Introduction The Medieval times were a harsh time in the history of Jews. Many were killed just because of their race. They were not the standards of the people. The standard was to have all of Europe an all-Christian unity. This issue caused many conflicts in Europe. In the 14th century a disease known as the Plague killed 1/3 of the European populations, between 1348 and 1350. As the Plague was caused by bacterium carried by rats, people …
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…them either and they were expelled from the country. Shakespeare had never met a Jew and was still able to write a play being non-Jewish about the things that occur in his time. We don't understand how luckily we are to live in a country of diverse communities and to have freedom. It is clearly evident that Jews had a hard time in their history and were still able to put of with the harassment.