People blamed unexplainable events such as the Bubonic Plague, unexplained sudden deaths or unpleasant illnesses - as done by witches. During Shakespeare's time most people believed in witches, the devil(satan), evil spirits (demons, haunted places and Black magic. Elizabethan Superstitions were. It was unlucky for a black cat to cross your way and many others.
During the Elizabethan era
People blamed unexplainable events such as the Bubonic Plague, unexplained sudden deaths or unpleasant illnesses - as done by witches. During Shakespeare's time most people believed in witches, the devil(satan), evil spirits (demons, haunted places and Black magic. Elizabethan Superstitions were. It was unlucky for a black cat to cross your way and many others.