Assignment 2

Thomas Kyd was born to Francis and Anna Kyd on November 2, 1558.  Three days after his birth, Kyd was baptised at St. Mary Woolnoth.  At seven, Kyd began attending Merchant Taylor’s school.  After finishing his schooling, it is uncertain if he attended college.  Evidence suggest that in the 1850′s Kyd became a famous playwright.  Records show him being called “Famous Kyd” and was placed for “best tragedy”.  In the late 1580′s Kyd wrote The Spanish Tragedie, but the earliest surving copy is from 1592.  This was possibly the most popular play of the “Age of Shakespeare” and set high standards in plot construction and characterization.  Kyd never married.  On May 11, 1593, Kyd was arrested for preforming works against the Lord.  After being released, Kyd was not let back into the Lord’s service.  The last known account of Kyd is the publication of Cornelia in 1954.  Thomas Kyd was died less than a year later on July 16, 1594; he was 35 years old.

A Renaissance man is someone who is knowledgeable on a variety of subjects and excels above others.  When I think of a current Renaissance Man, the first person who comes to mind is our former State FFA President, Junior Chapman.  Throughout Junior’s year of service, he was exposed to a variety of cultures and experienced numerous activities.  Junior has always excelled in school, as far as grades are concerned.  Serving as the State FFA President, he traveled across the nation and to a foreign country, giving him worldly experience.  Junior has received numerous awards and donated hundreds of hours of his time to the success of agricultural education and the Georgia FFA Association.