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The Elizabethan
Period
16th Century- 17th Century England

Historical Context: Queen Elizabeth’s
Reign
!  Queen Elizabeth 1, daughter of Henry VIII and

Anne Boleyn, was born in 1533 and died in 1603

!  Her reign began in November 1558, unmarried
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!  Considered one of England’s most successful and
popular Monarchs
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’ –BBC website, Elizabeth 1: An
Overview

Elizabeth’s Achievements
!  Elizabeth’s reign is often thought of as the GOLDEN
AGE and was a time of extravagance, luxury and
entertainment
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!  Sense of well being was reflected by Queen Elizabeth’s

taste in sumptuous clothing and jewellery and she loved
the entertainment aspect of the English culture
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1559-1563: the acts which made up the
Church Settlement were introduced
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!  Revolution in English Theatre takes place during her

reign
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Queen takes interest in drama and during
the 1590s, Shakespeare writes for the most dominant
acting company, Lord Chamberlain’s
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!  She forged an England that was a strong and
independent nation
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’- Queen Elizabeth, Tilbury speech,
1588

!  ‘I am already bound unto a husband which is the
kingdom of England
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Shakespeare is responsible for shaping the English
language
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!  GEOGRAPHICAL and INTELLECTUAL EXPLORATION:
reflected in poets’ choice of language and imagery
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!  Fashionable to write sequences of Sonnets
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Male admirer was
sickened by love, pining hopelessly for her attention
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The Elizabethan
Sonnet
!  Traditional Elizabethan poetry= written in SONNET
FORM
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!  Focuses upon romantic love, yet more flexibly used
by poets such as William Shakespeare
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Petrarchan and
Shakespearean Sonnets
Petrarchan Sonnet

Shakespearean/
Elizabethan Sonnet

!  Rhymes abbaabba/cdecde

!  Rhymes ababcdcd/efefgg

!  Much easier to write in

!  Rhyme scheme is much

Italian than English…

better suited to our
language
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