The Signs of the Zodiac decided the character of each person during the Elizabethan era. The signs of the zodiac each represent different personalities and traits, and whoever was born under a certain sign had to act like how their zodiac sign described. If the zodiac symbol declares that you are humorous and funny, you would act humourous and funny, and there was nothing you could do about it. Another concept, called The Four Humours, stated that everything under the moon was made of 4 elements: fire, water, air, and earth. In the human body, each of these 4 elements had their own counterpart. Earth’s counterpart was melancholy, water was compared to phlegm. Air and blood were counterparts, and so were fire and choler. The idea was that if the 4 elements are balanced, the person would have good humour, however if the elements were unbalanced, the person would have ill
The Signs of the Zodiac decided the character of each person during the Elizabethan era. The signs of the zodiac each represent different personalities and traits, and whoever was born under a certain sign had to act like how their zodiac sign described. If the zodiac symbol declares that you are humorous and funny, you would act humourous and funny, and there was nothing you could do about it. Another concept, called The Four Humours, stated that everything under the moon was made of 4 elements: fire, water, air, and earth. In the human body, each of these 4 elements had their own counterpart. Earth’s counterpart was melancholy, water was compared to phlegm. Air and blood were counterparts, and so were fire and choler. The idea was that if the 4 elements are balanced, the person would have good humour, however if the elements were unbalanced, the person would have ill