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No, he was middle class. His father was a prosperous merchant and tradesman; his mother was of the minor gentry. Shakespeare himself worked hard to obtain a grant of arms for his father and himself, which enabled him to call himself a "gentleman", a step upwards in the class structure.
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∙ 14y agoAristocracy (nobility), gentry, merchants, scholars, men of the cloth (ie. priests, bishops a.s.o.), free peasants and peasants tied up to their land, poor townfolk (servants, beggars, criminals).
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∙ 11y agoShakespeare didn't own a class system. Since he lived in a society, however, he lived with one.
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why is this rigit structure of society important in many shakespeares plays
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yes he was very proud of his sons job
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brinyspesres
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a large plantation - Apex :)
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The rich were the ones who saw his plays.
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His plays were greatly affected by the society he lived in. Some of his plays were banned due to the content that the plays contained.
Nigeria class society?
yes nigeria is a class society.
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I'm guessing this is for Mr. Lee's class. Haha!
Is a division of society by rank or class is called?
A class based society.
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Nobody--Shakespeare is in a class by himself! If you mean at school, we cannot know this. All of the school records pertaining to that school at that time have been destroyed.
