Yorman Alejandro Álvarez Moreno.

Laura Camila Beltrán Pérez.

Javier Camilo Doncel Sarmiento.
David Santiago Murillo Muñoz.
Mary Yised Téllez González.

RENAISSANCE

The broad cultural movement that took place in Western

Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Relevant information
1:It was a period of transition between the Middle Ages and the
beginning of the Modern Age.
2: Its main exponents are to be found in the field of the arts.
Cultural movement that took place in Western Europe during the 15th
and 16th centuries.
3: Scientific advances and inventions of the time, such as the
heliocentric theory of Nicolaus Copernicus.

Religion
The two major religions (1500)
Roman Catholicism and Protestantism were the two major religions, and the reigning
King or Queen dictated what the "dominant" religion of the time was.
Roman Catholicism Protestantism
Priest were considered "links Developed through the
to God" and the Pope was questioning of Catholicism
ordained by God. during the Renaissance and
through the ideas of the
The forgiving of sins was German Martin Luther.
obtainable via priest
through confession and Forgiveness for sins was only
penance obtainable through God

The Churches
Catholics believed that the building should honor God with the decor
and grandeur, while the Protestants wanted nothing extravagant that
would distract from the ability of the people to focus on God.

Music
Renaissance music is music written during the Renaissance, between the years 1400
and 1600
Uses polyphony and homophony techniques.
The text and the voice play a main role.
Use of Latin and Spanish (occasionally also French and Italian).
Greater independence of voices and melodic lines.
Strong influence of Italian music.
Inspiration in religious characters such as Santa Teresa de Jesús, San Juan de la
Cruz, Fray Luis de León and Fray Luis de Granada.
The most distinguished autors of this epoc are: Josquin des Prés, Giovanni Palestrina
y el español Tomás Luis de Victoria.
Some popular Renaissance instruments were the lute, the Spanish vihuela and the
organ.
 Important writers

Miguel Cervantes (1547-1616)

He was a novelist, poet and soldier, also he

was one of the most recognized writers of
Spanish literature.

Dante Alighieri (1265- 1321)

He was an Italian poet, how wrote the

divine comedy.

William Shakespeare (164-1616)

He was a poet, and he is considered the

mot recognized writer of the English
language.

Tomás Moro ( 1478-1535)

He was an English thinker, humanist,

theologian and writer.

Nicolas Maquiavelo (1469-1527)

He was a philosopher, politician and writer.

Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585)

He was a French writer and poet, known as "the

prince of poets".

The importance of shakespeare

Shakespeare updated the simplistic, two-dimensional writing style of pre-

Renaissance drama.

The disruption in the social hierarchy allowed Shakespeare to explore the

complexity and humanity of each character, regardless of their social

position
Shakespeare used his knowledge of the Greek and Roman classics in writing

his plays. Before the Renaissance, these texts had been suppressed by the

Catholic Church.

Religion in Shakespeare's time

Once she took the throne, Queen Elizabeth I forced conversions and drove

practicing Catholics underground with her imposition of the Recusant Acts.

If discovered, Catholics faced harsh penalties or even death.

Despite these laws, Shakespeare did not pretend to be afraid to write

about Catholicism or to expose Catholic characters in a convenient light.

Catholic characters included Friar Francis ("Much Ado About Nothing"),

Friar Lawrence ("Romeo and Juliet") and even Hamlet himself. At the very

least, Shakespeare's writings indicate a thorough knowledge of Catholic

rituals. Whatever he may have been doing in secret, he maintained a public

persona as an Anglican.