综合英语Book III Unit 4 A Man from Stratford.pptVIP

Unit 4 A Man from Stratford ---William Shakespeare Questions on text 1 Why was Shakespeare’s will the will of a comfortably off man? How would you define a literary genius? Why did the writer say “historically speaking, Shakespeare lived only yesterday”? What is meant by the sentence: “to plot Shakespeare’s life is to become involved in a kind of detective story where there are plenty of clues but very little else? What is meant by “… (he) realized in a flash that this was the life for him and talked one of the managers into giving him a job”? What is the implied meaning of the sentence “we know that as well as working on old plays he rapidly made for himself as an author of entirely new ones and also performed as an actor at court”?? TEXT I A Man from Stratford--William Shakespeare 1. Pre-reading Questions 2. The Main Idea 3. Backgrounds 4. Language Points 5. Vocabulary 6. Questions Answers About Stratford Stratford-upon-avon is situated in the heart of the English midlands. A market town dating back to medieval times, Stratford is today most famous as the birthplace of the Elizabethan playwright William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare Born (1564) and died (1616) on the same date - 23rd April Shakespeares Birthplace  Englands greatest poet and playwright was born at Stratford-upon-Avon, the son of a tradesman of Stratford, John Shakespeare in 1564. William, the eldest son, and third child (of eight) was educated at Stratford Grammar School. He did not go to University. The Royal Shakespeare Theatre : Perhaps the most famous resident of Stratford today is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). The RSC, founded in 1960 by Peter Hall, boasts the finest actors and directors working on great plays in some of the best theatre spaces in the world. In 1616 Shakespeare was buried in the Church of the Holy Trinity