The Great Plague in England was probably a period of humanism. Shakespeare is a famous English playwright. In addition to preventing the plague during the plague period, he also created many plays. Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's four tragedies, and Hamlet is set in the plague. Hamlet tells the story of revenge of the Danish prince Hamlet, but the tone of the whole play is related to plague and disease. Moreover, Shakespeare once studied classical Chinese, and he may have borrowed King Oedipus from Sophocles, because King Oedipus is also set in the background of plague, and it also has the plot or psychology of killing his father and marrying his mother.
Newton didn't stop thinking except to avoid the plague. There is a famous story about Newton, that is, he saw the apple fall, so he put forward the theory of gravity. It is said that this idea was formed by Newton during the plague. So Newton not only protected his life during the Great Plague in England, but also made great contributions to the development of science.
Therefore, during the Great English Plague, Shakespeare persisted in writing and created classic drama literature. As a scientist, Newton discovered the famous law of gravity. They won't get into trouble in times of crisis. Besides protecting their own lives, they can continue to think and make their own contribution to the world.