Shakespeare A to Z | Letter Writing
In Elizabethan England, letter writing was a common method of keeping in touch with friends and relatives, conducting business, and issuing official government orders. This means of communication was available to only part of the population, however, because it required that both the sender and the receiver be literate, or at least know a person willing to read or write on their behalf. At most only about half of England’s population was literate during Shakespeare’s lifetime.
LETTER WRITING STYLE. Letter writers often used a highly decorative style meant to convey their...
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