<P> The English theatre scene , which performed both for the court and nobility in private performances , and a very wide public in the theatres , was the most crowded in Europe , with a host of other playwrights as well as the giant figures of Christopher Marlowe , Shakespeare and Ben Jonson . Elizabeth herself was a product of Renaissance humanism trained by Roger Ascham , and wrote occasional poems such as On Monsieur 's Departure at critical moments of her life . Philosophers and intellectuals included Thomas More and Francis Bacon . All the 16th century Tudor monarchs were highly educated , as was much of the nobility , and Italian literature had a considerable following , providing the sources for many of Shakespeare 's plays . English thought advanced towards modern science with the Baconian Method , a forerunner of the Scientific Method . The language of the Book of Common Prayer , first published in 1549 , and at the end of the period the Authorised Version ( `` King James Version '' to Americans ) of the Bible ( 1611 ) had enduring impacts on the English consciousness . </P>
<P> The English theatre scene , which performed both for the court and nobility in private performances , and a very wide public in the theatres , was the most crowded in Europe , with a host of other playwrights as well as the giant figures of Christopher Marlowe , Shakespeare and Ben Jonson . Elizabeth herself was a product of Renaissance humanism trained by Roger Ascham , and wrote occasional poems such as On Monsieur 's Departure at critical moments of her life . Philosophers and intellectuals included Thomas More and Francis Bacon . All the 16th century Tudor monarchs were highly educated , as was much of the nobility , and Italian literature had a considerable following , providing the sources for many of Shakespeare 's plays . English thought advanced towards modern science with the Baconian Method , a forerunner of the Scientific Method . The language of the Book of Common Prayer , first published in 1549 , and at the end of the period the Authorised Version ( `` King James Version '' to Americans ) of the Bible ( 1611 ) had enduring impacts on the English consciousness . </P>
who was the famous playwright and poet from england during the renaissance
who was the famous playwright and poet from england during the renaissance
Shakespeare
Shakespeare