5. Plays were extremely dramatic, which led to his success Drama was the ideal means to capture the diverse interests of his time Shakespeare’s Life
6. Elizabethan England, ruled by Queen Elizabeth I Writers were deeply influenced by Italian sonnets Music was still in the Renaissance period England In Shakespeare’s Time
11. The people in power had a heavy impact on Shakespeare’s works Queen Elizabeth, a great patron of arts, aided Shakespeare by quashing Puritans, who wanted to shut down theatres, and changing the dominant language in England from Latin to English, leading to Shakespeare writing most of his plays in English England In Shakespeare’s Time
12. People in England during that time had a strong sense of social class, classified according to wealth, occupation and ancestry Social classes determined many factors, from what a person could wear, what he could do, and even what jobs his children could take on. England In Shakespeare’s Time
20. Globe Theatre, where most of his plays were held in the mid afternoon No lighting Weather permitting England In Shakespeare’s Time
21. Open-air theatres during that era compelled actors to shout out their lines, stress their enunciation, engage in exaggerated theatrical gestures Despite costumes and props being utilized, changes in scenes were not made during curtain closings, as there were no curtains or stagehands These changes were made during speeches and narrative situations England In Shakespeare’s Time
28. The upheaval in the accepted social hierarchy allowed Shakespeare to explore the humanity of every character regardless of social position Even the high-ranking monarchs were given human emotions and were capable of making mistakes After the Renaissance, Shakespeare was able to utilize Greek and Roman classics when writing his plays The Renaissance
