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What were characteristics of Englands social and political climate when Shakespeare was alive?
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It was a turbulent time, full of contrasts. There was a huge difference between the wealthy elite and the poor and working classes. About 2.5% of the adult male population (mostly from the upper classes but not all--Christopher Marlowe, a shoemaker's son, got a scholarship to attend Cambridge) were not only literate but university educated, more than at any other time before 1900. The working classes and primarily the women were mostly illiterate. The traditional ruling classes, the landed gentry, were being challenged for power and authority by the newer merchant classes. New ideas challenged and occasionally coexisted with old ones. Renaissance rationalism and medieval superstition were both present and hotly debated. Puritan religion and Catholicism both struggled for power.
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Desribe the political climate in England during the time Shakespeare was writing?
Desribe the political climate in England during the time Shakspear was writing?
Political climate in England during time shakespeare writing?
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What was political climate in England during the time Shakespeare was writing?
England was politically stable throughout most of Shakespeare's life. Queen Elizabeth was blessed not only with a sharp mind and strong will, but a group of administrators who were devoted to her. Although the administration needed to deal with external threats (pro-Catholic uprisings or plots sponsored by France or Spain), the internal politics were stable. An exception was the Earl of Essex's attempt at a rebellion to overthrow the Queen, which was a laughable fiasco. After Elizabeth's death, much of the administrative structure was inherited by her successor. Again there were troubles with pro-Catholic plots (Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot) but apart from that the country ran smoothly and well. Needless to say, it was not very PC at the time to be sympathetic to the Catholic cause, but if you could avoid that pitfall you were pretty safe.
Desribe the political climate in England during the time Shakespeare was writing?
Desribe the political climate in England during the time Shakspear was writing?
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