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The Renaissance /
Sonnets
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“Renaissance”
• French word meaning “rebirth”
• New interest in science, art, literature
• Great advances in science and education
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Protestant Reformation
• 1517• Martin Luther (German monk)• Protested sale of indulgences (and
other practices) by Catholic church• Nailed 95 Theses to church door• Reformation led to Protestantism• Had a huge influence on society,
politics, and the economy
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Rulers of Note
King Henry VIII
• 17 when crowned
• 6 marriages• 1530—broke
with the Catholic church and created Church of England (a.k.a. Anglican Church)
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King Henry VIII
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Elizabeth I
• ruled 1558-1603• great leader• supported the arts • turned England into a world power
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Sumptuary Laws
• King Henry VIII wanted to be able to tell upon first glance what social class someone belonged to
• Laws specified the kinds of cloth, colors, and accessories that were forbidden to people beneath a certain rank
• Breaking sumptuary laws punishable by loss of possessions, title, or even life.
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Beauty
• White skin• Fair hair• Red lips• Wore lots of
clothes, heavy fabrics, lots of jewels
• Elizabeth = epitome of beauty
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Exploration
God
Glory
Gold
Pamphlets circulated discussing how great life in America was; no mention of hardships.
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Galileo Galilei• Astronomer• Said the universe was
heliocentric – sun-centered
• Contradicted what Catholic Church taught – Universe is Earth-
centered because God is most concerned with us
• Excommunicated in 1633
• Vatican admitted mistake in 1992
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Medical Advances
• Lots of interest in medicine
• Many medical advances
• 1616: discovered that the heart pumps blood through the body via the veins and arteries
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Sonnets
• From the Italian “sonnetto” – a little sound or song
• 14 line poems• Popularized by Francesco
Petrarch in 1300s• Sonnet sequence
– Series of sonnets about a particular theme
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Iambic pentameter
• 5 feet = 10 syllables• 1 foot = 1 unstressed
syllable, 1 stressed syllable
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Forms of sonnets• Italian (Petrarchan)• Common topic: unrequited
love• First 8 lines = octave
– Presents problem/question
• Last 6 lines = sestet– Offers answer/solution
• Rhyme scheme often abba abba cd cd cd
(or) cde cde
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Forms of sonnets
• English (Shakespearean)• 3 quatrains = 4 lines each
– Give details of problem
• 1 couplet = 2 lines– Gives quick solution
• Rhyme scheme usually abab cdcd efef gg