Elizabethan Age 1558 1603 London in the E
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Elizabethan Age 1558 -1603
![London in the E. A. • Largest city in Europe • Center of trade London in the E. A. • Largest city in Europe • Center of trade](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-2.jpg)
London in the E. A. • Largest city in Europe • Center of trade and social life because of the Thames • So many migrants, jobs were scarce
![Negative Aspects of London Negative Aspects of London](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-3.jpg)
Negative Aspects of London
![High Drinking Rate • Beer was cheap, so people drank a lot of it High Drinking Rate • Beer was cheap, so people drank a lot of it](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-4.jpg)
High Drinking Rate • Beer was cheap, so people drank a lot of it to escape their problems • Many deaths by drunkenness
![Sickness and Disease 3 Main Diseases: • Bubonic Plague • Small pox • Tuberculosis Sickness and Disease 3 Main Diseases: • Bubonic Plague • Small pox • Tuberculosis](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-5.jpg)
Sickness and Disease 3 Main Diseases: • Bubonic Plague • Small pox • Tuberculosis
![Lack of Personal and Public Hygiene • Neither rich nor poor bathed very often Lack of Personal and Public Hygiene • Neither rich nor poor bathed very often](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-6.jpg)
Lack of Personal and Public Hygiene • Neither rich nor poor bathed very often • Common to have bad breath, rotting teeth, constant stomach disorders, and scabs or sores
![Pollution • City ditches were used as toilets • Butchers threw dead carcasses in Pollution • City ditches were used as toilets • Butchers threw dead carcasses in](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-7.jpg)
Pollution • City ditches were used as toilets • Butchers threw dead carcasses in the street • Garbage was thrown in river • Mass graves for the poor
![Lack of Medical Knowledge • Believed in the four humours, the four chief fluids Lack of Medical Knowledge • Believed in the four humours, the four chief fluids](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-8.jpg)
Lack of Medical Knowledge • Believed in the four humours, the four chief fluids of the human body: black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, blood • They made no connection between illness and the horrible living conditions
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Some Major Differences Between the Elizabethan Age and Now
![Schools • Were expensive, so most students were upper class boys. • Only girls Schools • Were expensive, so most students were upper class boys. • Only girls](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-10.jpg)
Schools • Were expensive, so most students were upper class boys. • Only girls were from the very high aristocracy • School Day: 6 a. m. to 11 a. m. and 1 p. m. to 6 p. m. Six days a week!
![Schools (Cont. ) • Taught Latin grammar and classical literature Schools (Cont. ) • Taught Latin grammar and classical literature](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-11.jpg)
Schools (Cont. ) • Taught Latin grammar and classical literature
![Clothing • Clothing Acts: laws that said who could wear what • People had Clothing • Clothing Acts: laws that said who could wear what • People had](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-12.jpg)
Clothing • Clothing Acts: laws that said who could wear what • People had to dress their social class
![Women • No vote, few legal rights, and limited educational and job opportunities • Women • No vote, few legal rights, and limited educational and job opportunities •](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-13.jpg)
Women • No vote, few legal rights, and limited educational and job opportunities • Girls who could afford education were given a domestic education instead of an academic one—spinning, cooking, preserving fruit, weaving, and anything that could make the home life more pleasant
![Women (Cont. ) • Married women lost all control of their property, even clothing, Women (Cont. ) • Married women lost all control of their property, even clothing,](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-14.jpg)
Women (Cont. ) • Married women lost all control of their property, even clothing, to their husbands • When a husband died, the most the woman could inherit was 1/3 of his property
![Death • Average life expectancy = 40 years • 1/5 of children died before Death • Average life expectancy = 40 years • 1/5 of children died before](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-15.jpg)
Death • Average life expectancy = 40 years • 1/5 of children died before the age of 10—too many hazards in their life
![Marriage • Age of marriage: males = 28 -29 Females = 25 -26 • Marriage • Age of marriage: males = 28 -29 Females = 25 -26 •](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-16.jpg)
Marriage • Age of marriage: males = 28 -29 Females = 25 -26 • Reasons for the wait: 1. Wanted smaller families 2. Wanted to make sure they were financially ready for a family • Average marriage only lasted about 20 years
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Superstitions • Elizabethans were very superstitious; many had charms and such in their houses • They relied heavily on astrology and the stars
![Elizabethan Ghosts 1. Were gruesome—usually looked as they did when they died 2. Visible Elizabethan Ghosts 1. Were gruesome—usually looked as they did when they died 2. Visible](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-18.jpg)
Elizabethan Ghosts 1. Were gruesome—usually looked as they did when they died 2. Visible only to person they are haunting 3. Came back for a specific mission: proper burial, revenge, or a warning
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Entertainment • Would be considered brutal by today’s standards: 1. Bear baiting 2. Cockfighting 3. Public executions
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Elizabethan Theater
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. “The Theater” First public theater Opened in 1576 Opened by James Burbage Provided an alternate form of entertainment Established a regular audience Gave rise to better props Opened the market for actors and playwrights (therefore creating much needed jobs)
![Caused controversy with: 1. Religious groups (morally) 2. City officials (danger of mob) 3. Caused controversy with: 1. Religious groups (morally) 2. City officials (danger of mob) 3.](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-22.jpg)
Caused controversy with: 1. Religious groups (morally) 2. City officials (danger of mob) 3. Business owners (competition)
![Acting Group in “The Theater” • Lord Chamberlain’s Men, later The King’s Men • Acting Group in “The Theater” • Lord Chamberlain’s Men, later The King’s Men •](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-23.jpg)
Acting Group in “The Theater” • Lord Chamberlain’s Men, later The King’s Men • Shakespeare was a member and became the principal playwright
![External structure of Elizabethan theaters • Circular • Open-air • Awning over gallery seating External structure of Elizabethan theaters • Circular • Open-air • Awning over gallery seating](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-24.jpg)
External structure of Elizabethan theaters • Circular • Open-air • Awning over gallery seating • Larger theaters seated approx. 2, 000 – 3, 000 spectators
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Internal structure of Elizabethan theaters • Stage protruded out into the audience • The large dressing area behind the stage was called the tiring house
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Internal structure of Elizabethan theaters • The wealthy patrons sat on benches in the gallery • The common people stood around the stage in “the pit”; they were called groundlings
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Internal structure of Elizabethan theaters • The area above the stage housed machines that could lower people onto the stage – called “heaven” • A trap door in the stage allowed actors to come up from below – called “hell”
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gallery Internal structure of Elizabethan theaters “heaven” Tiring house The “pit” & groundlings stage
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The Globe
![The Globe • The theaters were closed in the 1590’s because of a plague The Globe • The theaters were closed in the 1590’s because of a plague](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-30.jpg)
The Globe • The theaters were closed in the 1590’s because of a plague outbreak. In 1598, the ground landlord of “The Theater” wouldn’t renew the lease because he disapproved of theatrical productions. • He planned to pull down the Theatre and sell the building materials.
![The Globe • The Chamberlain’s Men found a clause in their former lease giving The Globe • The Chamberlain’s Men found a clause in their former lease giving](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-31.jpg)
The Globe • The Chamberlain’s Men found a clause in their former lease giving them the rights to the Theater (the building itself) and the actors dismantled the building themselves, transporting the materials to the other side of the Thames River. • The new playhouse was called The Globe and became the most famous of London
![Characteristics of Drama in the Elizabethan Age 1. Sets were not elaborate. 2. Clothing Characteristics of Drama in the Elizabethan Age 1. Sets were not elaborate. 2. Clothing](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/4423b740a7f12008f9b681969c79c7d9/image-32.jpg)
Characteristics of Drama in the Elizabethan Age 1. Sets were not elaborate. 2. Clothing was fancy Elizabethan period dress 3. All male actors 4. Did use some special effects— sounds, banners, musicians
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Characteristics of Drama in the Elizabethan Age 5. Plays were typically performed in the early afternoon (around 2 pm) 6. Flags were raised at theater on the day of the play 7. Flyers were distributed to advertise plays
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The End
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