What is William Shakespeare's English name?

Chinese name:

William Shakespeare

Foreign name:

W.

William

Shakespeare

Nationality:

British

Birthplace:

Stratford, Warwickshire, England< /p>

Date of birth:

April 23, 1564

Date of death:

May 3, 1616

Playwright, poet, actor

Representative works:

The four major tragedies "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" "Macbeth"

Character Introduction

Hou Weikang's representative works include four major tragedies: "Hamlet" (English: Hamlet), "Othello" (English: Othello), "King Lear" "(English: King

Lear), "Macbeth" (English: Mac

Beth). Famous comedies: "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "The Merchant of Venice", "Twelfth Night", "As You Like It" ("As

you

like

it" ). Historical dramas: "Henry IV", "Henry V" and "Charles II". Drama, tragicomedy: "Romeo and Juliet". He also wrote 154 sonnets and two long poems. Ben Jonson called him "the soul of the age", and Marx called him and Aeschylus of ancient Greece "the greatest dramatic genius of mankind". Although Shakespeare only wrote in English, he was a world-famous author. Most of his works have been translated into many languages, and his plays have been performed in many countries. He died of illness on April 23, 1616 in the Julian calendar (May 3, 1616 in the Gregorian calendar), and his date of birth and death happened to be the same. Shakespeare was born in the same year as Galileo, the famous Italian mathematician, physicist, astronomer and philosopher, and the pioneer of modern experimental science. Respected as "Shakespeare" by people. The junior high school selection is "The Merchant of Venice". The high school selection is "Hamlet" and "Romeo and Juliet (Excerpt)".