文档介绍：William Shakespeare
(1564-1616)
William Shakespeare 1564-1616
“All the world 's a stage,
And all the men and women
merely players.”
Born in Stratford
The 3rd of 8 kids
Worked as an actor
By 1594 at least 6
plays had been
published
The New Globe Theater 1999
Comedies
The Taming of the Shrew
Much Ado About Nothing
As You Like I
Twelfth Night
Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Merchant of Venice
Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Othello
King Lear
Macbeth
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark   Act III, Scene I A room in the castle (The textbook: -77)
About Drama
Definition:
1) Drama is derived from the Greek word “dran”, which means “ to do “ or “ to act”, it refers to a group of plays types of drama, it refers to a group of plays. A prose or position, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended for representation by actors impersonating the characters and performing the dialogue and action.
2) A serious narrative work or program for television, radio, or the cinema.
act - a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
comedy - light and humorous drama with a happy ending
tragedy - drama in which the protagonist is e by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
edy: Pure forms of tragedy edy have rarely appeared in modern drama. Most British and American plays offer some mixture of the two forms. When the patterns and emotions are mixed , the play is called a edy.