The Elizabethan/Jacobean world view was a way of life people believed in well Elizabeth I ruled England during the middle of the 16th century.In the Elizabethan times people believed in a divine order called the great chain of being.The chain is a system of hierarchy according to ones balance of spirit and matter.

The divine right of kings highlighted the superiority and legitimacy of a monarch. At its core, the concept of the Divine Right has religious and political origins, therefore furthering its legitimacy. As a whole, this concept states that only God can judge a monarch, because only he has the authority. It believes that a form of monarchical government is the most appropriate, and allegiance should only be sworn to the legitimate heir to the crown.

The state of England under Elizabeth I was very structured.It is considered she ruled from 1558 to 1603.The church was fully laid down when she was ruling swell as details of religion.National or rather central government consisted of the monarch, privy council and parliament.These three bodies would work together to rule the country, make laws, raise money, and decide upon matters of religion and national defence. She died in a way rather similar to king lear.James was born in 1566, the son of Mary queen of Scots and Lord Darnley.He was King of Scotland (as James VI) for 36 years before becoming King of England in 1603 and the first in the British royal line of Stuarts.James considered his rule to be by the “Divine Right of Kings” (under which he was considered appointed by God and not answerable to men), but all members of Parliament did not accept this belief. By governing for much of the time without Parliament, relying instead on a select group of “favourites” for advice, he cut the legacy of strong representative government established by Elizabeth I.

Shakespeare was educated in England and Attended King Edward VI school.Shakespeare would’ve taken Latin texts of pros and poetry.Students would have been versed in grammar, rhetoric, logic, astronomy and arithmetic. Music was also part of the curriculum. Students would have been regularly tested and physical punishments would have been given out to those who did not do well. Shakespeare had to leave school when he was 14 years old because of his fathers financial issues.At the end of each term classical plays were put on at Shakespeares school it is believed he coddle got involved in them.Shakespeares plays we based on ideas and themes prevalent in England.