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William Shakespeare 1564-1616 Influence Shakespeare‘s work has made a lasting impression on later theatre and literature. In particular, he expanded the dramatic potential of?characterization, plot,?language, and?genre(流派).Until?Romeo and Juliet, for example, romance had not been viewed as a worthy topic for tragedy.?Soliloquies?（独白）had been used mainly to convey information about characters or events; but Shakespeare used them to explore characters minds. In Shakespeares day, English grammar, spelling and pronunciation were less standardized than they are now, and his use of language helped shape modern English. Samuel Johnson?quoted him more often than any other author in his?A Dictionary of the English Language, the first serious work of its type.?Expressions such as with bated breath (Merchant of Venice) and a foregone conclusion (Othello) have found their way into everyday English speech. Well-known Saying The course of true love never did run smooth. 真爱无坦途。 ——《仲夏夜之梦》 Love is blind and lovers cannot see the pretty follies that themselves commit. 爱情是盲目的，恋人们看不到自己做的傻事。——《威尼斯商人》 My only love sprung from my only hate ! 我唯一的爱来自我唯一的恨。——《罗密欧与朱丽叶》 There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. 世上之事物本无善恶之分，思想使然。——《哈姆雷特》 * Born: William Shakespeare was the son of?John Shakespeare who was a well-to-do trader in wool and leathern articles,and?Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptised there on 26 April 1564. His actual birthdate remains unknown, but is traditionally observed on 23 April . Birthplace: Warwickshire When he was 14,his father fell into debt, and the boy left school and helped support his familly. Marry: At the age of 18, Shakespeare married the 26-year-old?Anne Hathaway. And six months after the marriage Anne gave birth to a daughter,?Susanna. Twins, son?Hamnet?and daughter?Judith, followed almost two years later in 1585. Afterwards Shakespeare had lived in Lo