Shakespeare
What is Shakespeare's first name?
What is William
This Italian poet is known as the “Father of the Italian language.”
Who is Dante Alighieri?
When was Francesco born?
1304
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
When was the Renaissance?
When was the 1300s to 1600s.
Where was Shakespeare born?
Where is England?
Dante was born in this Italian city, famous for its art and culture.
What is Florence?
What year did Francesco die?
1374
Who wrote The Decameron?
Giovanni Boccaccio
What is the “-ism” focused on human potential, individuality, and worldly experience?
What is humanism?
When was Shakespeare born?
What is 1564
Dante’s most famous work takes readers through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven.
What is The Divine Comedy?
Where was Francesco born?
Arezzo Italy
Who wrote The Prince?
Nicco Machiavelli
Renaissance writers looked back to the cultures of these two ancient civilizations for inspiration?
What are Greece and Rome.
Which of Shakespeare's plays includes a love triangle between two enemies?
What is Romeo and Juliet?
The woman Dante loved and idealized in his writing was named this.
Who is Beatrice?
What was Francescos most famous text?
ll Canzoniere (The Songbook)
Who wrote The Essays
Michel Demontaigne
This new invention helped spread books and ideas faster than ever before?
What is the printing press.
Which play of Shakespeare's plays includes a man named Othello?
What is a Othello?
Dante wrote The Divine Comedy in this language, helping make it respected for serious literature.
What is Italian (the vernacular)?
What year(s) was his most popular book written?
1330-1374
Who wrote ll Canzoneiere (The songbook)?
Francesco Petrarca
Plays and poems during this time began to explore real human emotions instead of just religious themes?
What is realism or human emotion?