Everything in the past is a preface, which literally means that once something happens, it becomes the past. The "preface" is written in front of the article, not the text, nor is it an important part of the article. Everything in the past is a preface, an understatement of the past.
This sentence comes from the beginning of Shakespeare's play The Tempest and is one of Shakespeare's famous sayings. The original text is:
All the past is a preface.
Love everyone, trust a few, and live up to no one.
I wasted time, and time wasted me.
In the gloomy days, don't let the cold fate secretly rejoice;
Since fate has come to humiliate us; You should take revenge calmly.
Smart people will never sit down and lament for failure. They must look optimistically for ways to save failure.
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Creative background: The Tempest is the product of the times. In Britain where Shakespeare lived, capitalism was in the ascendant, throwing fists at each other in all directions; The Renaissance is in full swing, humanists are keen on the new ideas in the rising period of the bourgeoisie, and the whole country is moving towards ZTE.
The imprint of this era cannot but be reflected in the works. This idea of equality got rid of the medieval thought and praised human beings from the humanitarian point of view. In The Tempest, Prospero managed to make his daughter Miranda know and fall in love with the enemy's son Ferdinand, instead of taking his title with jealousy and revenge. This Christian tolerance reflects the writer's mentality in his later years.
He wants to dissolve hatred, return good for evil, and love the world, and all this must start with young people, and don't let hatred continue. The Tempest was written in 16 1 1, premiered at the end of 16 1, and was officially published for the first time in 1623.
The Tempest is Shakespeare's last complete masterpiece. The play celebrates the pure love, friendship and friendly relationship between people. This work is called Shakespeare's "poetic will". The past not only represents loss, but also includes gain. Whether it's gain or loss, good or bad, it's all over. We should enjoy the present and not dwell on the past. The best past is over; No matter how painful the past is, it was once. We should seize the opportunity. Because the good past has been lost and the bad past has passed.
Main content: The play tells the story that Prospero, Duke of Milan, is obsessed with magic, and his brother Antonio and King Alonzo of Naples usurp the throne. Prospero and his little daughter Miranda were trapped on a desert island. With the help of magic, they conquered the elves and the only resident on the island, the ugly indigenous Kaileban. Twelve years later, the king of Naples, his sons Ferdinand, Antonio and others sailed through the island.
Prospero got a chance to use magic to arouse the storm and capsize their ship. The King of Naples and his party were tortured and finally found their lost nature. Prospero forgave their sins and married his daughter Miranda to Ferdinand, with a happy ending.
The whole play is full of poetic and peaceful atmosphere, mysterious fantasy, magnificent description, vivid image and poetic background. From misfortune to joy, it depends not only on the healing of people's mental trauma, but also on the purification of people's dirty souls. Neither of them can be achieved overnight, but they need long-term spiritual training and thorough transformation. The position and function of "time" in the "circle" structure are clearly revealed.