Italian High Renaissance artists achieved ideal of harmony and balance comparable with the works of ancient Greece or Rome. Renaissance Classicism was a form of art that removed the extraneous detail and showed the world as it was. Forms‚ colors and proportions‚ light and shade effects‚ spatial harmony‚ composition‚ perspective‚ anatomy - all are handled with total control and a level of accomplishment for which there are no real precedents. Leonardo da Vinci was a Florentine artist‚ one of the
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Essay Hamlet‚ the prince of Denmark‚ is visited by a ghost resembling his father‚ the king of Denmark‚ who recently died. The ghost tells Hamlet that his father was murdered by Claudius‚ the king’s brother‚ who took the throne immediately after his death and married Hamlet’s mother‚ Gertrude. The ghost encourages Hamlet to avenge his father’s death. The aim to kill the betrayer becomes a hard task for Hamlet. He is slow to take action although he never abandons his
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Literature November 10‚ 2011 Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark Hamlet was much more tragic than I could have ever imagined. In my opinion‚ this is the most catastrophic of all Shakespearean work. The play starts off with the three appearances by the ghost of the late King Hamlet‚ father to Hamlet. It was not until the third appearance that Hamlet actually saw his dad. I thought it to be very interesting that the late King Hamlet’s ghost would only speak to his son‚ Hamlet. He wanted his murder to be avenged
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Renaissance Northern Europe produced some of the greatest writers and thinkers the world has ever known. William Shakespeare‚ Thomas More‚ Francois Rabelais were some of the talented people from that time and place. William Shakespeare was a famous playwright‚ poet‚ and genius. His genius was in expressing universal themes in everyday‚ realistic settings. His work explores the complexity of the individual and the importance of the classics. Shakespeare’s love of words also vastly enriched the English
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Italian and Northern European Renaissance The Italian and Northern Europe Renaissances were both an important mark in history by changing the ideals of life‚ thought‚ culture‚ and art of the people’s of this time. In this paper I will explain the motive for change in these cultures‚ including the similarities and differences of the two cultures. The Italian and Northern European Renaissance was the marking point for leaving behind the old ways and moving into the more classical
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Renaissance. Along with your descriptions‚ include answers to the following questions: • What are the social and cultural similarities between the Italian and Northern European Renaissance? • What are the social and cultural differences between the Italian and Northern European Renaissance? • What are the relationships between the arts and the cultures of the Italian Renaissance and the Northern European Renaissance? • How are the social and cultural differences reflected in the arts
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The Renaissance was the rebirth of the European civilization promptly after the Middle Ages. Spreading across Europe from its birthplace in Italy‚ The Renaissance spanned from the 14th to the 16th centuries and was a time of great cultural and social change in Europe. This time period was distinguished by creativity‚ imagination‚ and innovation. This was also the time during which Europe’s classical past was recreated and revisited . What inspired people’s cultural movements during The Renaissance
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Natalie Shapiro 4/9/13 Lesson 18 Was the Renaissance more Medieval or Modern? Identify : Petrarch‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michangelo‚ Rafael‚ Sofonsiba‚ Castiglione‚ Machiavelli Petrarch: Leonardo da Vinci: A citizen of Florence‚ he did much of his work in Milan and Rome. He is best known for the Mona Lisa‚ a portrait of a strangely smiling young woman in Florence. Michangelo: Began his career as a sculptor in Florence. There he did a famous marble statue of David ‚ after the heroic biblical
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Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet‚ Prince Hamlet encounters the supposable spirt of his father‚ the previous king of Denmark. The apparition‚ is a demon that informs Hamlet of how his father war murdered‚ with the intent of creating chaos. It instills in the prince the thirst for vengeance on his uncle and current King of Denmark‚ Claudius‚ and the schemes his downfall. In this process he not only brings acquires vengeance but at an extremely high cost. To start‚ Hamlet encounters
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The Stories of Hamlet (Shakespeare) and the Odyssey (Homer) Throughout the world of literature‚ of Homer’s The Odyssey and Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ revenge has been a common theme. Revenge can come in the form of many faces. It can manifest itself through pride‚ greed‚ carelessness‚ and murder. Revenge can provoke deep dark feelings towards others. These feelings lead to one not thinking about what’s moral but instead to just act instinctually. Revenge is expressed on behalf of a fatal occurrence
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