William Shakespeare was among the most important writers of the Northern Renaissance. He gained popularity as a poet and a A) ___ His prominent works include plays such as Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, and B) ___. Shakespeare's works are well known for exploring the Renaissance ideals of humanism and C) ___

A) sculptor

playwright

painter

B) Macbeth

utopia

the prince

C) Catholicism

classicism

realism

The correct answers are A) playwright. B) Macbeth. C) classicism.

William Shakespeare was among the most important writers of the Northern Renaissance. He gained popularity as a poet and a playwright. His prominent works include plays such as Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, and Macbeth. Shakespeare's works are well known for exploring the Renaissance ideals of humanism and classicism.

William Shakespeare was the famous and talented English playwriter of the Renaissance times that wrote classic plays that still today are an important part of the play-scene in acclaimed places such as London, England and Broadway, New York. He wrote Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, and Midsummer Night's Dream.