Historical and Social Context

1. Who was Queen of England during the time Shakespeare began to write?  Who ruled after her?
2. Give the approximate dates of the Elizabethan period.
3. Identify the social classes during Shakespeare's time.
4. Describe the status of women.  How would a young woman respond to a request from her father?
5. What is primogeniture?
6. What was the Bubonic Plague and how did it affect society during Shakespeare's time?
7. Describe these aspects of Elizabethan life:
   • food
   • socialization
   • city life, hygiene, crime
   • homes
   • clothing

Elizabethan Timeline
Clothing
Elizabethan Houses
Elizabethan England
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/bubonic-black-plague-elizabethan-era.htm
Plague
Primogeniture
Education

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