The Elizabethan theater was so popular that everyone liked it; also Queen Elizabeth. It influenced some of the plays performed during that time and people were honored to perform them. Back then, entertainment was very important and part of life. Theater in the Elizabethan era was very important, including Coriolanus, a tragedy by William Shakespeare, and could be attended by anyone. In 1558 Queen Elizabeth ascended the throne (Nardo 78). It began a rule that would later be the reason the time period is called the Elizabethan Era. There was a war before she came to the throne and it was with Spain. The war with Spain had to be paid for by Elizabeth while she also had to protect herself from Mary Stuart (Senn). So in the beginning he had a lot to do. Plagues were a very serious thing in this time period. Many people feared epidemics such as smallpox, scarlet fever, and tuberculosis that killed many people. They didn't have good medicines or vaccines, so it would have been difficult to prevent contracting these diseases. Furthermore, if you acquired them, it would be almost impossible to fight it and get back to health. One of the most well-known plagues of all was the Black Death, which occurred shortly before the Elizabethan era. Something strongly linked to this was land in Elizabethan times. The Black Death of the mid-fourteenth century reduced the population, making land less necessary (Senn). The population, however, would not remain low forever. The value of land increased as the population began to recover from the Black Death and the wool trade began to prosper (Senn). England was a monarchy, as seen by the presence of a queen. “At the beginning of the Elizabethan era, the church was a state within a state, … in the middle of the paper … appears. Coriolanus is captured and receives mercy, then returns to Anzio and some of Aufidius' men assassinate him (Langis 25). He chose not to die because his mother spoke to him (Langis 27). But that didn't really matter because he ends up dying anyway. This play isn't actually about the time period because it is Roman inspired while it was written in the Elizabethan era. Now the play may have partly the same moral as other plays written in this period by Shakespeare. This comedy communicates that sometimes the only person you can trust is yourself. It's just a great comedy that really shows that it's a tragedy. The Elizabethan era was a truly unique time period. Theater and forms of entertainment communicate this, especially theatre. Theater was very popular in this period, including the play Coriolanus, and anyone could go to see plays.