The Victorian Era was a time of peace and prosperity. During the Victorian Era the society was divided into various social classes like the working class, middle class. Upper class, Dickens/Victorians. Above all those classes the middle class was the most hard working class with all the various occupations but also they also had quite relaxing life also speaking of which let's get into the middle class.
Victorian Middle class people lived a relaxing daily life, including various outdoor activities and raging, competitive sports. The middle class also pleasured their ears with musics and eyes. In the 1830’s through 1840’s one of the popular activity or thing was gardens. The middle class women made themselves some tea gardens since they really
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The middle class itself is divided into low, middle, upper middle class according to your occupation. The “low” middle class were mostly shopkeepers, clerical workers. With these occupations they only had to be literate, higher education was not needed (Mitchell). The “middle” middle class included successful industrialists, wealthy banker, skilled worker most commonly printe, railway engine driver, and clerk (Mitchell). The clerks in this ranked jobs was quite low status and they earned half income as what a skilled worker would earn. The “Upper” middle class jobs were clergymen, military/Navy officer, level of government services, level of medicine or law, merchants, bankers, manufacturers (Mitchell). In the Victorian middle class society both men and women worked, women were often writers, some doctors, hoteliers, trades women, housekeepers, teacher(Mitchell). Often what the Victorian middle class ate was highly dependent to their occupations and the amount of income they have. The “Low” middles class mostly got their nutrition from bread because their income was not enough for a full meal, but in the “Low” middle class those with a better jobs and social status were able to provide cheese, sugar, tea, salt, and potatoes (Mitchell). The middle class who had decent income they could eat all the “Low” middle class were able to eat plus they could get plenty of meat and soup, some of their favorite menus were “Vegetable marrow soup”, “Cold lamb, salad”, “Boiled mackerel”, “Roasted ribs of beef”(Mitchell). What the middle class ate was highly correlated with their occupations and their income so the poor middle class ate bread and middle, upper middle class ate meat, soup, vegetables and many
The Elizabethan era, named for Queen Elizabeth who reigned from 1558-1603, was a very relaxed time in England because no wars or conflicts were happening at the time (Davis 231). Many people believe that all people lived wonderful lives in the Elizabethan era, yet most people were poor and lived hard lives. “Undeniably the span of life is shorter in the sixteenth century than it will be in subsequent ages” (Davis 162). Important parts of life in London during the Elizabethan era were social classes, living conditions, recreation, education, and gender inequality.
There were many hopes, values, and fears of middle class Americans during that era. Middle class Americans of that era had very strict values. Women did not work; they tended to everyday chores around the homes. For example, women would cook,
The following class, which was by far the largest, was the middle class. (Population and Social Rank) This included owners of small stores and businesses, small farmers, and craftsmen. (1727: Colonial America) They were mostly educated, and lived successful lives. They also had very high moral standards and some were deeply religious. (Population and Social Rank) Most middle class men could vote, but few held public office, as the gentry used their wealth and influence for political control. Middle class women ran self-sufficient households, and made their own clothes, candles, cheese and soap. Few were educated. (1727: Colonial America)
The lives of the industrial classes were all different. The upper class lived in luxury while attending fancy parties and extravagant dinners. The middle class did not have as much money as the upper class. Although, they had enough money to support their families and live comfortably. The lower class were not as fortunate. They lived in unsanitary conditions and had to face many struggles just to be able to barley have enough to live. The differences between the 3 classes lead to social, economic , and political issues.
One Victorian sentiment was that a civilized individual could be determined by her/his appearance. This notion was readily adopted by the upper classes and, among other things, helped shape their views of the lower classes, who certainly appeared inferior to them. In regards to social mobility, members of the upper classes may have (through personal tragedy or loss) often moved to a lower-class status, but rarely did one see an individual move up from the abysmal lower class. Although poverty could be found almost anywhere in Victorian London (one could walk along a street of an affluent neighborhood, turn the corner, and find oneself in an area of depravity and decay), most upper-class
Middle class: They engaged in common economic deals of society, including conspicuous consumption for substances comfort as their earnings increased during the market revolution. considered themselves as self-made men based on a hard work ethic and moral. They held a strong belief in public education.
Citizens of America during the eighteenth century were divided into social classes. The upper class (wealthy), the middle class (working class), and the lower class. The wealthy prospered during
labor. Unlike the upper middle class, they did not employ domestic servants. For the upper working class, these people were very class conscious and had distinctive behavior to divide themselves from the lower ranks. Families valued saving money regularly, and worried about education for their children. But most of all, they valued exceptional housing. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, these classes most likely would not have acquired housing like during this time.
• The middle class allowed people to have more freedom, allowing them to not work all day
Life can at times seem bad, even in the lives of some of the most prestigious, rich, popular people in the world. Bad hair, lack of sleep, abundance of homework, and an absence of money have the tendency to put a damper on some people's days, among other things. Too many times, though, in today's society things are taken for granted. Imagine not having a place to sleep, having no means of education, or having all hard-earned funds taken by the government, not even leaving enough to feed the family. This is how it was for Englanders in the 1800s. The condition of the working-class in 19thcentury England was, without a doubt, disgusting and miserable. The circumstances were spiraling out of control and the working class was
The Victorian Period was a great influence to the authors who composed novels at that time where distinctions between social classes as well as between men and women were strongly marked. During this period, it was precisely a woman who ruled. Alexandrina Victoria who was born on May 24, 1819 became Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 20, 1837 until her death on January 22, 1901. Victoria’s reign was one of the longest of a female in history. At only the age of 18, after her uncle William Henry IV died, she began a span of 63 years of reign. In spite of her independence and power, Victoria fell into a deep depression when her husband died in 1861 and ever since she wore black every day for the rest of her
The beginning of the Victorian Period marked when Queen Victoria ascended the British throne in 1837 for 64 years until her death in 1901. She was only 18 years old when she was queen of England. In this era, there was a time when England had political stability and strict cultural patterns. Peace among the society in England was characterized by this era. There was a control in the way that people act and interact due to the cultural rules that needed to be followed. However, people in the British Empire appreciated having the consistency of having one ruler for such a long time. In addition, people lived in villages and worked on the land in the time of this period. At the same time, there were a lot significant changes. For instance, there
great prosperity in Great Britain's literature. The Victorian Age produced a variety of changes. Political and social reform produced a variety of reading among all classes. The lower-class became more self-conscious, the middle class more powerful and the rich became more vulnerable. The novels of Charles Dickens, the poems of Alfred,
The next class during the Victorian Era was known as the middle class. This was the class to which novelist H.G. Wells was a part of. The middle class consisted of factory owners, lawyers, engineers, merchants, traders and other professionals (Bishal, 2008). While the individuals within this class received more money and more rights as citizens, they were still considered to be of no importance compared to those of the higher class.
The Victorian period started in 1837 through 1901 under Queen Victoria’s reign. The period got divided into three stages: Early, middle and late Victorians periods. During, the early Victorian era took the throne. Under the middle years, the industrialization of the country began and everything stay steady. On the last few years, a lot of problems rise up with Ireland and the English colonies. In her 63 years of ruling lots of cultural, political and economic changes arise. The country became highly industrialized and expanded its land to some parts of the middle west of the World. However, under the period, many diseases were developed such as typhus and cholera because of the food distribution and hunger. Social changes such as women’s vote and rights were proclaimed. New science and technological theories were promoted such as Darwin’s Evolution Theory and Charles Lyell’s Theory of Uniformitarianism. Other social and economic changes