing was a big part in the plays, but it was illegal to wear any inappropriate costumes. The penalties were strict, property being taken away, loss of title and loss of life!  The costumes used gave you bigger idea on what their character is and does. It tells you about their personality and their life (because of the fabrics.)

Did Shakespeare dress as he dressed everyone in his plays?  Shakespeare dressed like some characters in his plays, he dressed more like the nights or richer people.  Here he is dressed in posh materials (lace and silk.) Just how he would have dressed the richer people in his plays.  An example being:

What materials were used for the clothing and was there a different type of clothing for rich and poor people?  The rich and poor did have separate clothing and materials. The rich had more expensive fabric and more jewelry while the poor had cheap and little fabric. Also the rich and poor’s clothing separated by colour.  The rich wore Silk, fur, lace, velvet and cotton.  The poor wore wool, linen, sheepskin. However little trimmings of lace and velvet were allowed. The fabrics were also restricted by colour.

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