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1、WilliamShakespeare（1564—1616）Shakespeare(1564-1616)Englishplaywrightandpoet——oneofthegreatestdramatists.ThemostwidelyquotedauthorinhistoryHisplayshaveprobablybeenperformedmoretimesthanthoseofanyotherdramatist.Tobeornottobe,thatisaquestion.（生存还是毁灭，这是一个问题
2、。）Betterawittyfoolthanafoolishwit.(宁为聪明的渔夫，不做愚蠢的才子。）Alightheartliveslong.（豁达者长寿）Words,words,onlywords,nomatterfromtheheart.（空话，空话，只有空话，没一点是真。）Thecourseoftrueloveneverdidrunsmooth.(AMidsummerNight’sDream)真爱无坦途。——《仲夏夜之梦》FamoussayingLoveismerelyamadness.（爱
3、情不过是一种疯狂。——《皆大欢喜》）Itisawisefatherthatknowshisownchild.（知子之父为智。——《威尼斯商人》）Alittlemorethankin,andlessthankind.(超乎寻常的亲族，漠不相关的路人。——《哈姆雷特》)Nothingwillcomeofnothing.(一无所有只能换来一无所有。——《李尔王》)Keepupyourbrightswords,forthedewwillrustthem.(收起你们明晃晃的剑，它们沾了露水会生锈的。——《奥赛罗
4、》)FamoussayingShakespeare’sBirthplace--HewasborninthishouseonHenleyStreetinStratford-upon-AvoninApril23,1564.Shakespeare’sBurialSite-----HediedonApril23,1616,andwasburiedintheHolyTrinityChurchinStratford-upon-Avon,Warwickshire,shownhere.HISCOMEDIESHisco
5、mediescelebratehumansociallifeevenastheyexposehumanfolly.Bymeansthataresometimeshumiliating,evenpainful,characterslearngreaterwisdomandemergewithaclearerviewofreality.HISCOMEDIESEarlyComedies(untilabout1595)--reflectintheirgaietyandexuberant(丰富的)languag
6、ethelivelyandself-confidenttoneoftheEnglishnationafter1588。--TheComedyofErrorsMiddleComedies--AMidsummerNight’sDreamandTheMerchantofVenicefromthemid-1590sprovideevidenceofShakespeare’sgrowingmasteryofthecomicformandhiswillingnesstoexploreandtestitsdrama
7、ticpossibilities.HISCOMEDIESMatureComedies--TheromanticplaysAsYouLikeIt,TheMerryWivesofWindsor,andTwelfthNightareoftencharacterizedasjoyouscomediesbecauseoftheirgenerallyhappymoodandsympatheticcharacters.Writtenaround1599and1600,theyrepresentShakespeare
8、’striumphinthefieldofhighcomedy.第十二夜皆大欢喜仲夏夜之梦无事生非威尼斯商人驯悍记amongthemostpowerfulstudiesofhumannatureinallliteratureappropriatelyasthegreatestachievementsofhisdramaticartistry.hisunforgettabletragiccharacters,suchasRomeoandJuliet,Ham
