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Ⅲ。 William Shakespeare
1. 一般识记
Brief Introduction
William Shakespeare was the greatest writer of plays who ever lived. His friend & fellow playwright Ben Jonson said that Shakespeare was "not of an age but for all time." The 18th-century English essayist Samuel Johnson described his work as "the mirror of life." The 19th-century English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge spoke of "myriad-minded Shakespeare." The 20th-century English dramatist George Bernard Shaw stressed his "enormous power over language."
2. 识记
His Life & Career
The exact date of Shakespeare''s birth is not known， but his baptism was recorded on April 26， 1564， in the parish register of Holy Trinity Church at Stratford-on-Avon. Since it was customary to baptize infants within two or three days of birth， April 23 is regarded as a reasonable birth date. It is also the date on which he died in 1616. Generally， his dramatic career is spanided into 4 periods.
The First Period （1590-1594）-five historical plays & four comedies：
Henry Ⅵ， part Ⅰ （1590）
Henry Ⅵ， part Ⅱ （1590）
Henry Ⅵ， part Ⅲ （1591）
Richard Ⅲ （1592）
Titus Andronicus （1593）
The Comedy of Errors （1592）
The Two Gentlemen of Verona （1594）
The Taming of the Shrew （1593）
Love''s Labor''s Lost （1594）
The Second Period （1595-1600）-five historical plays， six comedies & two tragedies：Richard Ⅱ （1595）
King John （1596）
Henry Ⅳ， Part Ⅰ & Part Ⅱ（1597）
Henry V （1598）
A Midsummer Night''s Dream （1595）
The Merchant of Venice （1596）
Much Ado About Nothing （1598）
As You Like It （1599）
Twelfth Night （1600）
The Merry Wives of Winsor （1598）
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