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A 6 page paper which examines how Shakespeare’s tragedy reflects the dueling and feuding culture of Elizabethan England. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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of the discord of the Bards sixteenth-century Elizabethan England (Asimov 476). It was very much a society in transition from the medieval warrior to courtly Renaissance gentleman. Combat
had become as refined and mannerly as an English tea party and defense had been transformed into an art that was taught to young English aristocrats in Italy, France or
Spain (Wilson; Dda). When Italian fencing master, Vincentio Saviolo, relocated to London in 1590, his texts on civilized fighting became required reading for young men like Romeo Montague (Dda).
The fighting technique, known in Italy as duello but later anglicized to duel was a popular way to settle disputes in the late fifteenth century, when Shakespeare composed Romeo
and Juliet (Wilson). Pistols were occasionally used in dueling but the weapons of choice were usually rapiers, daggers, poniards and two-handed swords, pictures of which can be found at
URLs http://www.gashakespeare.org/education/romeoandjulietystudyguide.html, http://www.armor.com/2000/catalog/images/166detail.jpg, and http://www.aginsinn.com/weaponpix.html (Dda). The rapier or short sword was a particularly desirable to the Elizabethan gentleman because of its portability. It "was light and comfortable
enough to carry at all times, and yet more swift and deadly against unarmored opponents than the more traditional sword" (Dda). For the titled gentleman who had lots of time
on his hands, dueling for the sake of principle was a favorite pastime. According to Vincentio Saviolo, "All injuries are reduced to two kindes, and are either by wordes
or deeds. In the first, he that offereth the injurie ought to be the Challenger: in the latter, hee that is injured" (Dda). Feuds or fights became commonplace
with the accessibility of sharp instruments, and often had deadly conclusions, which intensified the antagonism that existed between the families of the combatants. Romeo and Juliet, which featured dueling
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