What did Shakespeare know about Democracy?

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What did Shakespeare know about Democracy?

2007-03-06 10:05:49 · 1 answers · asked by Class of '09 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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He would have known about the Magna Carta (1215), which is one of the most important documents in English constitutional democracy. And he would probably have known a little about what is now called Athenian democracy (Ancient Greece).

American democracy came in the 18th century, of course.

2007-03-06 10:13:14 · answer #1 · answered by mistersato 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋