HAMLET
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Written task about the Renaissance
Answer two of the following four questions about the Renaissance:
1 Explain how the Renaissance was different from the preceding period.
2 How did Johann Gutenberg's invention in 1452 influence the development of literature?
3 Mention two important English authors from the period, accounting for their work and life.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
William Shakespeare was born in 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. He was the son of John Shakespeare, a glover, and Mary Arden, of farming stock. He was the oldest of three sons, and there were four daughters. William Shakespeare was educated at the local grammar school, and married Anne Hathaway, in 1582. They had a daughter, Susanna, together in 1583, and twins, Hamnet and Judith, in 1585.
Shakespeare became an actor in 1591 when he moved to London. After some years he started writing poems and short plays for the public...