chapter 3, a golden age Flashcards
Elizabethan society was highly….
…. structured.
order of the great chain of being
nobility
gentry
peasantry
animals and plants
what is the gentry
wealthy people who owned land or business but weren’t nobles
what is the rise of the gentry
the stability of the Elizabethan period allowed people to make money from trade
what were actors and writers like
playwrights (like Shakespeare) produced new works and acting was all done by men (like Richard burbage)
all works we’re performed by theatre troupes like the lord chamberlain’s men, named after the people who provided the funding
what was Elizabethan theatre like
the first permanent theatres were built for rich and poor
structure of Elizabethan theatre
ut reflected the structure and order of society lords rooms for the most expensive seats the seated galleries for the rich the gentleman's rooms below the pit
there was the roof or heavens for stage changes and dramatic entrances and tiring room for costume changes
opposition to the theatrw
puritans saw it as a distraction from prayer
some saw it as a sin
there was crime, drunkenness and other immoral behaviour
concerns that the large gathering would spread disease
art in the golden age
Great portraits with symbolism and decorative silverware
exploration in the golden age
Europeans discovered new lands and new peoples
England became a major world power
buildings in the golden age
many stately homes like Hardwick hall were built
houses were made without defence in mind
literature during the Golden age
many great plays were written
poetry was very popular
education in the golden age
seen as increasingly more important
wealth boys and some girls got it but the poor still didn’t
science in the golden age
breakthroughs in navigation and astronomy
improved printing press
counters to the golden age
blood sports, dog fighting and bear baiting torture and execution major poverty low life expectancy and poor medicines questionable practice of alchemy
