MEASURE FOR MEASURE (SOCIAL CONTEXT) Flashcards
1
Q
How was marriage seen in the Jacobean era?
A
- Strategic alliances aimed at consoldiating wealth and social status and acquiring land or power.
2
Q
What were the laws concerning marriage during the Jacobean era?
A
- The laws made it easier for people to marry so few people would be “living in sin”
- Consent was need for both parties to make the marriage legal.
- Marriages need a licence from the bishop before the marriage took place
