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England was a monarchy, and still is, of course. The monarch's powers were much more extensive than they are now.

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The wool trade brought great prosperity to the country. England exported a lot of woolen cloth to the continent.

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Who rule England during Shakespeare's lifetime?

Elizabeth the first. It was a Elizabethan England.


What were the two major religions during Shakespeare's time in Elizabethan England?

Christianity was the major religion in Elizabethan times.


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If by "the Elizabethan society" you mean all the people who lived in England during the reign of Elizabeth I, yes, Shakespeare was one of those. He was born in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, who died when he was 39.


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"Elizabethan" refers to anything in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. A surname is a last name, like "Shakespeare" or "Hathaway."


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Elizabethan clothing is clothing during the Elizabethan age. In other words, this is the age of Shakespeare and the bubonic plague.


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William Shakespeare lived during the Elizabethan Period.


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Strictly speaking the Elizabethan Theatre was the theatre during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England 1558-1603. The Shakespearean Theatre was the theatre during the career of William Shakespeare, being 1590-1613 more or less. As you see, there was a lot of Elizabethan Theatre before Shakespeare got started and he also did a lot of work after her death, during the period of the Jacobean Theatre. The Elizabethan and Jacobean periods are sometimes called English Renaissance Theatre.


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In England during the Elizabethan and Jacobean era it was the law that everyone had to belong to the Church of England, and attend regular Sunday services. Shakespeare therefore belonged to the Church of England and attended Sunday services. Nobody knows whether he had any opinions about that.


What was going on culturally during Shakespeare's life?

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