1、Shakespeare (15641616),Main Contents,1.Shakespeares literary position2.Shakespeares life3.Shakespeares masterpiece 4. Features of Shakespeares drama,1.Shakespeares literary position,Shakespeare has been universally acknowledged to be the summit of the English Renaissance ,and one of the greatest wri
2、ters the world over. And he is the greatest playwright and poet in the world of the history,2.Shakespeares life, Born on April 23, 1564,in Stratord-on- Avon, a little town in Warwickshine.At the age of seven, he was sent to the local grammar school.When he was fourteen, he left school and became a c
3、ountry school master. In 1582, he got marrien.,Starting writing plays at about 30 years old 5 years later, becoming “universal shareholder of troupe” Worked as an actor before 1590 Died on the 23rd of April,1616,3.Shakespeares masterpiece,Karl max regarded Shakespeares masterpiece as “the greatest d
4、ramatic genius of mankind.“ And his work is built on the basis of a wide range of life, so he created pen at the end of everything made us feel authentic. It has been suggested before, he does not belong to is called romantic the scope of the modern poet, but of naturalistic schools, because his wor
5、k is full of modern real.,4. Features of Shakespeares drama,The first period（1590-1594）：his apprenticeship in play-writingThe second period（1595-1600）：his mature period, mainly wrote great comedies and mature historical plays,The third period（1601-1607）：his dramatic career, mainly wrote great traged
6、ies and dark comedies The fourth period（1608-1612）：mainly wrote his romantic drama,The Great Comedies,Portrared young people just freed from feudal fetters Sang of youth , love and ideal of happiness Fight agaist destiny itself and mould their own fate according to their own free will Scenes are set
7、 in some imaginary or ideal country,A Midsummer Nights Dream,A beautiful fairy-tale Two pairs of lovers struggle for happiness Sprite Puck drops love-juice Oberon , king of fairies, sets the matter right Full of delightful fancy and fun,end with happy nuptials,The Merchant of Venice,Antonia borrows
8、money from the Jewish usurer shylock Couldnt pay off the money , he must cut one pound of flesh At last ,Portia saved his life,Twelves Night,The last play of the scond period Twin brother and sister seperated Voila dressed up as a boy ,and countess Olivia fell in love with her End in a clearing-up o
9、f the confusions of identity and a suitable pairing off of the lovers,Henry IV,One of the most remarkable historical plays Deals with events of the 15th century He takes the crown from Richard II ,but never feels easy on the throne Noblemen league against the king and rise rebellion Part I is the re
10、bellion of the Percy family and its defeat Part II continues the story , bue in the mood is grimmer , humour is less gay , and laughter dies,The Great tragedies,Origin : A story taking from an Itanlian tale Main Idea : Desdemona defies her father to marry the Moor of Venice, the mighty warrior, Othe
11、llo. But Othellos old lieutenant, Iago, doesnt like Othello, and is determined to bring about the downfall of Othellos new favorite, Cassio, and destroy Othello in the process, by casting aspersions on Othellos new bride.,King lear,Origin : The subject of King Lear is taken from an old English legen
12、d Main Idea : Old Lear depression , hope to land to his three daughters . The Tetrarch, he let each daughter said that he loved, to comfort your hearts . His eldest daughter and two daughters to compliment the King , the third daughter of NI di MIA who expressed his simple and feelings was sincere L
13、ear expulsion (classic statement to Love and be silent) , go to France did Queen . In the land to daughter two , Lears daughter immediately face abuse him ,*Origin: The story comes from an old Danish legend *Main Idea: One of the famous tragedy, is Shakespeare s most prestigious screenplay, with“ Mi
14、ke white“,“ King“ and“ Othello“ together with Shakespeare “four major tragedy“. In“ Hamlet“, revenge story of love hate feeling sorrow. At the same time, but also the tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark s name. After having adapted the movie of the same name and Shaoxing opera, opera and other works
15、 of art. *The image of Hamlet:Not mere a bookworm but fearless and impetuous,Hamlet,1) Hamlet is a humanist , a man who is free from medieval prejudices and susperstitions 2) Starting from his humanist love of man , he turns to those around him with the same eagerness . 3) His intellectual genius is
16、 outstanging *The keynote of Hamlet : Melancholy At the beginning of the play , he is grieved for his fathers death and his mothers sudden marriage with his uncle , a man uttery contemptible and loathsome in his eyes .,The Later Comedies,Perciles,Cymbeline,The Winters Tale, and The Tempest,written b
17、etween 1608 and 1611,are Shakespears later comedies,The poems,1.Venus and Adonis,a narrative poem printed in 1593,was Shakespeares first published work 2.The Rape of Lucrece ,and narrative poem ,is a “graver labour”and the subject tragic.The poem is more rhetorical and elaborate than Venus and Adoni
18、s and,together with the latter,shows Shakespeares virtuosity as a poet,Features of Shakespeares Drama,1.Shakespeare is one of the founders of realism in world lierature.”to hold,as it were,to mirror up to nature;to show virtue her own feature,scorn her own image,and the very age and body of the time
19、 his form and pressure” is the principle of realism 2.Shakespeares dramatic creation often used the method of adoptation.his drama becomes amonument of the English Renaissance. 3. Shakespeares long experience with the stage and his intimate knowledge of dramatic art thus acquired make him a master hand for playwriting 4.Shakespeare was skilled in many poetic forms;the song,the sonnet ,the couplet,and the dramatic blank verse.,Thats all , Thank you!,
