John Webster: TWD Context

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Created on: 02-06-13 17:08

On what stage was the play performed?

The Red Bull Stage

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What were the general characteristics of the public attending these plays?

Noisy and ignorant, there were numerous brawls violent enough to result in court cases.

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Which monarch did the Elizabethan era reject and why?

Elizabeth, because she was female and arguably illegible.

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How was she arguably illegible to inherit the throne?

Henry VIII's divorce of Catherine of Aragon was illegal from a Catholic point of view, his subsequent marriage to Anne Boleyn was therefore not marriage and Elizabeth, their daughter was a *******.

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Of which monarch was John Webster critical and why?

King James I, he had an utter belief in the doctrine of the divine right of kings.

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Why was TWD set in Italy and based around the Catholic religion?

James enforced strict censorship over the content of plays and would have had Webster beheaded.

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John Webster: TWD Context