Renaissance age.
Queen Elizabeth was the last reminiscence of Tudor dynasty.To settle the score of illegitimate-being he liberalised the religion and sided rising rebellions by protestants.
Main features.
1.movable type printing press.
2. Nicholas copenicus-solar theory(founder of solar system.
3.Jhon-dee and "deism".
4.invention of telescope.
5.sir Francis Darke-circumnavigation of globe.
Themes.
1.virginity.as a theme(queen remain virgin)
2.witch-craft and superstitions.
3.translation of greeks.
4.ambition and yeering for nacromancy.
6.black death.
7.danger from ottomans.
8.Humanism.
Age of drama.
Shakespearen plays types.
1.history plays.
2.comic plays.
3.tragedies.
Famous for his tragedies...
Eloboration of themes in shakespearen plays.
WHAT A PIECE OF WORK IS A MAN,
HOW NOBLE IN REASÖN,
HOW INFINITE IN FACULTIES,
IN FORM AND MOVING HOW
EXPRESS........
The BEAUTY OF WORLD,THE PARAGON OF ANIMALS..."
The theme here is an expressiön of Humanism and qualities as human being.shakespeare optimising the man faculties.In some plays he have showed pessimism and in some optimism.like wise he was quitessential in objectivity and some plays were exuberance of his subjectiviy.so there in his character dilemma is an expression.christopher Marlowe was an other dominant feature.He clearly vivified his autobiography in his plays.The renaissance was the blend of classicsm and Romanticism.
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"Wa tu izzu man-ta shaa, wa tu zillu man-ta shaa"
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