ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

PLAY BY SAKESPEAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What religion had the most political and social power in Shakespeare’s time?
A
Catholicism
B
Buddhism
C
Protestantism
D
Mormonism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Traditionally, the country was ruled politically by the king and spiritually by the Roman Catholic Church. However, Shakespeare’s was the first generation in which the monarch, rather than the Pope, served as the country’s spiritual head.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shakespeare lived during a period of religious upheaval known as the Reformation. For centuries Europe had been united under the religious leadership of the Pope, head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare’s writing flourished under her reign, when Catholic and Protestant doctrines developed distinct methods of worship, mediation, and, perhaps most significantly, power and authority.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main two religions in the Elizabethan Era is Catholic and Protestants. Catholics were more favored because it’s the main religion in England at the time.

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