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1.Political background After long years of domestic year England enjoy a prosperity during Queen Elizabeth The defeat of Spanish English naval gradually become a mighty power 3. Culture Background The Renaissance, which began in Italy in the 14th century, at that time western European countries had a keen interest in the Greek and Latin With spreading of the Greek and Roman culture there appear a number of humanist According to them it was against human nature to sacrifice the happiness of this life for an after life. They argued that man should be given full freedom to enrich their intellectual and emotional life 2. Economical Background During the Middle Ages, England was an agrarian society which exported a lot of wool English burghers made their fortunes was the wool trade English had been famous for her wool on another hand the capitalist class and laboring class came into being 3. Culture Background near the end of the 15th century that Italian influence came to be important, and it was not until the accession of Henry VIII to the throne in 1509 that a notable Renaissance took place in England. Humanism 人文主义 Humanism: Humanism is a rational philosophy informed by science, inspired by art, and motivated by compassion. Affirming the dignity of each human being, it supports the maximization of individual liberty and opportunity consonant with social and planetary responsibility. It advocates the extension of participatory democracy and the expansion of the open society, standing for human rights and social justice. Free of supernaturalism, it recognizes human beings as a part of nature and holds that values—be they religious, ethical, social, or political—have their source in human experience and culture. Humanism thus derives the goals of life from human need and interest rather than from theological or ideological abstractions, and asserts that humanity must take responsibility for its own destiny. Brief of shakespare William Shakespeare ,who was a thin