1. a“Re-Birth” 1350’s-1600’s

2. Italy It begins in Florence ->Venice -> Rome HOW? The Medici Family comes to power in Florence. Great Patrons of the Arts It becomes “cool” to have paintings, hire musicians, etc. …..it SPREADS all over Europe.

3. Italian Literature Key Players Niccolò Machiavelli The Prince, 1532 “the ends justify the means” Machiavellian has become an adjective Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey-> The father of the English Sonnet

4. the “Renaissance Man” Italian Painter Mathematician Engineer Architect Explored medicine, astronomy, dynamics… Art Flourishes Once Again

5. The Last Supper Master of Perspective

6. Virgin on the Rocks/ Madonna on the Rocks by: da Vinci We can “read” paintings… there are symbols, levels of importance, controversy, social commentary, etc.

9. Beginning the English Renaissance

10. a 2 nd son. a musician. a composer. an athlete. a soldier. a poet. a husband. a father. a king. As you watch the mini-movie, try to write down *the 6 wives of Henry VIII and how each died *how the church changes and infer as to why *Henry VIII’s 3 children *Infer as to which religion each child prescribes to

12. Queen Katherine of Aragon " Queen of Hearts" 1485 - 1536 (aged 50) Anne Boleyn Born 1501- Crowned June 1533 Executed May 19th, 1536 by order of Henry VIII Queen Jane Seymour 1508- married May 30th, 1536 - died1537 Anne of Cleves Born 1515 - died 1557 Queen 1540 (6 months) Katherine Howard Born 1521 - married the King July 28, 1540 - executed February 13, 1542 by order of the King Catherine Parr Born 1512 - Died 1548 Queen Consort from July 1543 to 1547 Divorced. Beheaded. Died. Divorced. Beheaded. Survived.

13. England’s King + the Church (Pope in Rome) =a Catholic England …until King Henry VIII wants a Divorce The Pope Says “NO” So, King Henry VIII BREAKS AWAY from the Catholic Church and starts his own church! Church of England (Protestant)

14. HENRY VIII Edward IV Bloody Mary Queen Elizabeth I

15. A time of religious peace Protestantism Marriages were based on economic factors Increase of leisure activities Holidays: April Fools, Twelfth Night All Hallows Eve, May Day

17. Born in 1564 in STRATFORD-upon- AVON (about 100 miles from London) Married Anne Hathaway “The Lost Years” 1592: We get word that Shakespeare has grown to some prominence in London’s Theatre Scene William Shakespeare

18. The Top Bard 1594-1599 The principle actor and manager of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men [performed for the Queen, later known as the King’s Men when James I takes the throne] 1599: Became part owner of the Globe theater

19. “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” Plays were wildly popular with the “common folk” Actors were considered “scoundrels” by those in power The theater worked on a repertory system » They had a range of plays prepared to perform and then performed a different one each afternoon!

20. “The Wooden O” Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre opened in 1599

21. 3 Levels of the Stage - Heaven -Earth -Hell

23. A festival that concludes the 12 Days of Christmas. There is a “Lord of Misrule” appointed to “preside over the Christmas festivities.” On this day the King and all those who were high would become the peasants and vice versa. At the beginning of the twelfth night festival a cake which contained a bean was eaten. The person who found the bean would run the feast. Midnight signaled the end of his rule and the world would return to normalbean

24. Twelfth Night or What You Will Circa 1600-1601 Written for Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas festivities The sub-title refers to the wealthier characters who do little work and have the freedom to do as they please; all the while the only hard work being done is by their servants

25. The Setting: Illyria (near the Adriatic Sea) Central Idea: Mistaken Identity 2 Plots: Main Plot: Viola, who has been shipwrecked, is looking for her twin brother Sebastian. In her search for her brother, she pretends to be a boy in order to get hired by the local Duke. Meanwhile, the Duke is in love with Olivia… Sub Plot: Several characters conspire to make Olivia’s snotty head servant, Malvolio, believe that Olivia wants to marry him!

26. Our Goal The Renaissance Faire on November 19 th Read Shakespearean sonnets Twelfth Night Act out a scene from the play Create a Renaissance Mask Dress in the styles of the Renaissance at the Faire