The Renaissance marked new interests in the discovery of the natural world through art and the sciences. In art, the discovery of perspective brought a revolutionary realism to painting, architecture, and exploration. This led to the Europeans’ discoveries of new lands, such as Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Because of the Renaissance’s deviance from the thoughts of the medieval age, an opportunistic view of humanity developed. Many began believing that man was capable of doing anything, as long as they had the will.
Society developed a man-centered thought, somewhat departing from the God centered thought of the medieval period. The educated leader, soldier, and artist were revered, whereas the bishop, priest, and monk took a back seat. The artists and humanists of the Renaissance era would help establish this age as one of individualism and creativity Renaissance thinkers appealed to a combination of Christianity and Humanism, by referring to Genesis 1:26 (“And God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness’”) and Genesis 1:28 (“Have dominion over [earth]’”). Because man is made in God’s likeness and has dominion of Earth, Humanists believed they were divine creations of God living on Earth. The Renaissance helped secularize Europe. Man was now the creator of his own destiny.
The exploration during this era brought more centralized monarchies. The flood of silver and gold made many nations money hungry, as they raced to discover more lands. Also, this era could be considered a scientific one, as Copernicus published his De Revolutionibus, which culminated into the growth of universities. Also, the printing press had created the ability to produce books cheaply and in more quantities. And this was important, as the Renaissance created a literate public eager for whatever was freshly published.
The Renaissance occurred for many reasons. One main reason could be with the dissatisfaction with the Church. There was a shift from group salvation to a more personalized view on life, due to the Humanistic movement. People wanted an individualized way of salvation. The sacraments became devoid of meaning. The papacy lost much of its power, due to the secularization of many cities. People were able to congregate among themselves and discuss ideas and thoughts. Many people noticed the wealth of the papacy. The poor resented this wealth, while the rich citizens envied it. At the same time, the popes were still selling indulgences and high offices. The clergy had become lax and corrupt.
What does the word “renaissance” mean? It means “rebirth” or “revival” and the Renaissance was a period of change that began around 1350 to 1700. Before the Renaissance, there was the Middle Ages which people had little education and were more religious. Then, in the 1300s there was a movement called humanism which made people more educated and drew them into arts, literature, science, and medicine in the Renaissance. In the mid-1400s the printing press was made and gave humanism have even more momentum because more people could buy books. how did the Renaissance change man’s view of the world? The Renaissance changed a man’s view of the world in three ways: emphasis on individualism, emphasis on embracing this life(yolo), and emphasis on
Through the Renaissance time period many explorers, scientists, writers, and religious leaders allowed for the spread of religion, ideas such as individualism,and culture, all sprouting from the Renaissance. People such as Petrarch, Martin Luther, Christopher Columbus, and Galileo allowed their own doings to create massive changes in the world. With the the Renaissance lasting from the 1400s to the 1700s, many great changes reached different parts of of the world, making the Renaissance very revolutionary. So through the documents; religion, ideas such as individualism, culture, and science sprouted a revolution in the world.
The Civil Rights Movement is one of the most important events of the history of the United States. Although many people contributed to this movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., is widely regarded as the leader of the movement for racial equality. Growing up in the Deep South, King saw the injustices of segregation first hand. King’s studies of Mahatma Ghandi teachings influenced his views on effective ways of protesting and achieving equality. Martin Luther King’s view on nonviolence and equality and his enormous effect on the citizens of America makes him the most influential person of the twentieth century.
The 1888 Match Girls Strike is arguably one of the most important popular protests in British history. The strike was protesting against unfair working conditions in Bryant and May’s London factory. Employees had contracted Phossy Jaw from the matches, and the unfair fines system left many underpaid and, as Annie Besant described them: “white wage slaves”. The significance of the strike is shown by the implications it had on unionism, as it arguably kickstarted the modern trade union movement. The Match Girls founded their own union after the strike, the ‘Matchmakers Union,’ which, although disbanding in 1903, set out the foundation for trade unionism, which is still used today, and had a large impact on industrial workers at the time. Louise Raw argues that the London Dock Strike of 1889 was heavily influenced by the Match Girls. Reading the Dockers’ speeches, she recalled, showed that leaders used the example of the women to “spur the men on… ‘don’t give up, remember the Match Girls.’” In addition, it can be argued that the Match Girls inspired the Dockers as many of the men were related to the women and children who worked for Bryant and May. The Match Girls also set up a template for industrial action, which, if used today, leads to successful strikes and protests. The
The famous speech of Martin Luther King The famous speech, “ I Have a Dream”, was held in 1963 by a powerful leader of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. He was born January 15, 1929, the son of an Atlanta Pastor. Martin Luther King Jr. always insisted on nonviolent resistance and always tried to persuade others with his nonviolent beliefs. In 1963, King spoke from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and almost 200,000 people attended his speech. All his listeners were Civil Rights supporters who rallied behind him and the people who watched his appearance on television.
Death pervades Hamlet from the introductory part of the play. The ghost of hamlet the king announces the notion of death and it costs. Hamlet has a young attraction with death; he was advised by his friends that looking for the ghost is a wrong thing because the ghost is an ominous omen for Denmark and the greater subject of the fitness of the entire state. It is a noticeable indication of the rottenness of the state produced by Claudius killing to his brother. However, Hamlet’s fascination with death was excessive, which means that he was ready to lose everything to follow the ghost. Hamlet’s grief was greater than Claudius and his mother and that made him more obsessed about death.
As previously stated, the renaissance was the rebirth of society. What led to this was a decrease in faith because of the great schism, a conflict between two popes, where both said they were the pope. People were starting to take a secular view compared to what the church told them to believe. Society was changing to where individual viewpoints mattered. With politics starting to matter, and a better economy, places were beginning to be city centered, specifically city states, which are urban societies that have taken secular views.
In Hamlet, William Shakespeare presents the main character Hamlet as a man who is fixated on death. Shakespeare uses this obsession to explore both Hamlet's desire for revenge and his need for assurance. In the process, Shakespeare directs Hamlet to reflect on basic principles such as justice and truth by offering many examples of Hamlet's compulsive behavior; as thoughts of death are never far from his mind. It is apparent that Hamlet is haunted by his father's death. When Hamlet encounters the ghost of his father, their conversation raises all kinds of unthinkable questions, for example murder by a brother, unfaithful mother, that triggers Hamlet's obsession. He feels compelled to determine the reliability of the ghost's statements so that he can determine how he must act. Ultimately, it is his obsession with death that leads to Hamlet avenging the death of his father by killing Claudius.
The first of the metaphors that is the clearest example of his obsession is when he describes her as a “divine beauty.” With this metaphor, he is clearly comparing Laura beauty to that of a goddess. Petrarch is trying to place Laura in a league of her own by comparing her to a goddess. It becomes clear that he focuses only on Laura because of her attractiveness. In relation to life now, comparing someone to a god is something that you most often do not hear. Although, we use it as a way to explain why a girl looks the way she does, most
Neruda begins his sonnet in a most unusual manner. He states in the first few lines ways in which he does not love his companion. He does not love her as if she were “the salt-rose, topaz, or arrow of carnations.” These are all examples of beautiful things that are to be admired. Each one is a bright and colorful breed of rose. The poem is not implying that this person is unattractive. Rather, it is simply stating the unimportance of her appearance in relation to his love for her. The beauty within her soul charms him. The narrator is completely captivated with this person. Neruda uses emotions to portray love in his poem. “Sonnet XVII” does not describe a love for someone who has done kind things or someone who has been there emotionally, mentally, and physically for another. It describes a love that is illogically based on intense affection alone.
He describes flowers falling from the tree above her to rest on her while she sat there “humble in such a glory” (Petrarch 25). This image of a humble woman surrounded by flowers is one that is often associated with the Virgin Mary. Petrarch continues to describe the individual flowers that he sees falling onto Laura: on her skirt, her hair, the ground, the water, and another flower that “seemed to say: Here reigns Love” (Petrarch 30-31). The “Love” that the flower symbolizes could be either Cupid, due to the physical attraction that the poet has for Laura, or Jesus because of the divine qualities that Petrarch gives to Laura. The love could also be symbolic of Jesus because, as previously stated, the vision of Laura that Petrarch is describing in this sonnet is associated with the Virgin
In “Sonnet 43,” Browning wrote a deeply committed poem describing her love for her husband, fellow poet Robert Browning. Here, she writes in a Petrarchan sonnet, traditionally about an unattainable love following the styles of Francesco Petrarca. This may be partly true in Browning’s case; at the time she wrote Sonnets from the Portuguese, Browning was in courtship with Robert and the love had not yet been consummated into marriage. But nevertheless, the sonnet serves as an excellent ...
The matchwomen’s strike of 1888 had undoubtedly provoked a degree of change in nineteenth century industrial Britain, and to a much greater extent than previous strikes like in 1871. It helped to empower the working class, in particular women, through striking against Bryant and May, which had later encouraged further industrial action, as seen in the Dockers’ Strike of 1889. However, the question of whether those involved in the strike, mainly the matchwomen themselves, had successfully met the objectives they set out to achieve is debatable, and will be studied in this essay.
The Renaissance was a time of change. It began in Italy during the 14th century, and spread throughout the North. People all over Europe were affected, for the better and for the worse. Some people finally had a chance to control their own fate. Others, like upper class women, lost their social status. The values and purposes of Renaissance education were to improve the society, increase the economy, and restore the religious beliefs.
In Petrarch’s sonnet III, page 1621, Petrarch is describing how he fell in love with his muse Laura who was a married woman. The first stanza describes how on the anniversary of Christ’s crucifixion, Petrarch first sees Laura; his love, and falls helplessly in love. He claims that he did not fight the feelings and becomes devoted to her. Petrarch continues in his second stanza to describe how he welcomed his new found love without fear and pursued his feelings with confidence. However, that is when his misfortune began. Because Laura was married, she could not return his love and therefore Petrarch takes the role of the lover who cannot be loved in return. By the third stanza, Petrarch describes how his love found him vulnerable and is responsible