Raquel G
The
two people from the Renaissance who have made a lasting impact on
society are Christopher Columbus and William Shakespeare. Although these
two personages were successful in two completely different areas, their
achievements have had lasting effects nonetheless. Columbus
“sailed the ocean blue,” and by doing so, he accidentally discovered a
continent whose presence is dominant today. Columbus’s discovery of the
New World is still known as the greatest accident in history. The
unearthing of the New World had a domino effect, including colonization,
the writing of the Constitution, and eventually America molding itself
into the self-sufficient nation it is known as today. Another renowned
person, William Shakespeare, took the world by storm in a different
aspect, through the written word. Shakespeare added over 2000 new words
to the English language, such as hobnob and equivocal.
Shakespeare wrote thirty-seven plays, in addition to two long poems and
154 sonnets. Shakespeare’s writings not only provided lavish
entertainment during the Renaissance, but also act as a piece of history
studied by millions of people 400 years later for their deep and
insightful depictions of human behavior. These two men’s successes form
the greatest gifts given to modern-day society, a home and a language.
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| William Shakespeare 1564-1616 |
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| Christopher Columbus 1451-1506 |
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