Question

Task:

You are to assume the role of a doctor, priest/nun, or a merchant during the time of the Bubonic Plague. You are to write a diary entry describing the Black Plague from the point of view of your chosen character, describing the sights, sounds and smells of the Bubonic Plague. Be creative- use some of your screenwriting/acting skills. Use the following questions to help you write your diary entry:

How and where did the Bubonic Plague start?
What were the signs and symptoms of the disease?
What are your fears?
What are your hopes?

Answer 1

1. Avoid breathing in the same air as a plague victim.

2. Sit next to a blazing hot fire, (it worked for the Pope in the

summer of 1348).

3. Live in a house sheltered from the wind and keep the window

closed.

4. Attack foreigners and people of a different religion. (Twenty

thousand Jews were burned to death in Strasbourg in 1348).

Step-by-step explanation: