William Shakespeare began to write new plays that would forever change the world of theater. ... 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. ... Shakespeare's influence on writing can still be seen today. Many of today's highly regarded plays and novels share the same themes and morals as some of Shakespeare's greatest works. ...

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The Renaissance was the age of creativity, experimentation, and discovery. A new age was beginning but every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. This new age started right after the Dark Ages. The goal of the Renaissance period was to revive the lost wisdom, art, and culture. ...

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Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), or Petrarch was an Italian humanist and poet and is considered to be the first modern poet of the Italian Renaissance. Many historians consider him the "modern man" because of his innovative poems focusing on individuality. His use of the sonnet form of poetry influen...

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The Renaissance The Renaissance was a new age when people became less concerned with the mysteries of heaven and more interested in the things around them. We can learn many different things from the age of Renaissance. We can learn how the Renaissance began and flourished in the Italian city-s...

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Imagine moving to a different country after living in the same one for your entire life. The people are different, the language is different, and most of all, the culture is nothing like you've ever seen before. Around the mid 14th century, this feeling of massive change occured in Europe. From the ...

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During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries literature became a part if life to many people. The whole Renaissance period opened up a life to Europe that had never before been in existence. New themes in art, better art, new themes in literature, and better literature became a part in this "ne...

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