Sonnets Part 1
Number of lines in a Shakespearean Sonnet
14
Humanism focused on the attitude towards ____.
Man
Shakespeare wrote during these 2 centuries.
16th C - 7th C
The technical term for Renaissance Man
Polymath
The 2 people who appeared in his sonnets
Young man & a mistress
Rhyme scheme
Man's strength was represented in these forms.
Architecture, paintings, and sculptures
Comedies, tragedies, and historical plays
Definition of polymath
Highly skilled and knowledgeable in multiple fields of study
Motifs found in his sonnets
Time, Nature & Poetry
Shift in thought
Volta
Themselves
Shakespeare's scenes contained ______, not heroes.
Men
The original Renaissance man
Leonardo da Vinci
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Iambic Pentameter
Either confirms or rejects the ideas presented in the sonnet
Couplet
How did Shakespeare write himself into his sonnets?
He was the beautiful young man who was the object of love and desire.
This title/skilled area is held by many modern day Renaissance Men and Women.
Activist
Main themes found in his sonnets
Humanist viewed this institute with respect, criticism, and also a desire to reform.
Church
Explain how Shakespeare describes the timeline of a man's life through his sonnets.
1-17: man should marry and have children
18-126: poetry and love can combat time's destructive force
127-154: a mistress becomes his primary focus
How does Humanism and polymaths go hand in hand?
Polymaths embodied Humanistic ideals which believed humans had unlimited potential.
Modern translation of thy
Your