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Shakespearean England: Superstition and Beliefs about the Supernatural

"Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving." (William Shakespeare, Othello) This LibGuide is an introduction to the England of Shakespeare's time, with emphasis on beliefs and gender roles.

Setting the Scene

Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible to feeling as to sight? - William Shakespeare, Macbeth

Ghosts and Other Superstition

Astrology and Astronomy

Fairylore