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The Era of Puritanism (1564-1660): Literary Works

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The reign of the Puritans also produce a large amount of literature (poetry, prose), but drama could not thrive because it is prohibited by the authorities. Drama regarded as a nest of immorality by the Puritan authorities. It is just so different with Elizabeth period where drama produces a lot of outstanding works. So we can see that the literary works of Puritan period are just different from Elizabeth period. In period of Puritan literature, there are three groups of poems; metaphysical, cavalier and Puritan. Here are the complete version of the era of Puritanism (1564-1660): Literary Works. Poetry We can find poems in this period are way too different from the previous one. We may even call the literary in this period as the depression kind of expression. If in Elizabethan period we know some greatest poets like Edmund Spenser, Philip Sidney, George Chapman and Thomas Sackville who each of them expressing their emotions through their works. The emotions here are like t...

Macbeth

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After reading Macbeth story from the masterpiece of drama in Elizabeth period, William Shakespeare, I honestly can say that women can be as poisonous as venom for men's lives. You can see how cruel Lady Macbeth in polluting Macbeth's mind which used to be as plain as milk of human kindness. Macbeth was a nice man until he met the three witches and got good prophecies about his future. He would be the Thane of Cawdor and also be the King of Scotland, the prophecies said. He was in despair at that time whether to throw away the plan that Lady Macbeth told him or regret it because he misses the chance to get the throne. After all, in the end both Macbeth and his lady were dead and the order of the throne for Scotland is restored. Since it is a tragic story, which Shakespeare made this story in his second period when it was called as his depressed time ever, so do not expect it will end in happy-ending. But we can learn something in between. There must be someth...