Schooling
Did boys and girls attend grammar school?
No, girls weren't allowed to attend grammar school
Was English standarized?
What is easier to learn Latin or Greek?
Latin
What were exampled of how they understood unconsciousness
Dreams, nightmares, and sleepwalking
What is the main purpose of purging?
Cleaning out the humors
When did Shakespeare stop attending school?
14 or 15
What led to more fluent vocabulary
New words being coined or borrowed
How did studying Latin and Greek roots help expand English vocabulary?
How did they gain their knowledge of emotions
Through stories and plays.
What did the people believe that madness come from?
Originate from the body
Where did Shakespeare attend school?
Stratford's grammar school
Who played a major role in shaping the language that we use today?
Shakespeare
Did Shakespeare use Latin or Greek in his plays?
He used both
What did the Plague doctors wear?
Long-beaked masks with sweet-smelling herbs
How did religion tie into madness?
People believed it was a punishment from God or a test of faith
Cicero, Virgil, and Ovid
Was spelling highly unstandardized
Yes, people spelt stuff the way they wanted to
How did Latin and Greek influence the development of English vocabulary?
Direct borrowing and the creation of new complexed words.
Rather than emotions being seen as feelings, how did people see them in Shakespeare's time?
As an active force that compelled people's actions.
What was not used in surgeries?
Anesthesia
What did students study?
Latin grammar and literature, rhetoric grammar, religious texts, basic arithmetic and English reading.
Why did Shakespeare use phrases like "break the ice", "wild goose chase", and "heart of gold"
The expressions were catchy, memorable and fast to spread around through the audiences.
Why were Latin and Greek considered essential subjects in Shakespeare’s England?
Their central role in the humanist educational curriculum, importance for professional careers and religion and function as the foundation of literary and intellectual culture.
What is "Bloodletting"?
When the doctors would cut a person and drain their blood to get rid of the "bad blood" so new "good blood" can replace it.
What did priests do to help get rid of the madness?
Exorcisms or repentance of prayer