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Elizabeth, Shakespeare, and the European Renaissance A Painfully Brief Look at an Era that Shaped our World What was The Renaissance? renaissance: n., reawakening, revival In the late 14th century, Europe began to wake up from the Dark Ages (aka the Middle Ages) The Renaissance became a time of drastic changes in society, religion, government, education, art, literature, and music. From the Dark Ages For centuries, most of Europe was the same. The Catholic Church dominated the continent and England. Monarchs ruled without much question, but spent a lot of time fighting off their own siblings. There were three distinct classes of people. The Feudal Classes The Aristocracy and Monarchy The Feudal Classes The Clergy (those associated with the church) The Feudal Classes The peasants and the serfs The Renaissance Begins In Italy in the late 1300s, something started to change. There was a growing middle class – people who owned businesses and land but had no family title, and who were literate and fairly welleducated. There was a push away from the strict teachings of the church. There was a growing desire for change. The Renaissance Spreads During the 15th and 16th centuries, the movement spread across Europe. We began traveling beyond local ports. We began exploring Greek and Roman cultures. We began expanding our understanding of the world around us through art, literature, music, and science. The Renaissance Gave Us: The Medici Family: Kick-started the Renaissance in Italy Generations of Medici children help shape modern Italy in architecture The Dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Uffizi, the first modern government offices The Renaissance Gave Us Boticelli: Raised in Florence, he changed the face of modern art by recreating the masterful shapes of Greek and Roman gods in human form Boticelli: La Primavera Boticelli: The Birth of Venus The Renaissance Gave Us Leodardo DaVinci: Scientist, inventor, sculptor, painter, mastermind and genius More DaVinci The Renaissance Gave Us Galileo: Brilliant scientist who changed the way we see the world and the universe The Renaissance Gave Us: Michaelangelo: Painter, sculptor, creator of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the statue of David The Renaissance Gave Us: Queen Elizabeth I of England: A true moderator of change and lover of the arts, Elizabeth truly brought the Renaissance to England and helped change the country (religion, social matter, politics) And, Of Course . . . William Shakespeare! Though not the only English writer, poet, and playwright of the Renaissance, he is, by far, the most well known. Some Fun Shakespeare Facts His theatre, The Glove, also served as a bear pit, a brothel, and a gambling house! Shakespeare’s actors learned the play line by line with the help of someone whispering backstage. Most days, they had no idea who would actually play each character! If he were alive today, Ol’ Willy would rake in about $55 million a year on the sale and use of his plays alone!