Cultural Context of Twelfth Night by Bora Rancic https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m Made with a quick smile en-us 2017-05-16 13:12:46 UTC 2025-10-10 19:48:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Religion in Twelfth Night brancic https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/172082126 The play has many religious references but the actual title 'Twelfth Night' also has a religious significance as mentioned  on this website:

http://www.religionfacts.com/twelfth-night

The play was written to be performed on the 12th night after christmas, te traditional time for marking the end of the Christmas festivities.

Quotes including religious references:]]> 2017-05-16 13:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/172082126 Theatre in the Elizabethan age https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/173097407 Chamberlains men: The kings man  is another name for Chambelains men. They are an english company of actors. These people performances many of Williams Shakespeare's plays. Also they still perform the William Shakespeare's plays. 

The Globe: The globe is a theatre house famously associated with William Shakespeare, who's acting company built it in 1599 . The first ever performance of the twelfth night happened here in 1602.

Groundlings:  Groudlings are people from the lower class. These people were very unhygienic since their living conditions were very bad. 

Southwark- This is a playhouse were kings men performed William Shakespeare's plays. In addition, this playhouse worked with teachers, the government and many more. The playhouse, over the past years turned into a theatre school. 

The Admirals Men: and acting troop the second most important after the King's men company.

Blackfriars: A theatre, the Blackfriars theatre located close to Shakespeare's Globe.


]]> 2017-05-22 09:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/173097407 Medicine in twelfth night ~Max and Edna maxs3 https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/173097442 In The Twelth Night there are references to the bubonic plague also called the Black Death and it was spread through infected fleas that jumped on rats that lived in the streets of London. Leeches are small animals that latch onto your skin and suck  your blood they can only be removed with extreme heat.Bloodletting  is that he withdrawal of blood from a patient to cure or prevent illness and disease. Bloodletting was based on an ancient system of medicine in which blood and other bodily fluids were regarded as "humors" that had to remain in proper balance to maintain health. Humours are a system of medicine detailing the makeup and workings of the human body and atopted by the ancient Greeks .In general use, herbs are any plants used for food, flavoring, medicine, or fragrances for their savory or aromatic properties. The liver is a vital organ which produces bile . Hippocrates was a Greek physician who worked in the age of Pericles and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. William Shakespeare was terrified of the bubonic plague. He lost his sisters Joan and Margaret who were babies and his seven year old sister Anne. And his brother Edmund who was 27. The final loss was that of his only son Hamnet who died when he was eleven. ]]> 2017-05-22 09:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/173097442 Food & Drink - Elizabethan Time aleezaa https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/173097443 -Pottage: Elizabeth liked to start her day with an ale, manchet (bread) and pottage, a beef or mutton stew with oats, wheat or barley.

-Elizabeth made a law in 1563 that on Wednesday's, they would eat fish.

-Wine: Drank in formal settings by the rich; an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice

-Beer: drank in a party setting by nboth the rich and poor; an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation fromcereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like fora slightly bitter taste

-Alehouse: a tavern where ale or beer is sold; bar; pub

-Oranges, peaches, and pomegranates were only eaten by the rich

-Fast: in the Elizabethan times, breakfast was believed to "break your fast" hence the name "Breakfast"



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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/06/breakfast-of-champions-elizabeth-the-first-stew

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www.elizabethan.org/compendium/46.html


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]]> 2017-05-22 09:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/173097443 Festivals in the Shakespeare Era kieras1 https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/173097465 There are many festivals that have been around since the 1600s and many of these festivals have connections to the Twelfth Night and Shakespeare. All of these holidays are Christian which connects to this era because the main religion at this time was Christianity.

12 Days of Christmas- The twelve days after Christmas has been celebrated. This is connected to the Twelfth Night because the play was to be written and performed on the final and Twelfth Night of these days.
Link: http://www.religionfacts.com/twelfth-night
Song Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/12-days-of-christmas-lyrics-christmas-song.html
Shrove Tuesday- Holiday celebrated by Christians that's has been around since the 16th Century (era in which Shakespeare lived and wrote) , also known as Pancake Tuesday that is celebrated in the seventh week before Easter.
Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday
Plough Monday- the first Monday after the Twelfth Night of Christmas make it connected to the Twelfth Night play.
Link: http://www.projectbritain.com/ploughMonday.htm
May Day- Public holiday celebrated on May 1 that is also known as the spring festival.
Link:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day]]> 2017-05-22 09:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/173097465 Astrology in the Twelfth Night -Andrew and Jose 27josedc https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/173097502 There are many references to astrology in the Twelfth Night. Astrology is the study of movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on the human affairs and the natural world.

For example: When Malviolio was acting mad and Olivia put him in a cell. Malvoilio said that if you asked him a question he would get it right if he was in the right mind. Then Feste asked him a question about astrology and he got it right. Also when Sir Andrew got drunk the pervious night, next day he reflected in how his friend said funny random things about astrology.

Also in the Elizabethan age, people beilieved in witchcraft, magic and supernatural. John Dee was Queen Elizabeth's most  the closest astrologer.]]> 2017-05-22 09:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/173097502 Food and Drinks in twelfth night. sydneyw2 https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/173099172 Food is a large part of the twelfth night, and is used and referred to multiple times.

Alehouse- A bar where drunkards and lower class people hang out. In Shakespeare 12th night, you see alehouse mentioned in a deragatory way " Do you make an alehouse of my lady's house, that you squeak out your coziers catches without any mitigation or remorse of voice."

http://nfs.sparknotes.com/twelfthnight/page_76.html

Wine - I a source of alcohol that people drink at special events and also they would drink it in a theatre. In the Twelfth Night Act 2, Scence 3 " Thou'rt a scholar. Let us eat and drink.
Marian,
I say! A stout of Wine!"

Pottage - A stew of veggies and meats, usually mutton and carrots or potatoes. Also, low class would add things like cornstarch to thicken and prolong satisfaction of hunger
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Beer - Is one of the worlds most oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drink.   

Fast Day - is a day where people would restrict or stop eating all together. Alcohol and wine were not drunk. This was done for religious purposes.]]> 2017-05-22 09:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/173099172 https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/320682663 2019-01-15 10:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/320682663 https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/663700733 2020-07-28 00:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/663700733 https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/663700777 2020-07-28 00:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/663700777 https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/783198282 2020-09-28 03:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/783198282 https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/783198435 2020-09-28 03:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/brancic/8lb0hk35ym6m/wish/783198435