Unit 3

Young William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare:

Playwright,

Poet

Church and legal recordsChurch and legal records TraditionsTraditions Comments upon his works by his Comments upon his works by his

contemporariescontemporaries““He was not of an age, but for all time!”He was not of an age, but for all time!”

— —Ben Johnson(Ben Johnson( 本本 ·· 琼琼森森 ))

Sources:Sources:

Life:Life: Date of birth: April 23, 1564Date of birth: April 23, 1564 Place of birth: Stratford-on/upon-Avon, Place of birth: Stratford-on/upon-Avon,

Warwickshire(Warwickshire( 沃里克郡埃文河畔的沃里克郡埃文河畔的斯特拉特福镇斯特拉特福镇 ))

October 1579October 1579 October 1582October 1582 May 1583May 1583 February 1585February 1585 15921592

Life:Life:

October 1579: He first met Toby. October 1579: He first met Toby. October 1582: He was married to October 1582: He was married to Anne Anne

HathawayHathaway.. May 1583: His first daughter May 1583: His first daughter SusannaSusanna

was born.was born. February 1585: His another two childreFebruary 1585: His another two childre

n (n (JudithJudith and and HamnetHamnet) were born.) were born.

1586 or 1587: Shakespeare arrived in 1586 or 1587: Shakespeare arrived in London.London.

1592: Shakespeare became famous.1592: Shakespeare became famous. April 23 1616: Shakespeare died.April 23 1616: Shakespeare died.

Questions:Questions: How did Shakespeare live before he How did Shakespeare live before he

went to London?went to London? What were his dreams and ambitions? What were his dreams and ambitions? What about his family?What about his family? What did he do when he first came to What did he do when he first came to

London to try his fortune?London to try his fortune?

Shakespeare as a boyShakespeare as a boy Shakespeare as a studentShakespeare as a student Shakespeare as a young manShakespeare as a young man

(the time between graduation (the time between graduation

from school and getting married)from school and getting married) Shakespeare as a husbandShakespeare as a husband Shakespeare as a fatherShakespeare as a father Shakespeare as an actorShakespeare as an actor

Language Points:Language Points:““But we have to read and learn aBut we have to read and learn a

ll these Latin writers. I want to reall these Latin writers. I want to read modern writers, and English wrid modern writers, and English writers, like ters, like Geoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey Chaucer. Can yo. Can you read?”u read?”

不过我们得学习那些拉丁作家，读不过我们得学习那些拉丁作家，读他们的作品。我想读当代的、尤其他们的作品。我想读当代的、尤其是英国作家的作品。比如杰弗里是英国作家的作品。比如杰弗里 ··乔叟。你识字吗？乔叟。你识字吗？

Geoffrey Chaucer: 杰弗里 · 乔叟 (?1340-1400) an English writer known for his long poem The Canterbury Tales( 坎特伯雷故事集 ), one of the most important works in English literature. It is about a group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury, who tell each other stories.

““We could run away to sea and We could run away to sea and be sailors. Explore the world, likbe sailors. Explore the world, like e Francis DrakeFrancis Drake.”.”

我们可以离家出走，到海上去做水我们可以离家出走，到海上去做水手，像弗朗西斯手，像弗朗西斯 ·· 德雷克那样探德雷克那样探索世界。索世界。

Language Points:Language Points:

Sir Francis Drake: 德雷克爵士 (1540-1596) an English sailor and explorer, who was the first Englishman to sail around the world, and was one of the leaders of the English navy when it defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.

““She’s going to be as beautifuShe’s going to be as beautiful as the l as the Queen of EgyptQueen of Egypt, and as c, and as clever as lever as King SolomonKing Solomon..

她会长得像埃及的皇后一样漂亮，她会长得像埃及的皇后一样漂亮，像所罗门国王一样聪明。像所罗门国王一样聪明。

Language Points:Language Points:

Queen of Egypt: (69-30BC) Cleopatra 克里奥佩特拉 , a queen of Egypt, famous for her beauty, who became the lover of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony.

Elizabeth Taylor

Julius Caesar: 尤利乌斯 · 凯撒 (100-44 BC) a Roman politician, military leader, and writer, who took control of the government of Rome and changed it from a republic to an empire, making himself the first Roman emperor. For this reason, he was murdered. He is also known as the first Roman leader to attack Britain.

“I came; I saw; I conquered.”

Mark Antony: 安东尼 (?83-30 BC) an ancient Roman politician and soldier who supported Julius Caesar. He fell in love with Cleopatra, and after they were defeated in battle, they both killed themselves.

King Solomon: 所罗门 (10th century BC) a king of Israel, the son of King David, who built the temple in Jerusalem( 耶路撒冷 ), and is known for being extremely wise.

Sonnets 18 (ababcdcdefefgg)Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate.Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmed;And every fair from fair sometime declines,

By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed;But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,Nor shall Death brag thou wand’rest in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st.So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

The Great Comedies:The Great Comedies:

•A Midsummer Night’s Dream

•The Merchant of Venice•As You Like It•Twelfth Night

The Great Tragedies:The Great Tragedies:•Hamlet•Othello•King Lear•Macbethhttp://www.willshakespeare.co

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