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Talk Renaissance Live

Welcome everybody to the TLR show with Daiana Frost. Today we will have the pleasure to speak with 3 important people that have contributed a lot to our present world providing us with their remarquable styles that amazes us. Being from the renaissance era has highlighted the importance of our guest; they have contributed into bringing their artistic talents and views to change the darken era best known as The Middle ages. The renaissance era where our guests are from started in Italy then spread out through all of Europe .They are Michelangelo, Niccolo Machiavelli and Francesco Petrarch.

Our first guest a true renaissance man that has lived up to his title by venturing into many artistic areas such as sculpting, painting, poetry, architecture and even engineering. Lets all give a round of applause for Michelangelo! (Audience stands of up claps) (Michelangelo Enters) -Hello Sir or should I call you Michelangelo or Angelo? (Michelangelo and Daiana frost shake hands then sit) -Angelou would do.

-Ok Mr. Angelou it is an honor to have you here on my show! TO have a man who has accomplished so many things during his time has awed many people, what would you say would be one of your greatest works? -I thrived to expand my abilities higher therefor I was asked to finish the statue of David which I worked through meticulously and finished sculpting it in 1504. -Wow that statue must have been a lot of work but it is all worth it, how did your skills in architecture benefit Italy at the time? -Not wanting to vent but I have designed the most prestigious churches/chapels of my time such as the Medici Chapel which I did not finish during the time I was alive but those following my works finished it for me. _Wow you mean from the Medici family a very prestigious and powerful family? -Indeed. -You have also ventured into poetry tell us where some of your famous poems? -May I recite one for you: I feel as lit by fire a cold countenance That burns me from afar and keeps itself ice-chill; A strength I feel two shapely arms to fill.

I love expressing my desires throughout my words, my poetry has always been a mystery to all and shall stay that way. -Well Mr. Angelou it was so nice speaking with you and I must say that your achievements have truly amazed me! -Thank you Ms. Frost, all the pleasure was mine. (Michelangelo exists, audience claps)

Now ladies and gentlemen wasnt that a treat! Now for out next guest who was a talented playwright during his time, who wrote everything from non-fiction to fiction, mostly taking part into political matters because of his well brought up education. Let us all welcome Niccolo Machiavelli! (Audience applauds) (Machiavelli enters, audience gasp) -Hello, Mr. Machiavelli! -Hello. -Now a man filled with so much knowledge as you are did you always want to be in your present position? As an intellectual, a humanist? _Well Ms. Frost I did not have much choice, I did not know any other life other than learning about the political ways of my country, the expectations were high I had to live up to them. -How do you think your upbringing my many of your tutors and possibly many hours studying? -I have often written several documents on how the political world is, it was a way for me to show the world what is going on in that area and how to better it. The information that I have gathered studying has allowed me to recognize the political failures, what better way to write if it isnt by doing it though fiction.

_Ahh you are a wise man... And may I ask what is one of your most famous works? -First I must say that in my time political men valued my words and to have me comment on some the political movements going on was sure to influence them. One of my works The Prince which has caused a lot of controversy among the churches and among Humanist. -So you are saying that your ideas were not accepted by the public? -No several other people had their restricted views and my theories and ide3as represented a threat for them, my realistic ways didnt settle to well with their idealistic ways. -Well thank you so much for coming out here to talk to us , you must be a very busy man but it was a pleasure. _No, thank you for allowing me to clarify what my work was all about. (Niccolo exist, audience claps) Whew ladies and gentlemen we have taken a visit to the past and it has been marvelous to end our show we are about to meet the one and only man given the name Father of humanism. Can you guess who it is? Lets welcome Francesco Petrarch!

(Audience applauds) _ Wow!!! Well on this show we believe in saving the best for last and you sure are one of the best!!! How are you Mr. Petrarch? What would you like to tell you audience today? -I would like to tell the audience that knowledge is the key your success. _ Yes, yes it is. If you dont mind Mr. Petrarch telling us about your life in the monastery?

-I was forced to enter because poverty. I grew found about the practices and the devotion they took towards God. _ Now you were valuable to the church because you brought the modern world ideas into Christianity how did you do that? _ I cannot say how I did that but I found a way to link the two in a way that the Catholic church would not disapprove of modern day ideas, it had to be done and I was more then willing to do so. -You are said to be a prolific writer, writing several letters to your closest correspondence such a talent, did you ever get tired? -No this way a way for me to express my love for literature. I have often published some of my letters written to my friends and to my dearest lover (Audience oooos) -Are we referring to the lovely Laura? -Yes but I will not say much about my relationship with her all that you must know was that I was besotted with her beauty and she was my inspiration to several famous poems of mine.

-But why were you so taken by this woman? -She is not just any woman; she is The One. Although she is married she is still mine nothing change that fact. -You are often refferd as the one who started Humanism why so?

- I do not know why but I believe that I started my own plague as in to influencing other to write letter to each other because of my own penmanship. (Audience gasps) -Oh how marvelous, there is a rumor going around that some of Shakespeares works have been inspired by our sonnets , I must say that I am not shocked because you two are both talented is poetry. - Thank you, that is quite true -Well it was very nice having you here on my show and getting to learn so much about your life thank you for coming. -Your welcome it was a pleasure for me also. (Audience applaud, Petrarch exist) (Show is over)