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Bubonic Plague and Black Death

By: Ryan, Arianna, Issiah

Prevention for Plague

Black Death Most Thanatoid

Treatment for the Plague

The Bubonic Plague: A Deleterious Affect

During Shakespeare's time, there was no sure way to cure the plague. The Elizabethans did no know what caused the plague so to prevent it from spreading they would lock the infected and their families in their home until they passed. They would later burn the bodies and throw herbs into the flames to cleanse the air.

Elizabethan farmers and retailers of farm produce were in consistent danger of catching the Bubonic plague from animal hides, and were also the repeated outbreaks of the plague because of the fleas that feasted on the animals, especially rats, and this was a deadly consequence of their job. The disease could also be transmitted from an infected person's breath.

William Shakespeare lived in the Elizabethan era and was known to have a terrible fear of a deadly disease and its consequences. During the Elizabethan era, the bubonic plague, sometimes referred to as the Black Death, was pernicious.

Doctors would treat separate pains differently. Head pains were treated with sweet smelling herbs, stomach pains with balm and mint and lung problems with liquorice. Bleeding the patient in general was also a form of treatment. Placing leeches on the patients body was often used to bleed the patient and get rid of the plague.

The Impact on Shakespeare's Work

Symptoms Bubonic Plague:

During Shakespeare's time, there were constant outbreaks of the bubonic plague. These caused theaters shut down in 1593, 1603, and in 1608, interfering with his work. Because of Shakespeare's intense fear for the plague, he was living in constant fear.

Bubonic plague symptoms appear suddenly, usually after 2 - 5 days of exposure to the bacteria. Symptoms include:

•Chills

•Fever

•General ill feeling (malaise)

•Headache

•Muscle pain

•Seizures

•Smooth, painful lymph gland swelling called a bubo◦Commonly found in the groin, but may occur in the armpits or neck, most often at the site of the infection (bite or scratch)

Pain may occur in the area before the swelling appears.

There are also many more symptoms that are unlisted.

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Plague Followed by Fear

London is Nearly Destroyed

The Plague Today!

Disease Breaking Free

Shakespeare's fear of the plague is hardly surprising considering it affected several areas of his life including his career as an actor at the Globe Theater. Elizabethan children had high mortality rates. Some of the brothers and sisters of Shakespeare were struck down by the Bubonic plague.

Today the plague still exists in Europe, though it is rare. Medicines and advances in technology help reduce the number of deaths due to the plague, but there will still always be victims. In fact, recently, the plague actual killed up to 10,000 people according to a study conducted on Sept. 16, 2013.

In 1563, a disastrous outbreak of the Bubonic plague occured, claiming 80,000 people in England. During the Elizabethan era, the cause of the Bubonic plague was unknown. Because of this lack of knowledge, people were not prepared to take proper care of this disease. Poor hygiene added to the problem and spread of the plague.

During Shakespeare's time, the city of London was a filthy place. The conditions the people were living in were un-hygienic. At the time, there was no sewage system in London. Waste was deposited into the river Thames. This was a large contributor to the outbreak, for it attracted rodents that would carry the plague with them. In London alone, there were 20,000 deaths due to the outbreak.

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