Shakespeare and Hamlet.ppt

Shakespeare and Hamlet Shuo Cao Playwright, Poet, Actor Owner of theatres. Born to a middle class glove- maker’s family in Stratford- upon-Avon, a small town to the northwest of London. Attended the local grammar school and learned “little Latin and less Greek”. Stratford-Upon-Avon  Married at the age of 18 to a woman . Fled to London in 1584 and performed various mean jobs there. Started to work as an actor and playwright at around 1590. Achieved quick success and eventually became the most popular playwright in England and part-owner of the Globe Theater Shakespeare’s Achievements 37 plays, 2 narrative poems and 154 sonnets Shakespeare’s humanism. Shakespeare represented the trend of history. Shakespeare’s characterization. Shakespeare’s originality. Shakespeare as a great poet. Shakespeare as a master of the English language. Four Periods of Shakespeare’s Literary CareerThe first period:1590-1594 (his apprenticeship in playwriting) King Henry VI Richard III Two Gentlemen of Verona Love’s Labors Lost Romeo and Juliet 亨利六世 理查三世 维罗纳二绅士 爱的徒劳 罗密欧与朱丽叶 Romeo and Juliet The second period, from 1595 to 1600, is the period of his rapid development, during which he wrote great comedies and mature historical plays. A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor Much ado about nothing As You Like It Twelfth Night Julius Caesar 仲夏夜之梦 威尼斯商人 温沙的风流娘们 无事生非 皆大欢喜 十二夜 凯撒大帝 《仲夏夜之梦》（1595-1596） A Midsummer Night’s Dream 《温莎的风流娘儿们》（1598-1601） The Merry Wives of Windsor 《第十二夜》Twelfth Night （1599-1600） 《威尼斯商人》The Merchant of Venice  (1598) The third period, from 1601 to 1607, is the period of gloom and depression, during which he wrote great tragedies and tragicomdedies. Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeth All’s Well That Ends Well 哈姆雷特 奥塞罗 李尔王 麦克白 终成眷属 哈姆雷特—— 忧郁与延宕 奥赛罗 —— 轻信与嫉妒 李尔王 —— 刚愎与愚蠢 麦克白 —— 野心与贪婪 著名的英国文学研究专家、莎剧翻译家卞之琳总结说：“就莎士比亚悲剧而论，客观上恐怕难于否定这四个‘最