"A Pearl of Irregular Shape"

                I think society today can be compared to Baroque rather than renaissance time period. Baroque was a time of excess which can be seen in the architecture of this time period. Today many choose to adorn themselves with bright colors and costly apparel. A major style today is matching patterns with other patterns that to some may believe is too much. Yet, it is a trend in this society at this time.

                The meaning of Baroque is “a pearl of irregular shape” which was given to describe the abnormal and strangeness of the time period. In this society people are amazed by strange things and can even search out these things to observe them.

                Another characteristic that is apparent in both societies is the emphasis on emotion and drama. Today many people make decisions more based on emotion, or what they want, instead of using logic. Many also pay money to see movies and entertainment that plays on our emotions, because they are more enjoyable to us than documentaries and logical movies. Also in today’s society people create drama in their everyday life. They make drama for different reasons. Some make it to entertain them and other times it is thrown into our lives without a choice from us.

These things in our society compare closely to the Baroque period. They resemble our strange cultures and habits that during the Baroque time period were present.