How did queen elizabeth the first play apart in shaping shakespeares life?

Question

for a class

Answer 1

Because by playing the part of Elizabeth himself, he realized he loved wearing women's clothes and kissing other men.

Answer 2

Because during her father's reign (King Henry VII) it was much more difficult to live.  The conditions were such, that London burned down (well, a big section of it did) much like the "Great Chicago fire."  You dumped your urine and f***s into the street outside of your house.  The Thames was a great dumping ground at this time and was very polluted.  

King Henry VIII made all the "Catholic Church" property HIS PROPERTY if they would not swear an oath that HE (and not the Pope) was the "head of the Church in England."  This confistcation of Church property made him very, very wealthy.  However, by the time of Queen Elizabeth's reign, the kingdom was broke.

The Queen, Elizabeth made public works a priority as well as the expansion into the "New World."  By raising the "Quality of Life" for her people, she gave them a world in which you COULD actually "write" for a living and do very well.  In other words, they had ALOT more free time, giving them the energy, intelligence and desire to write for "writings sake."

Answer 3

Elizabeth I didn't play a direct part in shaping Shakespeare's life, although her reign took place after the religious turmoil that occurred during the reigns of Henry VIII (confiscation of the monasteries, nationalization of the Roman Catholic Church) and Mary Tudor (persecution of Protestants).  Shakespeare's family was most probably Roman Catholic (as evidenced by fines paid by both Mary Arden and Judith Shakespeare), so the comparative tolerance of the Elizabethan era probably occasioned less self-censorship on Shakespeare's part.  

Direct evidence exists that Elizabeth did see one Shakespearean play, "The Merry Wives of Windsor", which was supposedly written because the Queen wanted to see the character of Falstaff acted in one more play.

Of course, some scholars claim that Shakespeare was actually Christopher Marlowe or Francis Bacon.  One wild theory even holds that he is actually Elizabeth I.

Answer 4

Queen Elizabeth I inherited the throne of a country torn between Protestantism and Catholicism, and as a wise leader, she established Protestantism as the country's religion, and introduced a few very important Acts: The Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity (1559), the introduction of the Prayer Book of 1559, and the Thirty-Nine Articles (1563) were all Protestant in doctrine, but preserved many traditionally Catholic ceremonies.

Most importantly, rather than having the ministers preach in Latin, she had them preached in English. In addition, she encouraged younger generations to be more educated, so that the younger children could read the bible to their parents. During the Elizabethan era, the literacy rate was growing rapidly, more people could read and write. More career opportunities opened for everyone, just not to the rich anymore. This was also when the English literature flourished with writers and artists. Plays were written by these new generations who are well educated and well informed, because they were literate.

Note: Basically, Elizabeth I was credited for all of this simply because she understood how important it was for her people to be more educated, in order to help her nation grow strong and powerful.