Life During Shakespeare's Time(3rdpart)

IES ANGELETA FERRER ENGLISH COMPUTING ACTIVITIES 4ESO_____

TEACHERS: Claudia Jiménez

Pilar Arroyo

ACTIVITY Nº__11_____

Life During Shakespeare's Time(3rdpart)

Useful links:

Dictionaries:

http://www.askoxford.com/dictionaries/?view=uk

http://translate.google.com/translate_dict?hl=es

http://lookwayup.com/lwu.exe/lwu/d?h=dictpage&s=d&w=hideous&lang=Esl

Shakespeare lived during the Elizabethan era (named for the queen at the time, Queen Elizabeth I) or Renaissance Period.

What was life like back then? To find out, follow the instructions and answer the questions.

First: Go to the following link:

http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/engramja/Svtour.html#STOP%20#2

Stop # 2

Answer the following questions

11. Money:

a) What were all coins made of?

b) What were the basic denominations of currency?

c) What makes up a pound?

d) What is a crown worth?

12. Duels:

a) What actions were considered a challenge?

b) Why did dueling often take place "out of the way"?

13. The City of London:

a) How did people cross the Thames River?

b) What were streets like?

c) What was emptied out of windows?

d) Why was everyone "tipsy" all the time?

14. The Plague:

The plague was a terrible disease that spread throughout Europe in the middle ages. Within five years (between 1347-1352) it had killed 25 million people. Because smaller outbreaks of the disease continued, Europe lived with the fear of the plague for centuries until it disappeared in the 1600's.

a) Where did it come from?

b) How could it be avoided?

c) How did it effect the theatres during this time?

15. Jesters and Fools:

a. Describe natural fools.

b. Describe artificial fools.

c. What were the jesters/fools like in Shakespeare's plays?

d. What sort of things did they do to entertain?