How do the following excerpts describe humanism? Explain.

1. How do the following excerpts describe humanism? Explain. • “To thine own self be true, And it must follow as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man” • Hamlet • Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings • Julius Caesar • How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in’t. • The Tempest

2. The Northern Renaissance Begins Mid 1400s… parts of northern France, Belgium and Netherlands

3. Northern Artists • Flemish painters • Jan and Hubert van Eyck • First to use oil paint • Pieter Bruegel • Lively scenes of peasant life • Peter Paul Rubens • Painter and diplomat • Albrecht Durer – “German Leonardo” • Tried to achieve ideal beauty with careful examination of human form

4. Pieter Bruegel’s Peasant Dance

5. Northern Humanists & Writers • Erasmus • Called for reforms in Church • Exposed immoral behavior of clergy • Sir Thomas More • Wrote Utopia – a perfect society • Beheaded for treason • Shakespeare • English poet and playwright • Tragedies and comedies • Cervantes • Don Quixote

6. Printing Revolution • 1456 – Johann Gutenberg developed moveable metal type in Germany • Printed a complete edition of Bible • Implications? • Cheaper production of books • Literacy increases • Exposure to new ideas