A large amount of literature emerged from people who recognized their uniqueness. ... Possibly the greatest impact on literature happened during the Renaissance with William Shakespeare. Shakespeare, an English man, wrote many plays that not only used flowery and beautiful language unlike anything before it, but also had themes that many people could relate to. ... Many of today's highly regarded plays and novels share the same themes and morals as some of Shakespeare's greatest works. ... New breakthroughs were made that gave mankind a deeper understanding of science and the world...

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Paintings were also now no longer just religious themes or of just the rich. ... "For artists trying to copy nature, science meant a close look at anatomy - not only drawing from the model but also dissections" (Robinson 71). ... Nothing shows this more then the developments made in literature, political thought, and art. ...

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