A. praising Roman virtues whilst endors- ing Christian beliefs
B. praising feminine virtue whilst mocking the fixation on chastity
C. celebrating Cromwell’s victories whilst inviting sympathy for the executed king
D. celebrating the Restoration whilst re- gretting the frivolity of the new regime
3- The Renaissance And Reformation ( 1485-1660 )
- Early Tudor Period (1485-1558)
- Elizabethan Period (1558-1603)
- Jacobean Period (1603-1625)
- Caroline Age (1625-1649)
- Commonwealth Period [Puritan Age] (1649-1660)