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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 18thcentury English essayist Samuel Johnson described his work as "the mirror of life." The 19thcentury English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge spoke of "myriadminded Shakespeare." The 20thcentury 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 StratfordonAvon. 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 （15901594）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 （15951600）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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