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Elizabethan Mythology, Astrology, and Fate
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Mythology
- Most of Shakespeare's plays and poems during the Elizabethan times were based on mythology.
- Mythologies refer to the stories and legends of gods, ancient Greece and Rome, early Britain and other countries.
- Mythology is introduced into the play Romeo and Juliet. The characters from a greek myth, Pyramus and Thisbe, are portrayed as Romeo and Juliet in the play.
Astrology
- During the Elizabethean era, the human curiosity led to the questions of transmutation, magic and the elixir of life
- William Shakespeare (1564-1616) made over 100 references to astrology.
- Shakespeare's play were based on the Elizabeth's beliefs in astrology.
- The characters in his plays were usually based on the stars.
Elizabethan Mythology, Astrology, and Fate
Fate
Shakespeare's Fate Quotes
- 'Two star crossed lovers'
- The prologue of the play reveals a lot about the plays theme and how fate plays an important part in the play. We are told that Romeo and Juliet are ‘star – crossed lovers’ (destined for bad luck) and ‘death marked’.
Prologue: Chorus: "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes,
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life" (page 7 lines 5-6)
- In the Elizabethan era people strongly believed in superstition, fate, destiny and the wheel of fortune. People believed they had no influence in their life as everything was already planned out.
Act 1 Scene 4:Romeo: "Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars" (page 51 line 117)
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