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London in Shakespeare’s Time

London in Shakespeare’s Time. The Reformation—The 16 th Century. The Tudor Family ruled England. Henry VIII 1509-1547. King Edward VI 1537-1553 (Protestant) ‘The boy king’ . Mary Tudor 1553 -1558 (Catholic) ‘Bloody Mary’. Elizabeth I 1558 – 1503 (Protestant)

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London in Shakespeare’s Time

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  1. London in Shakespeare’s Time

  2. The Reformation—The 16th Century

  3. The Tudor Family ruled England Henry VIII 1509-1547 King Edward VI 1537-1553 (Protestant) ‘The boy king’ Mary Tudor 1553 -1558 (Catholic) ‘Bloody Mary’ Elizabeth I 1558 – 1503 (Protestant) ‘The Virgin Queen’

  4. The Elizabethan Era (1558 -1603) Elizabethan theatre grew and William Shakespeare, among others, composed plays that broke away from England's past style of plays. More people were educated during this time in London than ever before.

  5. The Elizabethan Era (1558 -1603) Population grew 400% from 1500 to 1600 nearly 200,000 people in the city proper and outlying region

  6. An Overpopulated City Streets were narrow and crowded People moved from the city to the country London’s economy grew

  7. Poor Sanitation • Little or no drainage • Running water hard to come by • Bad smells • Rotting vegetables • Human excrement • Bathing not common practice

  8. Lots of People = lots of problems • Disease • Poor sanitation • Riots

  9. Lots of People = lots of problems • Typhoid –inflammation of the intestine. • Gout (rich) Meat diet • Scurvy (poor) lack of Vitamin C • Tooth ache (complications) • Complications in result of amputations • Measles • Diseases of the explorers

  10. Bubonic plague – originated in Central Asia killing 25 million Hit London several times Rats hosted the disease carriers The Black Plague Plague Symptoms: Sneezing and swelling of the lymph nodes, bleeding in the lungs.

  11. The Gap Between Rich and Poor • The poor lived in homes that are little better than sheds. • One earthen-floored room downstairs for living and cooking • There was an upstairs loft is for sleeping in and storing hay. • Peasants keep animals in the house. Windows are shuttered and have no glass. • Thatched roofs are a fire hazard and a nesting place for rats and insects

  12. The Rich

  13. The Rich • Royalty • Servants and attendants • Family money • Loan sharks • Business men • Wealthy land owners • Trade merchants

  14. Guilds • The workers guild protected the crafts people of the time. • Insured quality of work • Worked much like a union • Membership was mandatory to be successful and sought after in London

  15. Occupations

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  23. Lower Class Clothes • Peasants-wool (which was often dyed)-browns, and pale yellow, black, pale green

  24. Lower Class Clothes • Peasants had to wear multi layered clothes. • They used to wear "doublets” doublets were thick jackets made of wool, soft leather, heavy linen or canvas. • Over the doublets, they wore "jerkins", which were identical to doublets but loose in fitting.

  25. Lower Class Clothes • They wore "knickers", which were pants that buttoned below the knees. • On the lower half of the leg, they used to wear knit woolen hose, or, knee socks to protect them from the extremely cold weather of England.

  26. Middle Class Clothes Middle class-cotton, and layered clothing. Collars Neatly fitted clothes, with a few ruffled edges Weapons—daggers

  27. Middle Class Clothes

  28. Upper Class Clothes • The Upper Class wore velvet, cotton, lace, silk, gold embroidery. Fancy shoes and hats • Color- black, purple, maroon, gold, white shirts. • Weapons—Swords

  29. Upper Class Clothes

  30. Food and Drink • Eggs • Meat • Fish • Egg Plant • Cabbage • Turnip • Fruit and sugary sauces • Ale and Beer (water shortage) • Wine • Puddings, pies, cakes • Gingerbread • Almond • Bagels and bread • Nutmeg

  31. Other than gambling, drinking at the pub, playing cards, tennis and lawn bowling, watching plays (the theatre) was the main source of entertainment. Entertainment

  32. Why study Shakespeare? William helped turn the theatrical profession into a gentlemanly profession loved by all people, from Kings and Queens to peasants and servants. Today, a writer, actor, director, or producer is well respected Words and Phrases created over 2,000 new words and phrases. They include: schoolboy, shooting star, puppy-dog, football, bandit, partner, downstairs, upstairs, leapfrog, alligator, and mimic

  33. Sound familiar? • William's plots are present in movies, television shows, and books. They have become so common we may not realize they were first introduced by William.

  34. Sound familiar? • An evil person who dies because of own wrongdoing (Macbeth) • Mistaken identity (A Comedy of Errors) • Giving a person a taste of their own medicine ( The Taming of the Shrew) • Torn between loyalty and revenge (Hamlet) • Star Crossed Lovers (Romeo and Juliet)

  35. Movies/Plays • 10 Things I hate About You • Lion King • West Side Story • She’s the Man • Forbidden Planet

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