学文网William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright， widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the "Bard of Avon".
His extant works， including some collaborations， consist of about 38 plays， 154 sonnets， two long narrative poems， and a few other verses. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day， but his reputation did not rise to its present heights until the 19th century. The Romantics， in particular， acclaimed Shakespeare’s genius， and the Victorians worshipped Shakespeare with a reverence that George Bernard Shaw called "bardolatry".
In the 20th century， his work was repeatedly adopted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and performance. His plays remain highly popular today and are constantly studied， performed， and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world.
威廉・莎士比亚（William Shakespeare，1564-1616），英国文学史上最杰出的戏剧家，也是西方文艺史上最杰出的作家之一，全世界最卓越的文学家之一。他流传下来的作品包括38部戏剧、154首十四行诗、两首长叙事诗和其他诗歌。戏剧创作是莎士比亚主要的成就。
莎士比亚在世时被尊为诗人和剧作家，但直到19世纪他的声望才达到今日的高度。并在20世纪盛名传至亚洲、非洲、拉丁美洲三大洲。浪漫主义时期赞颂莎士比亚的才华，维多利亚时代像英雄一样地尊敬他，被萧伯纳称为莎士比亚崇拜。20世纪，他的作品常常被新学术运动改编并重新发现价值。他的作品直至今日依旧广受欢迎，在全球以不同文化和***治形式演出和诠释。
莎翁名言
Things base and vile， holding no quantity， love can transpose to from and dignity： love looks not with the eyes， but with mind. （A Midsummer Night’s Dream）
卑贱和劣行在爱情看来都不算数，都可以被转化成美满和庄严：爱情不用眼睛辨别，而是用心灵来判断。――《仲夏夜之梦》
Love is blind and lovers cannot see the pretty follies that themselves commit. （A Merchant of Venice）
爱情是盲目的，恋人们看不到自己做的傻事。――《威尼斯商人》
All that glisters is not gold. （A Merchant of Venice）
闪光的并不都是金子。――《威尼斯商人》
What’s in a name？ That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet. （Romeo and Juliet）
名称有什么关系呢？玫瑰不叫玫瑰，依然芳香如故。――《罗密欧与朱丽叶》
This above all： to thine self be true. （Hamlet）
最重要的是，你必须对自己忠实。――《哈姆雷特》
Brevity is the soul of wit. （Hamlet）
简洁是智慧的灵魂，冗长是肤浅的藻饰。――《哈姆雷特》
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