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Jews in the Elizabethian world
From
Connor menkens, Thomas Panitz and
Benjamin Lüppens
Contents
• Jews in early England
-> 1075
-> Late 12th century
-> 1275 – 1290
• In Elizabethian time
• Jews during Shakespeare times
-> the Middle Ages
-> the Renaissance
• Shylock
Jews in early England
Year 1075
• Jews and non-Jews lived in relative harmonie
side by side
• Only jews were allowed to be usurers so they
were often unliked
Late 12th century
• Third crusade brought a high level of antiJewish feelings
• That led to two massacres, one in 1189 with
30 and the other in 1190 with 150 killed Jews
From 1275 - 1290
• Several laws against Jews
1. Jews weren’t allowed to be money-lenders
anymore
2. There were special taxes for every Jew over the
age of 12
3. Jews had to wear badgets to identify
themselves
4. Jews were finaly expelled from England in 1290
 Jews became a myth to most britains with their
own tales an rituals.
In Elizabethian time
In Elizabethian time
• Small groups lifed still in England not
persecuted and disguised as Christians
• After Rogerigo Lopez tried to kill Queen
Elizabeth they were seen as a threat to English
security
Jews during Shakespeare times
Jews in the theatre
Big influence by the theatre, gave the audience
what they want to see
• Jews as a guy, that the audience love to hate
• They lend money
• Steals
• cheats
• (religious) murder
• Died in the end of a play
During the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
• Duality through the churches:
-> Jewish patriarchs like Moses were admired
-> Jews were responsible for Christ´s crucifixion
During the Renaissance
Renaissance
• Jews as the evil villains of Elizabethan drama
• Greedy, Machiavellian or even both
• No complex Character
Shylock
Shylock
-> With Shylock, Shakespeare broke the
theatrical traditions
• A complex Character with human aspects
• His actions can be understand by the audience
• Appeared in the beginning as the typical
theater-Jew
• Show some untypically, human aspects
Can be seen as a Elizabethan stereotype, but
also as a fully drawn human being