Shakespeare had lived during the Renaissance, which had brought about a spur of new ideas to form. These ideas included religion, which was a volatile subject to go against. Shakespeare had taken the reigns of the Renaissance in the field of literature, producing revolutionary works. What was so surprising about his writings is that while nobody wanted to write things that went against basic religion, he did in some of his works, and although it is unsure what denominations he was, historians agree that he was a Christian. His views of Christianity, however, often shifted depending on the mood of his plays, mainly between positive views during comedies and negative views during tragedies, along with the combination of ancient religions being common. …show more content…
An example of a comedy would be the play, "A Midsummers Night Dream," presenting a lighter-hearted problem than tragedies, and had refrained from true combat. This play presents a combination between Christianity and the religion of Ancient Greece, showing many Greek gods and goddesses and their cohorts as the play takes part in Greece. The play, although with the main religion presented is the Greek religion in order to set the mood, Christian references can be seen throughout the play as set forth by the society of the land Shakespeare lived in. These comedies often portray religion as a source of happiness and jovial nature-like approaches to the outlook of life. The religion shown in "A Midsummers Night Dream" has conflict within it and along with the issues from both parties, they eventually meet, have their problems resolved, and lived in happiness with those that they