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Background on Class Structure during Shakespeare’s time. King or Queen 1 Duke or Duchess 1-2 Marquis 20 Earl (count in other countries) 2 Viscounts 40 Barons 300-500 Knights 16.000 } Esquire Gentlemen ___________________________________
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King or Queen 1 Duke or Duchess 1-2 Marquis 20 Earl (count in other countries) 2 Viscounts 40 Barons 300-500 Knights 16.000 } Esquire Gentlemen ___________________________________ 50,000 Rich merchants – lawyers, doctors, university educated Tradesmen, craftsmen, small business owners, farmers, landowners Menial servants, wage workers, vagrants