The Complete Profile of Shakespeare, Introduction to Shakespeare

The great playwright and poet of the English Renaissance, and the master of the humanist literature of the European Renaissance. Most of his plays are based on existing materials such as historical records, **, folklore and old scripts, and he injects his own ideas into the rewriting, giving novel, rich and profound content to the old themes, reflecting the historical reality of the transition from feudal society to capitalist society, and propagating the humanitarian ideas and humanistic views of the emerging bourgeoisie. On the one hand, he extensively borrowed from ancient dramas, English medieval dramas and emerging European culture and arts, and on the other hand, he deeply observed life, understood society, and grasped the pulse of the times, so that Shakespeare was able to create many lifelike characters, depict a broad and colorful picture of social life, and make him famous for his characteristics of blending joy and sorrow, poetry and imagination, unity in contradictions and changes, and rich in life philosophy and critical spirit.

His plays are not bound by the Trinity Law, break through the boundaries of tragedy and comedy, strive to reflect life as it is, delve into the inner mysteries of the characters, and are known for their broadness, profundity, poetry and philosophy.

Chinese name:

William shakespeare.

Foreign name: shakespeare

Nationality: British.

Place of Birth: Stratford, Warwickshire, England.

Date of birth: 23 April 1564.

Date of death: 3 May 1616.

Profession: Playwright, poet, actor.

Representative works: Four tragedies "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear", "Macbeth".

Profile. Hou Weikang's representative works include four major tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear

Lear), Macbeth (Mac

beth)。Famous comedies: "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "The Merchant of Venice", "Twelfth Night", "All Are Happy" ("AS

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Drama, tragicomedy: "Romeo and Juliet". He also wrote 154 sonnets and two long poems.

Ben Jonson called him "the soul of the age", and Marx called him and Aeschylus of ancient Greece "the greatest theatrical genius of mankind". Although Shakespeare wrote only in English, he was a world-famous writer. Most of his works have been translated into many languages, and his plays have been performed in many countries.

He died on April 23, 1616 (May 3, 1616) in the Julian calendar, and the date of birth and the date of death happened to coincide. Shakespeare was born in the same year as Galileo, the famous Italian mathematician, physicist, astronomer and philosopher, and the pioneer of modern experimental science. He is known as "Shakespeare".

Selected essays from junior high school, The Merchant of VeniceHigh school essays "Hamlet" and "Romeo and Juliet (excerpt)".