Q1: Lesson 3 | Renaissance Flashcards

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It produced the fullest and freshest lyrical outburst in the history of English history

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The Renaissance

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He holds the foremost place in world literature. He was both a poet and a playwright. His poems alone would give jim a commanding place in English literature

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William Shakespeare

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Is a drama in which the characters are placed in humourous, comic situations

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Comedy

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Is a drama in which the principal characters are involved in desperate circumstances or are led by some overwhelming passion that destroys them

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Tragedy

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Seeks to present a historical situation or character and may be a comedy or a tragedy

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Historical play

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What was Shakespeare’s poems variety?

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  • Comedy
  • Tragedy
  • Historical plays
  • Love
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Art period transitioning from the Middle Ages to modernity covering the 15th century and 16th centuries that approximately began in 1300.

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Renaissance

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