It was me, not Indirik.
And I meant that our exposure to actual Renaissance culture comes from there—which I think is likely closer to actual Medieval culture than many (if not most) modern fictional portrayals of Medieval culture.
Having read or seen Shakespeare by itself doesn't really give much understanding of Renaissance culture . . . which is part of why you see so much bad Shakespeare performed.
And it really depends which fictional portrayal, I think. And regardless of what is closer, I think there are probably people who are influenced by either . . . even though neither really gives the perfect picture.
