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The English sonnet underwent changes in the 16th century. The most significant change would be how sonnets are now structured. The Italian Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced as two parts: 8 lines with the scheme of abbaabba and then six lines with the scheme of cdcdcd. This can be seen in Petrarch, Rima 140. However, William Shakeseare change how sonnets would be written. He came up with the Shakespearean sonnet with is fourteen, ten syllable lines with a certain rhyme scheme (abab cdcd efef gg). This rhyme scheme can be seen in the poem, “They flee from me” on page 653. The first line ends with “seek” and the third line ends with “meek”. This structure continues until the last two lines which rhyme with each other back to back. Dramas were not allowed within the city so they were mainly concentrated outside of London. However, during the English Renaissance dramas became extremely popular. Before now we saw mainly books, songs and poems. However, the further we go you see more plays being written and performed. During the 16th century everything seemed up and they enjoyed elaborate things so why not plays also? William …show more content…
The father of the three brothers, when he gives them their respective coats, requests that they always live together as brethren or brothers. The father wants them to be unified in whatever they do. While in Oroonoko, or the Royal Slave, a love story between Oroonoko and Imoinda portrayed as passionate lovers wanting to be together. A difference between this two could be the seriousness of the two writings. For example, in “A Tale of a Tub” the writing is loaded with satire and is used to make fun of religion. At the very beginning it start off with an apology if the reader gets offened. However; in Oroonoko, or the Royal Slave, this seems like it could actually happen, this book is more serious and

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