Compare and contrast Shakespeare's and Cervantes's major works. How do these similarities and differences reflect the culture of their countries as well as important features of early modern cultural life?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Shakespeare's innovation and political commentary
2. Cervantes's emphasis on a changing world in Don Quixote
3. Comparison between Catholic Spain and Protestant England
4. Shakespeare's appeal based on universal themes
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) ?child-bearing women B) ?land-owning men C) ?English Anglicans D) ?convicts E) ?members of the clergy
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a. Louis-Philippe b. Napoleon c. Klemens von Metternich d. Talleyrand e. Edmund Burke