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The Bubonic Plague In Shakespeare's Times

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During Shakespeare 's time, people 's lives were often short. As many as one-half of the children born never lived beyond fifteen years and, thus, never reached adulthood. Also, the average lifespan of an adult was only thirty years. There was no such thing as medicine/antibiotics in shakespeare’s time so this is why not many people lived past their 30’s. These short lifespans were due to the limited medical knowledge. In a time when antiseptics and antibiotics weren 't known, doctors used somewhat primitive forms of medication. One thing that really tested the medical knowledge was the bubonic plague. The plague affected the children during their younger years, many births didn’t have success due to lack of hygiene. People were extremely

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