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1、 1 Module 3 Literature 在英国乃至世界文学史上 莎士比亚都有举足轻重的地位 下面让我们走进他的文学世 界 William Shakespeare Of all the famous English writers probably the best known is William Shakespeare He was born in Stratford upon Avon in 1564 on April 23rd His father was an important man in town so Shakespeare had a good upbringing S
2、hakespeare probably went to school although no records survive to prove this but not university He got married when he was 18 to Anne Hathaway and the couple had 3 children Shakespeare wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets a sonnet is a kind of poem He began working in his hometown of Stratford but by 1592
3、 was writing in London He became rich enough to buy a 2 house in the capital and one in Stratford He wrote sad stories called tragedies like Romeo and Juliet funny stories or comedies romantic stories and stories about historical figures such as Julius Caesar Shakespeare died on his birthday in 1616
4、 almost 400 years ago But why are his works still popular today His works looked at common human themes such as betrayal murder lust 欲望 power ambition and love These themes are as much a part of human nature today as they were all those years ago and are the themes we see in modern soap operas and H
5、ollywood films Even though his theatre The Globe was burned down in 1613 it was rebuilt in London in 1997 and you can still see his plays performed there today Shakespeare s influence on the English language can still be felt today We talk about fair play meaning honest behaviour but this phrase was
6、 first used by Shakespeare He coined the phrase you can have too much of a good thing And it was Shakespeare who came up with the expression to disappear into thin air which we still use today when we lose something Shakespeare s works have been translated into every major language in the world And
7、perhaps we ll still be as fascinated by his works 400 years from now as we ve been for almost the last 400 1 works n 作品 2 influence n 影响 3 disappear v 消失 4 burn down 烧毁 5 be translated into 被翻译成 1 How long did Shakespeare live 2 Why are Shakespeare s works still popular today 答案 1 52 years 2 Because his works looked at common human themes
