Summative Entry for ENGL210

While people in the English Renaissance wore different clothes and had no access to digital technology, their artistic expressions and the experiences these embody still have an impact on human beings living in the 21st Century.

 

The works made by artists and authors remain relevant for years and years to come. The meaning behind each piece of work lives on and no matter what the time it stays relevant somehow or sometimes the meaning can change by the people who are interpreting it. Throughout history, the themes of love, power, betrayal and much more are used again and again. Many works have been based around these themes. The time may have been different but, in regards to English Literature, many things stay the same and still impact human lives years after they have been published.

 

This unit peaked my interest from the very beginning. I have always loved Shakespeare’s work and the Renaissance period has always amazed me and fascinated me. Every part of the Renaissance time period has inspired and drew my interest, the clothing, the way they worked, the works they have produced. We have looked at so many amazing artists and their works, all different and fantastic, taking in all of their experiences and putting them into their amazing works. These works impact everyone, from students to adults, as people study these works and use the experiences and the teachings, shaping their lives, even now in the 21st Century. These works hold life lessons from peoples experience, however, the expressions and experiences in these works are not just seen as life lessons as they are extremely enjoyable and entertaining to read, learn and interpret.

 

Although the expressions and experiences may be the same and impact human beings living in the 21st Century, the style of writing and the speech used in the works are very different. No matter the differences, whether in clothing, technology available or language used, themes and experience still overlap and interlock. This unit has opened my eyes in so many aspects that I had never thought of before in regards to Shakespeare and the Renaissance period, many things that I am thankful for.

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One thought on “Summative Entry for ENGL210

  1. An enthusiastic Summative entry Anastasia, but it lacks specific details. For your own benefit I would make hot links from some of your key statements back to specific blogs of yours where you develop some of these ideas more fully.

    *Please attend to editing your work carefully. Here is what I have picked up:
    The meaning behind each piece of work lives on and no matter what the time it stays relevant somehow or sometimes the meaning can change by the people who are interpreting it. [clumsy sentence. Try shortening it:
    The meaning behind each piece of work lives on. No matter how long after it is written it stays relevant somehow. Sometimes the meaning can change by the people who are interpreting it.]
    *lessons from peoples experience,= lessons from people’s experience, [‘s or s’ – Apostrophe- if there is a meaning of ownership ( the boy’s apple/ the boys’ apples) then you need an apostrophe. See http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/621/01/. But don’t use apostrophe s for normal plurals!!!]

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