WilliamShakespeareName:WilliamShakespeareHome:EnglandBorn:April23th,1564Died:April23th,1616Occupation:Playwright;poetMasterpiece&TragedyHamletOthelloKingLearMacbethKinglearOrigin:ThesubjectofKingLearistakenfromanoldEnglishlegendMainIdea:OldLeardepression,hopetolandtohisthreedaughters.TheTetrarch,heleteachdaughtersaidthatheloved,tocomfortyourhearts.HiseldestdaughterandtwodaughterstocomplimenttheKing,thethirddaughterofNIdiMIAwhoexpressedhissimpleandfeelingswassincereLearexpulsion(classicstatementtoLoveandbesilent),gotoFrancedidQueen.Inthelandtodaughtertwo,Lear'sdaughterimmediatelyfaceabusehim,*Origin:ThestorycomesfromanoldDanishlegend*MainIdea:Oneofthefamoustragedy,isShakespeare'smostprestigiousscreenplay,with"Mikewhite","King"and"Othello"togetherwithShakespeare"fourmajortragedy".In"Hamlet",revengestoryoflovehatefeelingsorrow.Atthesametime,butalsothetragedyofHamletPrinceofDenmark'sname.AfterhavingadaptedthemovieofthesamenameandShaoxingopera,operaandotherworksofart.*TheimageofHamlet:NotmereabookwormbutfearlessandimpetuousHamletTheGreattragediesOrigin:AstorytakingfromanItanliantaleMainIdea: DesdemonadefiesherfathertomarrytheMoorofVenice,themightywarrior,Othello.ButOthello'soldlieutenant,Iago,doesn'tlikeOthello,andisdeterminedtobringaboutthedownfallofOthello'snewfavorite,Cassio,anddestroyOthellointheprocess,bycastingaspersionsonOthello'snewbride.HenryIVOneofthemostremarkablehistoricalplaysDealswitheventsofthe15thcenturyHetakesthecrownfromRichardII,butneverfeelseasyonthethroneNoblemenleagueagainstthekingandriserebellionPartIistherebellionofthePercyfamilyanditsdefeatPartIIcontinuesthestory,bueinthemoodisgrimmer,humourislessgay,andlaughterdiesMasterpiece&comadyTwelfthNightAMidsummerNight’sDrTheMerchantofVeniceMuchAdoAboutNothingTwelvesNightThelastplayofthescondperiodTwinbrotherandsisterseperatedVoiladressedupasaboy,andcountessOliviafellinlovewithherEndinaclearing-upoftheconfusionsofidentityandasuitablepairingoffoftheloversTheGreatComediesPortraredyoungpeoplejustfreedfromfeudalfettersSangofyouth,loveandidealofhappinessFightagaistdestinyitselfandmouldtheirownfateaccordingtotheirownfreewillScenesaresetinsomeimaginaryoridealcountryAMidsummerNight’sDreamAbeautifulfairy-taleTwopairsofloversstruggleforhappinessSpritePuckdropslove-juiceOberon,kingoffairies,setsthematterrightFullofdelightfulfancyandfun,endwithhappynuptialsTheMerchantofVeniceAntoniaborrowsmoneyfromtheJewishusurershylockCouldn’tpayoffthemoney,hemustcutonepoundoffleshAtlast,PortiasavedhislifeClassicLinesTobeornottobe,that’saquestion。Indelaythereliesnoplenty,Thencomekissme,sweetandtwenty,Youth’sastuffthatwillnotendure.Frailty,yournameiswoman!Thetimeoflifeisshort;tospendthatshortnessbasely,itwouldbetoolong. 。Theemptyvesselsmakethegreatestsound.Tomournamischiefthatispastandgoneisthenextwaytodrawnewmischiefon.What'sinaname?Thatwhichwecallarosebyanyothernamewouldsmellassweet.1.Shakespeare’sliterarypositionShakespearehasbeenuniversallyacknowledgedtobethesummitoftheEnglishRenaissance,andoneofthegreatestwriterstheworldover.Andheisthegreatestplaywrightandpoetintheworldofthehistory2.Shakespeare‘slife★BornonApril23,1564,inStratord-on-Avon,alittletowninWarwickshine.★Attheageofseven,hewassenttothelocalgrammarschool.★Whenhewasfourteen,heleftschoolandbecameacountryschoolmaster.★In1582,hegotmarrien.★Startingwritingplaysatabout30yearsold★5yearslater,becoming“universalshareholderoftroupe”★Workedasanactorbefore1590★Diedonthe23rdofApril,16163.Shakespeare’smasterpieceKarlmaxregardedShakespeare’smasterpieceas"thegreatestdramaticgeniusofmankind.“Andhisworkisbuiltonthebasisofawiderangeoflife,sohecreatedpenattheendofeverythingmadeusfeelauthentic.Ithasbeensuggestedbefore,hedoesnotbelongtoiscalled'romantic'thescopeofthemodernpoet,butof'naturalistic'schools,becausehisworkisfullofmodernreal.4.FeaturesofShakespeare’sdrama◆Thefirstperiod(1590-1594):hisapprenticeshipinplay-writing◆Thesecondperiod(1595-1600):hismatureperiod,mainlywrotegreatcomediesandmaturehistoricalplays◆Thethirdperiod(1601-1607):hisdramaticcareer,mainlywrotegreattragediesanddarkcomedies◆Thefourthperiod(1608-1612):mainlywrotehisromanticdrama1)Hamletisahumanist,amanwhoisfreefrommedievalprejudicesandsusperstitions2)Startingfromhishumanistloveofman,heturnstothosearoundhimwiththesameeagerness.3)Hisintellectualgeniusisoutstanging*ThekeynoteofHamlet:MelancholyAtthebeginningoftheplay,heisgrievedforhisfathersdeathandhismotherssuddenmarriagewithhisuncle,amanutterycontemptibleandloathsomeinhiseyes.TheLaterComediesPerciles,Cymbeline,TheWinter’sTale,andTheTempest,writtenbetween1608and1611,areShakespear’slatercomediesThepoems1.VenusandAdonis,anarrativepoemprintedin1593,wasShakespeare’sfirstpublishedwork2.TheRapeofLucrece,andnarrativepoem,isa“graverlabour”andthesubjecttragic.ThepoemismorerhetoricalandelaboratethanVenusandAdonisand,togetherwiththelatter,showsShakespeare’svirtuosityasapoetFeaturesofShakespeare’sDrama1.Shakespeareisoneofthefoundersofrealisminworldlierature.”tohold,asitwere,tomirroruptonature;toshowvirtueherownfeature,scornherownimage,andtheveryageandbodyofthetimehisformandpressure”istheprincipleofrealism2.Shakespeare’sdramaticcreationoftenusedthemethodofadoptation.hisdramabecomesamonumentoftheEnglishRenaissance.3.Shakespeare’slongexperiencewiththestageandhisintimateknowledgeofdramaticartthusacquiredmakehimamasterhandforplaywriting4.Shakespearewasskilledinmanypoeticforms;thesong,thesonnet,thecouplet,andthedramaticblankverse.