tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post6406392995430220381..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: 400 years since Shakespeare's death - visit his primary school Helshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-54677820289670302652016-09-08T00:36:19.353+10:002016-09-08T00:36:19.353+10:00Ex-pat
I think the religious changes, back and fo...Ex-pat<br /><br />I think the religious changes, back and forth between Catholicism and Protestantism depending on who was sitting on the throne, must have been devastating for families who lived from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I's reigns. Shakespeare's parents would have been very sensible not to draw attention to their deeply felt religious beliefs. But in any case, if William adored his parents, he most certainly would have felt their pain.<br /><br />Imagine the fallout from the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when a few Catholic conspirators attempted to blow up Parliament. His father John Shakespeare, a Stratford town councillor, would have kept his head right down!!<br /><br />Even Queen Elizabeth, a figure normally seen as relatively tolerant, had tens of thousands of people killed for remaining loyal to their old faith. Any Catholic priest who wanted to provide comfort to his flock, had to have a bolt-hold equipped with water and a blanket during "round ups".<br /><br />One last thought. Is it true that London's South Bank, where Shakespeare's Globe Theatre was found, was some sort of centre for underground Catholic life?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-50278504412395011662016-09-08T00:13:21.639+10:002016-09-08T00:13:21.639+10:00bazza
in a luxury industry like literature (publi...bazza<br /><br />in a luxury industry like literature (publications) and drama presentations, a man would be shooting himself in the foot if he persisted with visions of his own society that were unacceptable at the time. Your example about witchcraft was spot on! Most people would have thought to themselves that King James I was so besotted with hunting down witchcraft and killing women, it addled his royal brain and dominated the first Stewart reign.<br /><br />There was one way around it, I suppose. Shakespeare could set obnoxious behaviour overseas.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-38402195535277724832016-09-08T00:00:35.388+10:002016-09-08T00:00:35.388+10:00Parnassus
by the time an adult has become a giant...Parnassus<br /><br />by the time an adult has become a giant in the world of literature (or any other area of human endeavour), we know everything about his life as an adult including marriage, work, income, politics, travel etc etc. But all the events of his formative years, even the very important ones, tend to remain invisible to history. <br /><br />In your Victorian photo album about Stratford, you just might pick up some valuable lost clues.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-72926509078803236472016-09-07T13:09:27.378+10:002016-09-07T13:09:27.378+10:00Hel
If William's parents had been reluctant/i...Hel<br /><br />If William's parents had been reluctant/involuntary converts to Protestantism, might that have affected the young lad's childhood and even his writing career?Ex-patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-76966632301841095332016-09-06T21:28:46.402+10:002016-09-06T21:28:46.402+10:00Would it be correct to assume that these buildings...Would it be correct to assume that these buildings are preserved <i>because</i> of the Shakespeare connection?<br />Shakespeare does not have a lot of religious references in his work; maybe that's just diplomacy! He was certainly diplomatic in writing Macbeth to impress James VI & I who was interested in witchcraft.<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s fabulous Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-49046205917585729342016-09-06T21:11:55.058+10:002016-09-06T21:11:55.058+10:00Hello Hels, It is amazing that so much survives t...Hello Hels, It is amazing that so much survives that touched on Shakespeare's life, even in a country that doesn't automatically discard everything that is old. I have a Victorian photo album of the sights of Stratford-upon-Avon; I'll have to take a look to see whether the Guildhall is included.<br />--Jim Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.com