罗密欧和朱丽叶英文版介绍课件.ppt

William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is considered to be the greatest writer in the history of English literature. From 1590 to 1613, he totally wrote 38 plays. Along with Shakespeare’ plays, his 154 sonnets and several lyrical poems have been translate into over 80 different languages throughout the world.; Public records show that he was born to a middle-class family in the village of Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, in 1564. Shakespeare received an excellent education at a local grammar school. His lessons would included English grammar, as well as Latin and Greek, including studies of classical authors such as Ovid, Plautus, Horace, Virgil, Cicero and Seneca.;;;;Parts of Shakespeare’s plays;Romeo and Juliet;Renaissance; One Italian source that Shakespeare draws upon in?Romeo and Juliet?is Francesco Petrarch, 1304-1374, an Italian scholar and poet, who was responsible for developing the sonnet. ; Romeo and Juliet?belongs to a tradition of tragic?romances ?written by? William Shakespeare?early in his career about two young?star-crossed?lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families.;character introduction;Ruling house of Verona;House of Montague;;House of Capulet;House of Capulet;;Others;Romeo;Romeo;Juliet;;Romeo and Juliet;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;Discussion ：What kind of drama is  Romeo and Juliet ? ;;;