The Enclosure movement compelled peasants to become the hired laborers for the merchants. The commercial expansionand the rise of bourgeoisie. The war with Spain:in 1588,the Spanish Armada was defeated 5 England had sovereignty over the seas.London developed in size and importance as the nation's capital,and from the foundation of the first public theatre in London,the stage became the forum of debate, spectacle,and entertainment.Hand in hand with the growth in theatrical expression went the growth of Modern English as a national language. 2.0 Introduction to Renaissance Renaissance marks the transition from the medieval to the 5 modern world.It first started in Italy in the 14th century and gradually spread all over Europe.The word "Renaissance"means rebirth or revival.In essence,it is a historical period in which the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of those old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe and introduce new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie,and to lift the restriction in all areas placed by the Roman Catholic Church authorities Two features of renaissance: 5 1.It is a thirsting curiosity for the classical literature.People The Enclosure movement compelled peasants to become the hired laborers for the merchants. The commercial expansion and the rise of bourgeoisie. The war with Spain: in 1588, the Spanish Armada was defeated. England had sovereignty over the seas. London developed in size and importance as the nation’s capital，and from the foundation of the first public theatre in London，the stage became the forum of debate， spectacle，and entertainment. Hand in hand with the growth in theatrical expression went the growth of Modern English as a national language. 2.0 Introduction to Renaissance Renaissance marks the transition from the medieval to the modern world. It first started in Italy in the 14th century and gradually spread all over Europe. The word “Renaissance” means rebirth or revival. In essence, it is a historical period in which the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of those old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe and introduce new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie, and to lift the restriction in all areas placed by the Roman Catholic Church authorities. Two features of renaissance: 1. It is a thirsting curiosity for the classical literature. People 5’ 5’ 5’