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The men from upper classes had the greatest advantages in terms of education. The world of education was available to them very easily. Most of these boys started their education career from tutors or petty schools. They then moved to grammar schools (or stuck with their tutors), before attending universities if they chose to.

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Daughters (and sons) born into high-class families received early education, mostly from their mothers (father) or tutors/governesses, in various subjects. Women of nobility such as Elizabeth I were also allowed to have university education. Children from this class in the social hierarchy were educated in church schools or at home at an early age to obtain basic knowledge.

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Many people of the time believed that education will steer women towards vice. A rumour that spread was that women would have inflamed stomachs from knowledge. This prevented families from educating their daughters. They were also thought to be inferior, even though many females surpassed males.

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Education was a significant part of the Elizabethan Era. As Romeo and Juliet took place in a similar time frame, we must take education into consideration when making an adaptation. It is one's intellect that makes the decisions that drive the character forward, and to create a genuine and authentic play of Romeo and Juliet, we must make it seem so. The authenticity and genuine story interests the audience and makes a great performance.

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In the early 1500s, girls who could pay for wealthy were normally taught at home. Theoretical education was not considered significant for them; however, biblical knowledge was essential. At the beginning of the Elizabethan Era, the increasing popularity of educated girls made it common for girls of gentry and nobility to be provided with educational resources. It was believed that advanced education can be used to help the wife’s husband with creating a Christian abode for the family. However, later on, these beliefs were destroyed.

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The fear of physical punishment and humiliation was what drove competition and was what motivated students to do well in school. On some occasions, there was a period of misrule allowed by teachers so students could release stress.

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Middle-class boys and girls had parents who were usually tradesmen and merchants. They can attend school until they are 14 years old, then they decide to attend university or become an apprentice. Most boys would become apprentices while the girls became housewives as the career choices for females were little to none. Attaining a better understanding of academia was usually reserved for the upper-class and nobility.

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Even though only a few women were able to learn and read, 10% of females managed to overcome the barriers and manage to become literate. Most of them were part of the upper or middle class.

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The increased educational resources allowed many people to learn to read and write; a once uncommon skill usually procured by the rich and noble spread among the common folk. A third of the population of men were able to read and write. Most of them were part of the upper or middle class.

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Poor children who could be educated were occasionally sponsored by charities. A boy would often receive an apprenticeship by a master till he is 24, and a girl may be able to find an apprenticeship until she is 21. For females, it was less necessary to be appointed an apprenticeship. Girls born into lower-class families had lesser access to proper, formal education. On rare occasions, they managed to attend grammar schools, however, getting accepted into universities imposed even higher sets of hurdles for them. Many strictly did not permit their university learning to girls.

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Girls were taught to read, only as a method to appreciate the Bible, not because people believed women were deserving of education. Some open-minded parents helped their daughters receive further education after learning how to read the Bible, however, this was not common.

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As they had privileges, men were able to access quite a lot of resources that a woman normally could not. Nevertheless, social status played a huge role in education as well; lower-class males would definitely have extremely different opportunities.