MEASURE FOR MEASURE (SOCIAL CONTEXT) Flashcards

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How was marriage seen in the Jacobean era?

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  • Strategic alliances aimed at consoldiating wealth and social status and acquiring land or power.
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What were the laws concerning marriage during the Jacobean era?

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  • 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
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