Bubonic Plague

"Bubonic Plague"
The topic I chose for my speech was diseases during Shakespeare's time period. I chose the Bubonic Plague as my main subject, because it put a huge impact in Europe at the time. I've tied another bacteria, called Anthrax with the Bubonic Plague to show how much they have in common, and to show how society is much safer now.
Almost half of the people in Western Europe died in a great sickness known as the Bubonic Plague. The plague was also referred to as "the Black Death" because the skin of diseased people turned a dark gray color. …