By Tommy Flowers Max Voyce Keith Cunningham Pat Gilhooley

 In the town where Shakespeare resided the law was enforced by a beadle or constable. They had the power to call citizens to come together and have a night watch. If a cry or yell was heard to chase a criminal everyone in the town had to help. If citizens did not help they could be fined. When a criminal was caught the punishment usually was being hanged.

 Most citizens kept pigs and let them roam in the streets. People kept pigs because they were cheap and a lot of meat came off of one pig. Stray pigs were a problem in the streets. If they were loose they would be shot and returned to the owner.

 Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare wrote plays and playwrights and Plays and playwrights proliferated after 1580, notably Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare. Plays were not usually in playhouses such as Shakespeare’s “The Globe” in 1599, they were usually performed in courtyards and inns. These theatres were known as little pits. Obviously, performers needed light to see where they were going so the dark wouldn’t attack them.  There were many games in this time to entertain one another, such as paume (tennis-like game) tilting at quinine, bull and bear-baiting, and cockfighting. There were a lot of medieval tournaments that were replaced by masques, a different way to perform the game or mission. Light figures, such as fireworks, have been invented just them to put out as a sign of achievement and success.  There were many firing games to, with guns or cannons.. Accuracy was had to be known to the player; they must be twenty-four years of age to access one of these weapons to fire something in short range. Children were immature to perform this game. Guns were not as good as they were made to, and were fired inaccurate in bad weather

 This medieval period was well known for its woodworking and house building. Elizabeth had the idea to make more improved home interiors. Walls were stronger and furniture was more crafty and unique. Sideboards became fashionable as a way to display plate.  Besides chairs, stools and chests were used instead. Rugs have been invented to cover the floor with a soft touch. These were replaced a lot though. It got very filthy sometimes. Elizabeth wanted to make more improvements to make the homes cleaner.  Beds were very popular to buy. They were given high quality and came in many different kinds. It helped many people get rest and were put in the doctor’s office to help the sick better.

 Shakespeare lived in the Tudor years which were characterized by individuality and nobility. The merchant class basically dominated society but they still served knights and royalty.

 There were two types of guilds, but were separate, merchant guilds and craft guilds. Craft guilds regulated their own hours and the working conditions of it's members, they also regulated quality. There were three levels of craftsmen; masters, journeymen, and apprentices. A young person's parents would pay for their child to be taught by a master in the craft and also be feed and sheltered. The student of the master is called the apprentice.

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