... big in entertainment and drama. Many big names came about that are still renowned for their magnificent works. One of the big playwrights from the Renaissance was William Shakespeare. Shakespeare wrote hundreds of different plays which portrayed characteristics of everyday society. A few of his works that are still practiced throughout the world are Romeo and Juliet, a story about a boy and girl who are ... from different social classes and fall in love. Drama was a large part in society but was often done during leisure time. Today, Italy is still thriving. Italy gained it ... 's indepe...

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... Celio Secundo Curione wasn't a conspirator but left for Switzerland in 1542 for fear of religious persecution. Burke said that " Curion, an apparent Anabaptist, taught classics at Basel and translated Guicciardini's History of Italy into Latin"(5). Making his contribution as a humanist. But most Italian humanists weren't forced out of Italy but instead left for there own reasons. ... ideas were dangerous. Humanism and Italian culture continued to spread through the Low Countries (Netherlands, Switzerland), into France, Germany, and the Iberian Peninsula. And finally over into England, wh...

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