Renaissance lecture on 18-1-2012

On the 18th we had a lecture from Sonya informing us about renaissance we were asked to think of questions at the beginning that we wanted to know about the topic to see how useful the presentation was at giving us the information we needed.

Questions and Answers

• Were is it from?
• Renaissance is a french word translating to rebirth - it is the beginning of a new era.

• Who started the Renaissance?
• As an era the renaissance is just a period of time with no defiant starting/ending date.

• When was the Renaissance?
• It was an era between the 1500s and the 1600s.

• Why did it start?
• The renaissance began as people became more aware of new discoveries and wanted to learn more about the world, slowly beginning to question religion.

• How do the actors see the renaissance?
• Actors of that time seen the renaissance as a time where the thought of theatre and its influence on people of this period where changing and becoming more acknowledged.

• Who along with shakespeare was around in this era?
• William Shakespeare
• Ben Jonson
• Christopher Marlowe
• James Burbage
• Richard Burbage