Summary: The Renaissance
- This + 400k other summaries
- A unique study and practice tool
- Never study anything twice again
- Get the grades you hope for
- 100% sure, 100% understanding
Read the summary and the most important questions on The Renaissance
-
1 The Renaissance
This is a preview. There are 15 more flashcards available for chapter 1
Show more cards here -
When was Elizabeth I queen of England?
1558-1603 -
What was the Elizabethan Settlement?
The law that made the Protestant church legal in England. -
Why was there so much pessimism in the 1590s?
The new discoveries began to undermine beliefs that people had held for hundreds of years. -
When was the first permanent Theatre built, and where?
1576, in London. -
Who did Shakespeare marry? How many children did they have?
Anne Hathaway (8 years his senior), they had 3 chidlren -
Why did Shakespeare probably start writing sonnets?
In 1592, the theatres were closed because of the Plague. He had to support himself and his family in an other way. -
What are the major themes of Shakespeares sonnets? (2)
- the force of love
- the battle between the power of time and the timelessnesss of poetry,
-
In what way do the sonnets reveal that their writer was a playwright?
They often have the structure of a little drama. -
Explain the structure of a sonnet written by Shakespeare.
- octave: introduction of conflict
- quatrain: development of conflict
- last two lines: solution
- final couplet: all dificulties of the plot are resolved
-
Explain why Shakespeares poems where often about the battle of time.
Life expectancy was short (30 years), you could die from al small illness, or the Plague. A sonnet however, could conquer time
- Higher grades + faster learning
- Never study anything twice
- 100% sure, 100% understanding