In the past four hundred years, his works have been interpreted in many different art forms. ... With the enlightenment of the Renaissance came a desire for many to reevaluate their spiritual foundations and beliefs, thus producing the reformation or the movement from Catholicism to a more pure form of Christianity, known as Protestantism. ... The Renaissance was fully underway. English society was changing in just about every aspect including philosophy, art, literature, government, economics and religion. ... Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling bu...

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