Why did the Elizabethans believe social class and status were important? They believed that a strong class system was necessary for progress.
They believed in the Bible and took its rules and restrictions literally.
They believed in the great chain of being, which dictated social roles.
They were strongly loyal to their king and all the great noble bloodlines.
They believed in Aristotle's scale of nature, which ordered human society.

How does the poem "the lady of shalott" by alfred, lord tennyson convey the position of victorian women? a curse is on her if she stay to look down to camelot. she knows not what the curse may be, and so she weaveth steadily, and little other care hath she, the lady of shalott. and moving thro' a mirror clear that hangs before her all the year, shadows of the world appear. there she sees the highway near winding down to camelot: there the river eddy whirls, and there the surly village churls, and the red cloaks of market girls, pass onward from shalott. a. most victorian women were restricted to their homes. b. victorian women were confined to domestic duties. c. most victorian women worked hard but were often bored. d. victorian women employed themselves by weaving.

Which statement most accurately describes the aesthetic impact of theexcerpt?

Reading poetry to an audience is considered a form of a. vocal art. b. oral language. c. conversational skills. d. performance cues.