Question

How might Queen Elizabeth I, as England’s monarch, have affected Shakespeare’s portrayal of women in his works?
A.
Women have always had more rights than men, so there would have been no impact.
B.
Since England experienced tremendous success under Queen Elizabeth’s reign, Shakespeare may have given his female characters ambition and power to significantly impact his plays’ outcomes.
C.
Shakespeare avoided using women in his plays; all of his characters were male.
D.
Shakespeare refused to comment on Elizabethan society.

Answer 1

what do you think?

Answer 2

Elizabeth was a popular monarch and her reign colored England's world view. The optimism of the renaissance was magnified not only by her love and patronage of the arts which florished but also by her good fortune in foreign affairs.

Her popularity influenced Shakespeare's histories which painted the Tudor family in a positive light while portraying the House of York as less than legitimate. The play "Richard the Third" is a prime example of this in that Elizabeth's grandfather defeats evil Richard on Bosworth field.

Shakespeare was also kind to the Lancasters, the Tudor's forebears, in his "Henry" plays which were said to have delighted Elizabeth enough to request a sequel for the character of Falstaff.

Overall, Elizabeth influenced Shakespeare's TIME more directly than she did his work specifically. She fostered a society where an artist like Shakespeare, and MANY others, could not only survive but could flourish and bless future generations with outstanding work.

Answer 3

c idk

Answer 4

i think that's correct