Q1: Lesson 3 | Renaissance Flashcards
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It produced the fullest and freshest lyrical outburst in the history of English history
The Renaissance
He holds the foremost place in world literature. He was both a poet and a playwright. His poems alone would give jim a commanding place in English literature
William Shakespeare
Is a drama in which the characters are placed in humourous, comic situations
Comedy
Is a drama in which the principal characters are involved in desperate circumstances or are led by some overwhelming passion that destroys them
Tragedy
Seeks to present a historical situation or character and may be a comedy or a tragedy
Historical play
What was Shakespeare’s poems variety?
- Comedy
- Tragedy
- Historical plays
- Love
Art period transitioning from the Middle Ages to modernity covering the 15th century and 16th centuries that approximately began in 1300.
Renaissance