1、William Shakespeare,William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the worlds pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called Englands national poet.,Shakespeare,His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narra
2、tive poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language, and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.,The life of Shakespeare 1564-1616,Shakespeare was born on the 23rd of April,1564, in Warwickshire(沃里克郡 ) of England. At school he lik
3、ed watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of 14 . He married in 1582 and had three children. At 28 he moved to London and joined a theatre company. He became a successful actor and started writing plays. Queen Elizabeth I enjoyed the Shakespeares play very much.
4、 Shakespeares activities as a dramatist ,poet, actor and proprietor, lasted till the year 1612 when he retired from the stage and returned to Stratford(斯特拉特福). Shakespeare died on the 23rd of April,1616.,Histories,Henry IV Richard III,The merchant of Venice(威尼斯商人)Midsummer nights dream(仲夏夜之梦)Happy (皆大欢喜)Twelfth night (十二夜),4 Comedy,4 Tragedy,Hamlet(哈姆雷特)Othello(奥赛罗)Macbeth(麦克白)king Lear(李尔王),Romeo and Juliet,Thank you,