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Back then, punishments were often cruel. Close to all of the punishments in the Elizabethan Era was cruel. Consequences for committing a crime would either lead to a whole lot of humiliation or straight to death. “Carting” was a practice where if a couple was actually relatives then they would be drove around in a cart naked, for all the townsfolk to see, wearing a sign that said what their offense was. According to an article written by Liza Picard, “To deny that Elizabeth was the head of the Church in England, as Roman Catholics did, was to threaten her government and was treason, for which the penalty was death by hanging. But first, torture, to discover any fellow-plotters“(Par. 4). The monarch of the era had a huge ego and if it was attacked then everything that the person who attacked it loved would be destroyed.
-Gabriel C.

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Back in the Elizabethan Era, crimes were categorized by their impacts on society rather than the morals on which the criminal acted on. Although the level of punishment varied drastically depending on the crime, most were always punished in one way or another. Common crimes consisted of theft, fornication, incest, buggery, and treason. Minor crimes were often "punishable by 'carting' : being carried through the city in a cart, or riding backwards on a horse - as the crowd gathered round to throw things at the wretched criminal." - Liza Picard. Whereas more serious crimes resulted in "Death by burning and beheading - being burnt at the stake was a punishment which was used during the reign of 'Bloody Mary' : Queen Elizabeth's elder sister - and death by the axe which often took several blows before the head was finally severed" -  infolinks Elizabethan crime and punishment. - Eric Tran

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Punishments were often biased towards the nobility or rich, and against the commoners as the notabilities status was deemed too important to be punished. This resulted in the nobility being allowed to sleekly commit numerous amounts of crime which were never enacted upon and instead blamed on the commoners. "The Upper Class, the nobility, and everyone else - punishment would vary according to class - The nobility could therefore become involved in crime which were not shared by other people" -  Linda Alchin. Furthermore, the notabilities even went as far as to purposely commit unethical actions as a method of humiliating or torturing certain individuals, "Just being accused of one of the serious crimes could result in torture - A Defendant's chances in receiving any acquittal in court was extremely slim." - Linda Alchin. - Eric Tran

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Throughout the dark ages punishments for criminals were significantly worse than the ones today. Similar to some places today, the dark ages had death penalties to a certain crimes, albeit more crimes. Numerous crimes used to result in a death penalty unlike what it is today due to the fact that instead of a ruling government that “listened” to it’s people Verona and other places close to that area had monarchs that had supreme rule. According to Liza Picard, “There was a curious list of crimes that were punishable by death, including buggery, stealing hawks, highway robbery and letting out of ponds, as well as treason”(Par. 3). Crimes that were minor still had huge consequences. People back then didn’t know whether or not it was ethical because they didn’t care. The only crime that should be dealt with extreme punishment should be murder, nothing else.
- Gabriel C.