Analysis Of The Black Clague

The Black plague attributed to both religious and moral crises for example, many people felt the church was unable to offer assistance during such a horrible crisis. This caused mass confusion and left many Europeans to doubt and question the validity of the church and their leaders. During this era many medical professionals were unable to correctly diagnose this dreaded disease or how it was spread. There was no medical explanation which left many people to make false assumptions. For example, the text book Understanding Western Society explains how many people believed it was the “positions of the stars rather than germs that caused this disease page. 326 McKay’’. There were others who falsely believed the plague was a form of punishment.

Society became more cynical, and prone to commit acts that were frowned upon in the past. One example of this is how people began to inflict pain on the innocent. Lepers and Jews suffered at the hands of people who thought they were at fault for the spread of the plague. This is explained in a portion of the class textbook Understanding Western Society page 23 states. “Based on “evidence’’ collected by torture’’ lepers and Jews were Killed.” This tactic was used to collect false confessions, that implicates the Jews poisoned the water in wells. People began taking out their frustrations on innocent people. They wanted answers they could not get from their Christian faith or church leaders. Which for me provides an example of how people began to search for answers outside of the church. The people who once offered charity and prayer over the ill began to change. For instance, many priest resigned from their positions within the church, they also refused to read people their final rights during their last moments of life. The family unit was also impacted. Religion played a huge role in the lives of many families during the 14th century. However, when the plague struck people neglected family members and left them to die. “The abandonment of children by their parents meant the specter of a society that had come unraveled at its core.’’ As stated in the article Children Youth in Church. Which helps validate my claims. Religion

Did this modern viewpoint after the black plague benefit men and women equally? Why or why not? The renaissance was a reaction to the aftermath of the plague due to the high death rates there was a collapsed economy and lands were left abandoned. This created opportunity for reformation in regards to religion art and culture and the way money was distributed among those who survived. For example, I believe that the quality of life for both was not beneficial for men and women who were equally impacted by plague and its aftermath. There was the dissolution of marriage due to illness. Life was seen from another perspective which allowed people to disregard what the church thought in regards to the family and