Renaissance Literature

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Renaissance Literature

• By Darick Chai, Kevin Castillo,
• Molly Fallen

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William Shakespeare

• 16th century English poet and playwright
• Considered one of the greatest in the English
  language
• Coined many phrases that we now use today in
  modern society
• Also created some of the most commonly used words
  in modern society (Today)

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Famous Phrases by Shakespeare

• Vanished into thin air
• Green-eyed jealousy
• Eaten out of house and home
• Tongue-tied
• A sorry sight
• More sinned against than sinning

• Strange bedfellows
• Refuse to budge an inch
• Hoodwinked
• Made a virtue of necessity
• Act more in sorrow than in anger
• Cold comfort

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Phrases Cont.

• One fell swoop
• Pomp and circumstance
• A spotless reputation
• Its Greek to me
• The worlds my oyster
• Neither rhyme nor reason
• Stood on ceremony

• It smells to heaven
• Foregone conclusion
• Full circle
• Method in the madness
• Seen better days
• Slept not one wink

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Commonly Used Words DevelopedBy Shakespeare

• Arch-villain
• Embrace (noun)
• Dauntless
• Fashionable
• Nimble-footed
• Vulnerable
• Well-bred
• Lustrous

• Honey-tongued
• Bedazzle
• Cheap (Quality-wise, not financial)
• Outbreak
• Sanctimonious

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More Words FromShakespeare

• Unearthly
• Inauspicious
• Pander
• Time honored
• Go-between

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Niccolo Machiavelli

• Wrote the text The Art of War.
• Italian and considered by many to be one of the
  founders of political science.
• Machiavelli observed city-state rulers of his day
  and produced guidelines for the acquisition and
  maintenance of power by absolute rule.
• He felt that a ruler should be willing to do
  anything to maintain control without worrying
  about conscience.

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• Wrote the Prince, a world famous political
  treatise published five years after Machiavellis
  death. It reads
• Better for a ruler to be feared than to be loved
• Ruler should be quick and decisive in decision
  making
• Ruler keeps power by any means necessary
• The end justifies the means
• Be good when possible, and evil when necessary

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Miguel de Cervantes

• 16th century Spaniard
• Wrote the first spoof text Don Quitoxe that
  inspired the spoofs we have today

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Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes

• Generally made more satirical works popular
  during his time and later
• Made fun of some of Shakespeares romantic
  tragedies
• A Soul Calibur (Video game) character named after
  his surname (The character is also a Spaniard)

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MORE AUTHORS!
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Study Hard(It might be on the activity! )

• Niccolò Machiavelli Wrote a book called The
  Prince.
• Leonardo da Vinci Invented and sketched early
  tanks and cars.
• Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
  Painted the
• ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
• Johannes Gutenberg Invented moveable type
  printing press.
• Sir Thomas More Wrote a book titled Utopia in
  which he shared a vision of a society of equals.
• Martin Luther King (not jr.) Wrote the
  Ninety-Five Theses challenging the Catholic
  Church.
• Christopher Marlowe Known for his blank verse,
  his overreaching protagonists, and his mysterious
  and untimely death.
• Miguel de Cervantes Was dubbed el Principe de
  los Ingenios - the Prince of Wits

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QUESTIONS
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ACTIVITY TIME!