The Complete Works of Shakespeare
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The Complete Works of Shakespeare
Classics
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was one of the most accomplished writers of the European Renaissance. He wrote 37 plays, in addition to two long poems and 154 sonnets. His representative works of poetry include "Venus and Adonis", "The Humiliation of Lucrece" and "Sonnets". These poems celebrate friendship and love, and the poet sees them as symbols of harmonious relationships between people. He particularly emphasizes the humanistic ideals of spiritual union, loyalty, and understanding. The poet praises youth and beauty in contrast to the ugliness in reality, and firmly believes that beautiful things should last forever and can become immortal with the help of literature and art.
Shakespeare’s plays can be divided into historical dramas, tragedies, and comedies. Shakespeare's historical plays have an epic scale. Although they are about the past history of Britain, they describe the British society during the Renaissance and the issues that people were concerned about at that time, and have distinctive national characteristics. His representative works include "Richard II", "Henry IV", "Richard III", "Henry VI", etc. Shakespeare's tragic creations not only have a profound critical nature, but also reflect reality most truly to the extent possible at the time. He created a series of unforgettable artistic images that embody the character of the Renaissance giants and reflect the author's ideals. Representative works include "Hamlet", "King Lear", "Othello", "Macbeth", "Romeo and Juliet", etc.
"Romeo and Juliet" tells the story of a pair of young people who fell in love at first sight, but due to a feudal feud, their love was thwarted, leading to their deaths. In the end, the parents of both parties reconciled in view of the mistakes caused by the feud. This tragedy reflects the conflict between the humanist ideal of love and feudal vices and oppression. The poet used a lyrical style to write an ode to youth and love, especially during a dialogue between the two protagonists on the balcony on a moonlit night. Poets often use metaphors representing light such as sunlight, moonlight, and starlight to describe the beauty of youthful love, which emits light in the feudal night. Although the young protagonist is sacrificed in the end, the script shows that beautiful things and true love are immortal, death is powerless, and feudal prejudice can be overcome after paying a certain price.
"Hamlet" is one of Shakespeare's most important tragedies. The story of Hamlet was first published in a Danish history at the end of the 12th century.
Prince Hamlet of Denmark studied at Wittenberg University, the center of German humanism. His uncle Claudius poisoned old Hamlet, usurped the throne, and married his sister-in-law. After Hamlet returned home, his father's ghost told him the reason for his death. He followed the ghost's instructions and decided to take revenge. At the same time, the king began to doubt Hamlet, and at the suggestion of the minister Polonius, he used the minister's daughter, Hamlet's lover Ophelia, to test him, and also instigated two of Hamlet's classmates Rosengar Lanz and Guildens went to test him, but he saw through them. Hamlet took advantage of the opportunity of a troupe to perform in the palace, confirmed the ghost's words, and decided to act. He convinced his mother to distance herself from the king and killed Polonius, mistaking him for the king. The king sent Hamlet and two classmates to England to collect tribute, hoping to use the king's hand to get rid of Hamlet. Hamlet discovered the conspiracy, corrected the imperial edict on the way, and returned to Denmark. At this time, Ophelia committed suicide because her father was killed by her lover. The king takes the opportunity to provoke Polonius's son Laertes to stab Hamlet to death with a poisoned sword in the name of a sword show. In the final sword fight, Hamlet, the king, the queen, and Laertes all died together.
Author Style
Shakespeare (1564-1616), the greatest poet and dramatist of the English Renaissance. Born into a wool merchant family in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in the British mainland. Later, due to family financial difficulties, he went to London to make a living and worked as a theater busboy, actor, screenwriter, etc. He returned to his hometown in his later years and died on his 52nd birthday. Shakespeare created 37 plays (divided into four categories: historical drama, comedy, tragedy, and romance), 154 sonnets, and two narrative poems during his lifetime. Among them, tragedy is the best. Later generations often refer to "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" as his "four great tragedies". "Hamlet" is the most important of the four tragedies. It can be said to be his masterpiece in terms of depth of thought, breadth of life and artistic height. Known as the "Father of British Drama". Shakespeare's plays are often based on ancient historical materials and folklore, and have profound social significance and characteristics of the times. Artistically, the plot is tense, the characters are vivid, the language is vivid, and it is highly contagious. It had a profound influence on the development of European literature and drama. Marx and Engels once proposed the creation principle of "Shakespeareization" to affirm the realist creation method.
Reappearing on the silver screen
"Romeo and Juliet"
This film tells the story of one of Shakespeare's most popular plays, Romeo and Juliet, who fell in love at first sight, but their family... It was a feud, and the parents of both parties prevented the two from falling in love. When the lovers died for their love, the hatred between the two families was finally resolved.
The story of Romeo and Juliet has been shown on the screen several times. This film was shot in 1954. It was written and adapted by Italian director Castellani. It won the Best Film Award at the Venice Film Festival.
"The Revenge of the Prince"
Shakespeare's most famous tragedy, the film that won four Oscar gold medals.
Under the instructions of the ghost of the late king, Prince Hamlet of Denmark learned that his uncle had killed his father and usurped the throne. However, due to his lack of decisiveness, he was unable to decide whether to avenge his father, which resulted in irreparable consequences. Tragedy, in the end Hamlet, the king, the queen, and Laertes all died together.
Quotes
Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist)
Don’t do it just because of one repulse If you fail, you give up on what you were originally determined to achieve. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist)
A light heart lives long. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist)
A light heart lives long. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist)
In delay there lies no plenty, Then come kiss me, sweet and twenty, Youth's a stuff that will not endure. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist)
Procrastination is wasted, there is not much to come, twenty beautiful plants, please come and kiss me, the grass is withered and the poplars are withered, youth is easy to pass. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist)
The time of life is short; to spend that shortness basely, it would be too long. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist)
Life Bitterness is short, and if you waste your time, your short life will be too long. (English playwright Shakespeare. W.)
Don't gild the lily.
Don't gild the lily. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist)
The empty vessels make the greatest sound. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist)
The empty vessels make the greatest sound. (English playwright Shakespeare. W.)
Just be myself.
Beyond yourself. ——Shakespeare
The most famous is Shakespeare's collection of plays, divided into two volumes, joy and sorrow, and has been translated into many languages.