Research Paper On The Black Plague

Ty Petersen Mrs. Sanderson English 9 16 April 2024 The Black Plague Epidemic The black plague, also known as the black death, was a horrible epidemic that killed more than 75 million people. The black plague happened around October 1347 and ended around 1353. Around two-hundred years before Shakespeare was born. The black plague closed down the playhouses that Shakespeare performed in, and affected how he put his plays into action. During Shakespeare's time, the black plague only affected about 15 thousand people, which is way less than when it was introduced into the world two-hundred years before Shakespeare's time. The black plague was one of the most catastrophic plagues in the history of the world. How did the black plague arrive, The Black plague was a worldwide phenomenon that …show more content…
The Black Plague killed millions of people throughout the world. The plague was very dangerous, so dangerous that the scientists that dealt with this type of sickness were very surprised at how dangerous it was. It killed around 75 to 200 million people, which is around 30 to 50 percent of the population in Europe (Dewitte, 2014). How bad is the black plague? People who were associated with the plague died very quickly, people who had the plague had a fever that got bad really fast. People who had this plague would have bubbles growing and pouring out blood and pus (Harpercollins, 2006). This was not only a fever or a cold, this would produce swelling in the skin that would bleed and leak pus. People who had no idea what was going on thought that it was a punishment sent down from God, for their sins. Sins such as heresy, fornication and worldliness (Mullen, 2023). What happened to the sailors who brought it to Europe? The sailors had to stay on the whip for around 30 days, this long time period was made 40 days, the sailors were quarantined. Quarantine was created by those sailors who had to stay on that ship for such a long time, which is still used