Shakespeare A to Z | Law
The English legal system in Shakespeare’s time was a complex tangle of imprecise laws and procedures that had developed over several centuries. Yet most members of society, from lords to peasants, had some familiarity and experience with the system. Legal activity boomed during the growing prosperity of the late 1500s and early 1600s, and its part in everyday life is reflected in the many legal terms, references, and jokes that appear in Shakespeare’s plays and poems.
HEART OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM. The central royal courts at Westminster Hall in London formed the core of...
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