Theatre

Question 1

Attitudes to theatre

Answer 1

Theatre was cheap and entertainment for all classes
Elizabeth became a patron of them
Plays were popular for good storylines
Some authorities opposed theatre as it attracted beggars
and pickpockets and spread diseases in the
large crowds.
Puritans saw theatre the work of the
devil: plays lacked morals and decency and contained rude gestures.
They also didn’t partake in any form of entertainment

Question 2

Uses of theatre

Answer 2

Used as propaganda, to show loyalty to the Queen
Used to show a moral lesson of good triumphing evil
Used as Propaganda against Spanish Catholics