trabalho the elizabethan age..pdf
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• The Elizabethan era was the epoch in English
history of Queen Elizabeth I's reign (1558–
1603).
• Elizabethan age as a renaissance that inspired
national pride through classical ideals,
international expansion, and naval triumph
over the hated Spanish foe. In terms of the
entire century, the historian John Guy (1988)
argues that "England was economically
healthier, more expansive, and more optimistic
under the Tudors" than at any time in a
thousand years.
The Features of the
Elizabethan Age • Humanism
• The Reformation
• Nationalism
• An Age of Material Advancement
• New Discoveries
• Printing and Education
• Revival of interest in Greek and Latin
Literature
• Golden age in English history
• Queen Elizabeth – 1 (1558-1603)
• Production of great poetry and
drama
• The Age of Shakespeare
• Feeling of patriotism and
nationalism
• Most glorious age in the history of
England
The Features of the Elizabethan
Age
Cultural background
Political background
Social background
The Renaissance
• Renaissance had its birth in Italy
• It spread in Germany
• Than Spain, France, Netherland and
England
• The age produced geniuses like
Shakespeare, Marlowe, Spenser, Sidney
“Man started to hink for themselves and
started questioning accepted beliefs.”
Costumes
• Expensive and elaborate
-Embroidery, ruffs, pearls, lace, etc.
• Brightly coloured
• Helped distinguish various characters
Life in the Elizabethan Era
Clothing/Fashion
• Certain fabrics, textures, and colors of clothing
indicated which social class a person was a part
of.
• If a person dressed out of his/her social class,
they would be punished because it was against
the law.
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Life in the Elizabethan Era Marriages
• A woman didn’t choose
husband.
• Marriages were usually
arranged by the families
of the bride and the groom
in order for both sides to
benefit from one another.
• Once married, women
had practically no rights;
they could not work
outside the home.
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FLOWERS IN THE ARTS
ELIZABETH I
The Queen had a love for theater and the arts, so
during this period, the arts (poetry, plays, painting,
etc.) flourished.
His personal love for poetry, music and theater helped
create a climate in which it was fashionable for the rich
court supporting the arts. Theatres such as GLOBE
(1599) and ROSE (1587) were built with writers and
BEN JONSON, AND CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, wrote plays comic and
tragic.
Notable Playwrights
• William Shakespeare
(26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616)
-English poet and playwright
-Wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets and several
poems - Eg: Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar.
• Christopher Marlowe
(26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593)
-English dramatist, poet and translator
-Believed to have written 6 plays
-Eg: Doctor Faustus, The Massacre at Paris.
-Stabbed to death.
The Popularity of Poetry
• The development of Poetry is the
strongest characteristic of the age
• Atmosphere of England full of song
• England become the nest of singing birds
• The chief forms of poetry: Lyric, sonnet,
Narrative poetry
Prose and Novel
• The development of prose was not very
great
• It was very slow comparison to poetry
• Bacon is the father of modern English
prose
• Sir Philip Sidney's “Arcadia” and “New
Atlantic of Bacon become very popular
• English novel made its first proper
appearance during this age
Elizabethan Theatre
The Globe Theatre
• Famous theatre of the
time
• Plays were held at
2:00 pm because
there was no lighting
in the theaters. And in
good weather
because it had no
roof
• Few props were used;
language focused on
imagery
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The Globe Theatre
• Both poor and rich
people alike attended
plays in
Shakespeare’s time.
• It had several levels
of seating
– Lowest level, or pit,
was the cheapest;
the “groundlings”
stood here
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The Globe Theatre
• During this time,
women were NOT
allowed to be actors
• ALL roles were
played by men/boys
• The character of
Juliet would have
been played by a boy
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Sets
• No sets or backdrops because they
wanted the audience to use their
imagination to create the scenery.
• No modern lighting (candles
and natural light).
• Words were more valued
than scenery.
The Globe Theatre
• In the 1590s, the
theaters had to close
a few times due to
outbreaks of the
Plague
• Germs were EASILY
spread at the theaters
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GOVERNMENT ELIZABETHAN
" GOLDEN AGE "
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Fiscal Responsibility :
Having inherited a state virtually bankrupt
of previous reigns , her frugal policies
restored fiscal responsibility , their fiscal
restraint cleared the regime of debt by
1574 and ten years later the crown had a
surplus of 300,000 .
Financially :
The foundation of Mr. Thomas Gresham 's
Royal Exchange 1565 , the first stock
exchange in England, proved to be a
development of the first importance for
economic development , with taxes lower
than other European countries , and the
economy expanded , called if this period of
" GOLDEN AGE "
RELIGION
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It was a time of intense religious
passions , which Elizabeth managed to
tone down with time before and after
the religious violence
Elizabeth said : "I have no desire to
make windows into the souls of men "
His desire to moderate the religious
persecutions of previous reigns
TUDORS - Persecution of Catholics
and Protestants , seems to have had a
moderating effect on English society .
Elizabeth established the Protestant
bible and English Mass for many years
ceased to persecute Catholics .
In 1570 , Pope Pius V declared
Elizabeth a heretic one who was not the
rightful queen and her subjects no
longer owed them more obedience .
The Catholic clergy was considered
traitors .
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EDUCATION
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Education was taught at home, where
children were taught to label basic
manners and respect for others
•It was necessary for boys to attend
grammar school ;
•Rarely were allowed girls to study
anywhere else that was not small
schools ;
•Richest people only allowed their
daughters to study apna home .
During that time , education became
available .
ENTERTAINMENTS
Songs:
Musicians were in great demand in court , churches,
cottages in local festivals .
The popular culture showed a strong interest in popular
songs and ballads ( folk cançõs that tell a story )
The composers were commissioned by church and Court
and adopted two styles : MADRIGAL and AYRE .
Composers :
William Byrd (1543-1623)
John Dowland (1563-1626)
Thomas Campion (1667-162)
Robert Johnson (1583-1634)
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Fair / Tournaments
A series of inclined GAMES
warriors on horseback.
They would run towards each
other in full armor , trying to use
his spear to knock the other horse
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It was a violent sport , King Henry
II of France was killed in a
tournament in 1559 .
King Henry VIII was a capeão ,
but finally retired after a hard fall
that left him unconscious for
hours .
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