1、1. How did William Shakespeare live before he went to London?2. What about his family?3. What were his dreams and ambitions?4. What did he do when he first came to London to try his fortune? Hometown - StratfordStratfordFatherJohn ShakespeareJohn ShakespeareA successful gloverMotherMary ArdenMary Ar

2、denThe daughter of a landowning farmerTwo older sisters: JoanJoan and JudithJudithTwo younger brothers: GilbertGilbert and RichardRichardAt the age of 18married 26-year-old Anne HathawayAnne HathawaypoetactorplaywrightDaughters: Susanna Susanna (1583) and JudithJudith (1585)Son: HamnetHamnet (1585 1

3、596)Shakespeare as a family man surrounded by his childrenAnne as an idealized housewife, sewing a garment Dreams and AmbitionsDreams and Ambitionsto be a poetdiligent in his studiesread a lot about books, poetry and writersworked for his fatherin 1587in 1587 see the playsget away from StratfordStra

4、tfordleft for LondonLondonthe Queens Menthe Queens MenActed four small parts in two different plays:A soldier and a murdererA thief and an Italian lord Lord Stranges MenLord Stranges MenBy 1592By 1592, London was hearing the name William Shakespeare again and again. Lord Chamberlains MenLord Chamber

5、lains MenAfter 1594After 1594, Shakespeare put on plays for the Queens court and in the houses of the great lords of England.Try something new and differentIn 1596In 1596, his writing changed after Hamnets death.Still laughed at people in his playsFelt sorry for all the world Good and bad Rich and p

6、oorYoung and old No one was all goodOr all bad The Merchant of VeniceThe Merchant of Venice1. he 1. he expanded the expanded the dramatic dramatic potential of potential of characterization, characterization, plot, language and genre.plot, language and genre.Romance as a worthy topic for tragedyUsed

7、 soliloquies to explore characters mindsRomeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet2. His 2. His works works heavily influenced later heavily influenced later poetry.poetry.Romantic poets attempted to revive Shakespearean verse drama.3. 3. His His use of language helped shape modern use of language helped shap

8、e modern EnglishEnglish. .1. Better 1. Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. a witty fool than a foolish wit. 寧為聰明的愚夫，不作愚蠢的才子。2. Do 2. Do not , for one repulse , give up the purpose that you not , for one repulse , give up the purpose that you resolved to effect .resolved to effect .不要只因一次失敗，就放棄你原來決心想達到的目的。3. Sweet 3. Sweet are the uses of adversity. are the uses of adversity. 逆境和厄運自有妙處。4. All 4. All that glisters is not gold that glisters is not gold . . 閃光的并不都是金子。5. This 5. This above all: to thine self be trueabove all: to thine self be true. .最重要的是，你必須對自己忠實。6. There