Introduction: William Shakespeare is the most performed and read playwright in the world and it all begun when Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon, on the 23rd of April, 1564. Throughout his childhood, Shakespeare's father struggled with serious financial debt. Therefore, he did not attend university. However, this did not prevent him from becoming one of the most influential writers in history. Between 1590 and 1592, Shakespeare's Henry VI series, Richard III, and The Comedy of Errors were performed. The theaters were closed in 1593 because of the plague, during that time the playwright wrote two narrative poems, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece, and begun to write his richly textured sonnets. Shakespeare entered one of his …show more content…
The dresses usually had a plunging neckline to reviled ample cleavage. The brides body was fully covered with a number of petticoats and corsets, resulting in a vast, ball-gown style skirt. The most distinct element of the Elizabethan wedding is undoubtedly the prominence of herbs. Elizabethans of all social classes infused them into every possible part of a wedding, from a bride’s headdress to the embellishment of candelabrums at the dining tables. The most commonly used herbs were thyme, lavender, rosemary, parsley, sage and chive. The herbs lined walkways and encompass entire gardens; they would be grouped into bundles, based on such factors as fragrance and colour. For weddings, bridesmaids carry small bunches of herbs called “tussle-mussels.” These were little tied posies of sweet-smelling herbs. Each “tussle-mussels” were all different from others, giving each girl her own unique bouquet. Typical colours schemes for Elizabethan weddings included soft gold’s, dusty pinks, yellowy creams and sage