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Who were the Elizabethans and what do they have to do with Shakespeare?
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Elizabethans were people who lived in England during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). William Shakespeare was one of these people, since he was born in 1564.
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How did Elizabethans amuse themselves with dancing and music?
You have sort of answered your own question, the Elizabethans certainly amused themselves by dancing to music and playing music. However Shakespeare began writing his plays in Elizabethan times so theater must also have been an amusing pastime as, I am sure, were gambling and cock fighting.
What does 'sblood mean in Shakespeare's plays?
It's a swear word. It is short for "God's blood". Elizabethans were always swearing by bits of God. "Zounds" is "God's Wounds"; " 'Od's bodikins" is "God's little body".
Why did Elizabethan people play in Shakespeare's plays?
Because they were the only people to do it. --- William Shakespeare was an Elizabethan playwright.(baptised 26 April 1564, died 23 April 1616). He wrote plays during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (The virgin Queen). It would make sense that his patrons and his characters were all Elizabethans.
Was the Twelfth Night set in illyria because elizbethans knew the area well?
On the contrary. It's set in Illyria (the Dalmatian coast) because the Elizabethans knew nothing about it. This made it mysterious and foreign and covered up the fact that Shakespeare didn't know anything about it either. Ben Jonson twitted Shakespeare on his geography after he gave landlocked Bohemia a coast in the Winter's Tale.
Did Elizabethans like Shakespeare's plays and poetry?
Yes, his poem Venus and Adonis went into a number of editions, and his plays drew good crowds. Had they not liked his plays, he would not have continued writing them because he would never have been paid. Fortunately for him, his plays were popular.
Did Elizabethans like William Shakespeare's plays?
yes they did
How did the Elizabethans entertain themselves?
With Shakespeare plays, poetry and sonnets.
Why did the Elizabethans love Shakespeare's plays?
Well... That is an opinion... opinions do not always have a reason.
What are the elizabethans?
Elizabethans are people that lived in the time of William Shakespeare and they believed in witches nthats why they didn't like William's play. they also killed a lot of woman as they accused them of bebinf witches
Did people speak the way they performed in Shakespeare's plays?
The black verse that Shakespeare employed is the most similar to English speech, and Shakespeare also wrote many passages in common prose, especially with common or comic characters. The Elizabethans did use the words, phrases, and sentence structures that Shakespeare presents, and even though Elizabethans went in for puns and wordplay, Shakespeare's dialogue does enhance and embellish this tendency.
What has the author Henri Fluche re written?
Henri Fluche re has written: 'Shakespeare and the Elizabethans' -- subject(s): English drama, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation
What type of food did elizabethans eat?
Elizabethans ate foood.... just sayin.
How did Elizabethans amuse themselves with dancing and music?
You have sort of answered your own question, the Elizabethans certainly amused themselves by dancing to music and playing music. However Shakespeare began writing his plays in Elizabethan times so theater must also have been an amusing pastime as, I am sure, were gambling and cock fighting.
What did elizabethans think about ghosts?
The Elizabethans thought that ghosts were demons trying to get through to the real world.
Did the actors have to memorize their lines in the Shakespearean day?
Yes. The Elizabethans (those of Shakespeare's time) had much less time for rehearsals, however; they usually only had a day or so to practice before they performed.
Where would Elizabethans purchase necessary drugs?
Actually, if Elizabethans took drugs at all, they would be from their doctors.
What does 'sblood mean in Shakespeare's plays?
It's a swear word. It is short for "God's blood". Elizabethans were always swearing by bits of God. "Zounds" is "God's Wounds"; " 'Od's bodikins" is "God's little body".
