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Some Personalities And Conventions Of The Elizabethan Theatre, Leella Ratcliff

Honors Theses

The most outstanding era of dramatic development was the Elizabethan Age which took its name from Queen Elizabeth, the reigning monarch at the time. Her "Age" is one of heroic achievements in the history of the English-speaking peoples, and in literature, no other period has been more brilliant. Not only was Queen Elizabeth one of the most popular rulers England ever had, but her cities and streets provided excellent sources of literature for the English dramatists. This was especially true of London which was considered the heart of England by those in the theatres of that day.

When William Shakespeare …