Shakespeare莎士比亚一生及其作品

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c. Period of Gloom and Depression (1601-1607)
“Hamlet” “Troilus and Cressida” “All’s Well That Ends Well” “Measure for Measure” “Othello” “King Lear” “Macbeth” “Antony and Cleopatra” “Coriolanus” “Timon of Athens”
a. Period of Early Experimentation (15901594) “Henry VI, Part I” “Henry VI, Part II” “Henry VI, Part III” “Richard III” “The Taming of the Shrew” “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” “Love’s Labour’s Lost” “Romeo and Juliet”
Shakespeare’s activities as a dramatist, poet,actor and proprietor,lasted till the year 1612 when he retired from the stage and returned to Stratford.Shakespeare died on the 23rd of April, 1616.
• William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover originally from Snitterfield, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer. • At the age of seven Shakespeare was sent to the local grammar school which he attended for six years.Besides reading and writing he was taught Latin and Greek. • In 1577 he was taken from the school and for some time had to help his father in the trade.
“Hamlet” “Othello” “King Lear” “Macbeth”
b. Period of Rapid Development (15951600)
“Richard II” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” “King John” “The Merchant of Venice” “Henry IV, Part I” “Henry IV, Part II” “Much Ado about Nothing” “Henry V” “The Merry Wives of Windsor” “Julius Caesar” “As You Like It” “Twelfth Night”
• In 1582 Shakespeare married a farmer’s daughter Anne Hathaway.When in the year 1585 a son was born to William Shakespeare, the boy was named Hamnet,obviously after Hamlet,the hero of the tragedy written by Thomas Kyd(15587--1594),a gifted playwright and predecessor of Shakespeare. • Shakespeare arrived in London in the year 1586 or 1587.At that time the drama was rapidly gaining popularity among the people.
d. Period of Calm and Peace (1608-1612)
“Pericles” “Cymbeline” “The Winter’s Tale” “The Tempest” “Henry VIII”
His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems,and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
Divisions of his literary career: a. Period of Early Experimentation (15901594) b. Period of Rapid Development (15951600) c. Period of Gloom and Depression (1601-1607) d. Period of Calm and Peace (1608-1612)
During the first years of Shakespeare’s life in London he had to go through many hardships.In one way or another he became acquainted with certain theatrical companies.By the end of the 1580 Shakespeare is known to have been an actor and playwright in one of the leading companies of players-- “Lord Chamberlaine’s Company” directed by James Burbage.Later on he became a shareholder of the theatre and having proved himself to be a practical and just man, he soon won the respect and love of his fellows.
William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an Englishpoet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".
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