Shakespeare Dbq Essay

A renaissance man is a person with many talents or areas of knowledge. Shakespeare was an outstanding writer. The author might have an interest in Renaissance men. This might be the reason for the writer to be interested in this topic. Shakespeare was a renaissance man. He was very talented and knowledgeable. Even though there isn’t much known about him, it doesn’t mean that he didn’t write the famous works. Many people believe that Shakespeare was a wise man. His funeral monument has an epitaph that compares him to wise and knowledgeable people. It also compares him to greek gods. Even though we know little about Shakespeare there is a lot that we can appreciate about him. Shakespeare was very talented. He was able to blend idealism with realism. “Shakespeare lived in a time when the romantic spirit was melting with modern, idealism with realism (Bierbaum Document 3).” Shakespeare had creative power that allowed him to create amazing literature pieces. “His dramatic capacity was vast and multiform;it consisted first, in his great creative power (Bierbaum document 3).” He was also able to create strong and independent characters.

He was considered an academic obsession. “Shakespeare it seems, is not so much a historical figure as an academic obsession (Bryon document 2).” He knew Latin and Greek. “While Jonson’s remarks may have been fairly accurate for the Elizabethan standards of the time, there is growing internal evidence that Shakespeare in fact possessed a considerable command of both Latin and Greek and a surprisingly deep comprehension of classics (Phillips and Hunt document 5).” He was able to translate ancient texts. “Shakespeare not only probably translated some of the ancient texts for his own purposes and projects, but he was also sufficiently well versed in the classics to have borrowed inspiration from a range of classical sources from history to poetry and drama… ( Phillips and Hunt document