ENG220H1 Lecture Notes - Double Consciousness, The Public Theater, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
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Horrific, involve dogs: bear baiting, bull baiting. Hungry dogs in a bear pit, a spectacle, pleasurable. Attest to the desire of watching performances. Medium to show the aristocracy to the public. Sumptuary laws dictated who could wear what. Meant that the royals and the aristocrats would roam around a city and demonstrate their power and wealth, a theatrical display - the more splendid they seemed, the more power they seemed to have. Another way was via portraits of the royals, they seemed to not age, characteristics would repeat over and over although they may no longer have it anymore due to age. Belief was the senses were an espionage phenomenon, used the senses to make decisions or opinions. Elizabeth made a network of spies, you"re only as good as your spy system. Need infomation to know how to function and rule over the kingdom, just like we need the senses to function: executions.
