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What was a "chaperone"?
An older or more respectable woman who would accompany a young couple, so that no one could accuse them of "misbehavior"
What percentage of daughters of the very wealthy inherited money in the 1600s?
5%
Who did Elizabeth marry?
No one - because anyone she did marry would have become ruler over her and the country
Who ruled England when R+J was written?
Queen Elizabeth I
Which wife did Henry VIII have beheaded when she couldn't give him a son (heir)?
Anne Boleyn (Elizabeth I's mother)
What might happen to a women who did not marry?
Become destitute (terribly poor) or be accused of being a witch
When were young couples first allowed to marry without their families' consent (agreement)?
1604
Name three things that an Elizabethan woman could NOT do
be fully educated; own property on her own; choose her spouse; earn her own money...
What was the only practical option for women who did not want to get married?
to join a nunnery and become a nun
what common Elizabethan term for virginity does Shakespeare use?
"maidenhead"
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