Queen Elizabeth’s presence religiously wise did not only aid in Shakespeare’s writing but in Shakespeare’s sense of self. With the Queen establishing the nation religion to be Protestant, that is what children were forced to learn, likewise that is what Shakespeare was forced to learn and that set the tone of how society would behave as well as the physical features of society.
However, many of Shakespeare’s teachers were Catholics. Most notably, Robert Dibdale, one of
Shakespeare’s Catholic teachers, who was an ordained a priest, was killed for teaching and implementing the teachings of the Catholic faith to students. He later became known as a martyr for the Catholic religion. In order for Shakespeare to flourish in his work and plays, Shakespeare …show more content…
People who did not abide by this new reform were known as recusants. Recusants were people who remained loyal to the pope and the Roman Catholic Church and refused to attend the
Church of England services. It is said to be that Shakespeare and his father were recusants. So how is it that Shakespeare did not want to be apart of the Protestant religion but his true religion as a Catholic was completely unknown to the society around him? It is because the announcement of the Catholic religion would have only hindered Shakespeare as a playwright and an actor. As stated before, Shakespeare was not born into a family of wealth or nobility, but under the ruling of Queen Elizabeth the 1st he had the ability to prosper. Queen Elizabeth the 1st
Evans 6 did not only want the Catholic faith to be publicized but she also did not want to see it in the arts or around society in any shape or form. She admired as well as appreciated arts as well as saw the importance of establishing arts but she banned any explicit religious or political events from being represented on the stage. However, Shakespeare persistently made sympathetic
However, many of Shakespeare’s teachers were Catholics. Most notably, Robert Dibdale, one of
Shakespeare’s Catholic teachers, who was an ordained a priest, was killed for teaching and implementing the teachings of the Catholic faith to students. He later became known as a martyr for the Catholic religion. In order for Shakespeare to flourish in his work and plays, Shakespeare …show more content…
People who did not abide by this new reform were known as recusants. Recusants were people who remained loyal to the pope and the Roman Catholic Church and refused to attend the
Church of England services. It is said to be that Shakespeare and his father were recusants. So how is it that Shakespeare did not want to be apart of the Protestant religion but his true religion as a Catholic was completely unknown to the society around him? It is because the announcement of the Catholic religion would have only hindered Shakespeare as a playwright and an actor. As stated before, Shakespeare was not born into a family of wealth or nobility, but under the ruling of Queen Elizabeth the 1st he had the ability to prosper. Queen Elizabeth the 1st
Evans 6 did not only want the Catholic faith to be publicized but she also did not want to see it in the arts or around society in any shape or form. She admired as well as appreciated arts as well as saw the importance of establishing arts but she banned any explicit religious or political events from being represented on the stage. However, Shakespeare persistently made sympathetic