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according to old English Folklore Fairies, especially in Elizabethan times were meant to be wicked creatures. referred to as 'little devils' they would punish people and play nasty tricks on them. Seen with a Dark complexion to represent their wickedness, and dressed in Green to represent nature they are symbolized as human like the people of the time.
The only instance of the fairies having wings was in Shakespeare's play A midsummer Nights dream, where he describes them as 'small humans with wings'. After that the deputation of fairies was immortalized as fairies bearing wings and flight.
Fairies were seen around the home in Elizabethan times, and liked to see houses clean and clear from dirt. If the house was kept, fairies would reward the people dwelling there with food. If the house was dirty they would punish people with killing livestock and crops, souring milk and dairy, sickness or even death. A popular punishment from fairies was a 'pinching' where they would pinch all over the body till it was covered with bruises.
Fairies of the age needed humans to help them acquire meat and bread, they especially like dairy. If the humans failed to provide them with what they wanted they would sour milk and make butter not churn.
Elizabethan people believed that fairies were souls of the dead, or shadows that were not in heaven or hell, and from this they were believed to hold supernatural qualities and powers which could help them with what they wanted.
Although in Shakespeare's play he represents them as caring and king creatures, Elizabethan folk were horrified by their wrath. they feared them and their tricks and complied with what they wanted. \
For Elizabethan fairies consider Shakespeare's 'Midsummer's Night Dream': Aberon, Titania, Puck, Goldenrod etc etc etc. Before this time a fairy was pretty much the same as a goblin. After Elizabethan times, especially in Victorian times the fairies had undergone a considerable transformation into beautiful, mostly naked pre-adolescent females with wings.
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What has the author Minor White Latham written?
Minor White Latham has written: 'The Elizabethan fairies' -- subject(s): Fairies, English literature, History and criticism, Characters, Folklore, Knowledge, Fairies in literature, Mythology
How did the Athenians and Elizabethans view the fairies?
Athenian didn't have fairies in their legends. Fairies come from the Ancient Celtic tribes and were used to explain things like a person being unconscious. In the stories they were ugly mean little things. It was the Elizabethan stories that made them magical and pretty beings. Added to the stories in fairytales were wonderful artist drawings to enhance the stories. These same drawings and art are still used today to show fairies.
What does oberon tell the fairies to do?
He doesn't. It is Titania who orders the fairies around, saying things like "Fairies, skip hence" and "Fairies, away."
Do fairies like the plant the tickle me plant?
Fairies are fantasy creatures and do not exist.
What was storytelling like in the Elizabethan times?
The best storyteller in Elizabethan times was Shakespeare.
What are brownie fairies like?
ther just like fairies! icept i think there more mischiefous and they can be more mean i am not saying fairies ae mean! but they are mischeifous so... but you get my point.
How did fairies began?
just like how every thing began god created fairies
What do fairies dislike?
Different fairies like different colours
How do you interact with fairies?
some people interact with fairies badly like they don't exist but some people love and care for fairies and believe in them.
What do fairies like most?
magic
Do fairies like syrup?
yes
What do tooth fairies like?
teeth
