Shakespeares King Lear - Elizabethan Context

Research Assignment - King Lear - Year 12
Elizabethan / Jacobean Audience Reception of King Lear
Context of Audience:
Queen Elizabeth's reign from 1558 - 1603 witnessed the rise of England into a world power with international trade connections. It also saw a growing sense of self-confidence heightened by the war against Spain and the defeat of the Spanish Armada. The Reformation and Renaissance reached England at around the same time and there was a great cultural flowering. At this time many were confused with the religious changes in England. Protestants believed in preaching, readin…