新编英语教程 3 Unit 4 A Man from Stratford.pptVIP

Unit 4 A man from Stratford -- William Shakespeare Background Information William Shakespeare (1564-1616), born in Stratford-on-Avon in England, is one of the most remarkable playwrights and poets in the world. He has established his giant position in the world literature with his 38 plays, 154 sonnets and 2 long poems. William Shakespeare Many well-known English sayings come from Shakespeares work, and he has a great influence on the English language and English literature. Surprisingly little is known about his life. Shakespeare lived in an age when the old feudal social and economic order was being destroyed and a new capitalist society was being born and when London took a leading part in that destruction and that new birth. The theatrical companies actively participated in all the current affairs of London and by their performances helped to propagate new ideas. a. Apprenticeship period. b. Highly individualized period. c. Greatest tragedies and dark comedies period. d. Romantic tragicomedies period. Histories历史剧 约翰王 里查二世 亨利四世 亨利五世 亨利六世 里查三世 亨利八世 King John Richard Ⅱ Henry Ⅳ（part 1 and 2） Henry Ⅴ Henry Ⅵ （part 1、2 and 3） Richard Ⅲ Henry Ⅷ Comedies 喜剧 Troilus and Cressida The Tempest The two Gentleman of Verona Measure For Measure Comedy Of Errors Much Ado About Nothing Love’s Labours Lost A Midsummer Night’s Dream Merchant Of Venice As You Like It Taming Of The Shrew Alls Well That Ends Well Twelfth Night Winter’s Tale 特洛埃勒斯与克莱西达 暴风雨 维洛那二绅士 一报还一报 错中错 无事生非 爱的徒劳 仲夏夜之梦 威尼斯商人 皆大欢喜 驯悍记 终成眷属 第十二夜 冬天的故事 Tragedies 悲剧 Cymbeline Hamlet King Lear Macbeth Othello Romeo And Juliet Timon Of Athens Coriolanus Julius Caesar Antony and Cleopatra 辛柏林 哈姆雷特 李尔王 麦克白 奥赛罗 罗密欧与朱丽叶 雅典的泰门 科利奥兰纳斯 恺撒大帝 安东尼与克利欧佩特拉 The common features: Each portrays some noble hero, who faces the injustice of human life and is caught in a difficult situation and whose fate is closely connected with the fate of the whole nation. famous lines and statemen