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Examine the role of authority in Romeo and Juliet and discuss its relevance to an Elizabethan audience
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Title: Examine the role of authority in Romeo and Juliet and discuss its relevance to an Elizabethan audience This play was written by William Shakespeare in the late 16th century. It was intended to be performed to a live audience in the Elizabethan period. It was not proposed for a modern day audience. It the period it was written views such as religion, life, authority and much more so their views are much different to ours. There are three main types of authority. The state was one of those key figures. Prince Escalus of Verona was the head of state. This means he had the power to make new laws, arrest people, imprison them, execute and banish people. He was probably in charge of an army or a police force. At this point of time Italy was split into 'city states' Verona was one of these. So Prince Escalus was in charge...
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