Shakespeare, Aeschylus, Sophocles and euripides, the three great tragedies of ancient Greece, are collectively called the four great tragedies in the history of drama.
1, adolescence
William shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon, Varvik, England on April 23rd, 564. His father Jone Shakespeare is a grocer in wool, leather manufacturing and grain business. He began to serve as the town civil affairs from 1565, and was elected as the mayor three years later.
When Shakespeare was seven years old, he was sent to a local grammar school, where he studied for six years and mastered the basic skills and rich knowledge of writing. Besides, he also studied Latin and Greek. Because his father went bankrupt, he failed to graduate and embarked on his own way of making a living.
1577, I was taken home by my father after school, and I have to help him do business for a while. He was an apprentice in a butcher shop, taught in a rural school and engaged in various other occupations, which made him gain a lot of social experience.
Shakespeare was extraordinary when he was a student. Rumor has it that he once poached in the land of a rich man named Thomas Lucy and the local chief executive. As a result, Lucy's housekeeper found him beaten for it. Out of revenge, he wrote a limerick satirizing the rich man. This poem soon spread all over the country. Wherever the rich man goes, someone always laughs at him with this limerick. Thomas squire was very angry, so
2. Troupe career
When Shakespeare lived in a small town in Strafford, he was already very familiar with theatrical performances. There are often some touring troupes performing in Strafford town.
1582, he married a farmer's daughter, Anne Hathaway. 1585, he had a son, Hamlet Shakespeare.
He arrived in London on 1586 or 1587, when drama was rapidly becoming popular. He first worked as a groom and handyman in the theater, then joined the troupe, worked as an actor, director and screenwriter, and finally became a shareholder in the theater.
He started writing around 1588, first adapting his predecessors' plays, and soon began to write independently.
By the end of 1590, Shakespeare had become an actor and playwright of one of London's top theatres-James burbage's "Home Secretary Sacrifice Theatre". Later, Shakespeare proved himself to be a down-to-earth and noble man, and he became a shareholder of the troupe, which soon won the respect and love of his colleagues.
Since 1594, the troupe to which he belongs has been sheltered by the courtiers and is called "the courtiers' troupe". After James I ascended the throne, he also took care of it and renamed it "King Sacrifice Troupe". Therefore, the troupe not only often toured, but also often performed in the court, and Shakespeare's plays became famous in all walks of life.
1596, he applied for the title of "gentleman" and the right to own the coat of arms in the name of his father, and bought considerable real estate in three times.
1597 Shakespeare returned to his hometown to buy real estate and spent the last time of his life. Although he received a good basic education, he didn't go to college.
3. Master of Drama
1598, the university scholar F. Mills listed Shakespeare's plays before the age of 35 in his treasure house, praising his comedies and tragedies as "unparalleled", which can be compared with the first-class drama poets in ancient times. The success of writing made Shakespeare win the favor of Lord Southampton, who became his protector. Shakespeare once wrote two long poems, Venus and. He also wrote some sonnets for God. With the help of the Lord, Shakespeare entered the aristocratic cultural salon, which gave him the opportunity to observe and understand the upper class, broadened his life vision and provided a rich source for his future creation.
1599, Shakespeare participated in the famous Globe Theatre in London and became a shareholder and actor. Shakespeare gradually became rich and won the title of hereditary aristocrat for his family. 16 12 years, he returned to his hometown as a rich gentleman.
1603, James I succeeded to the throne, and Shakespeare Troupe was renamed "King Sacrifice Troupe". He and the actors of the troupe were appointed as royal attendants and often performed at the court. At that time, the drama stage was dominated by "university talents" with the background of Oxford and Cambridge. A famous playwright once wrote an article in a contemptuous tone, mocking Shakespeare as a "vulgar cloth" and a "nouveau riche crow" and daring to be compared with a "noble genius", but Shakespeare later won the support and love of a large audience including college students. Students have performed some Shakespeare's plays in school, such as Hamlet.
4, died in his later years
Shakespeare lived in London for more than 20 years, during which his wife stayed in Stratford, and he retired to his hometown of Stratford when he was near his fate.
16 16 Shakespeare died on his 52nd birthday and was buried in Trinity Church. Two of his portraits are said to be very reliable, one is a bust in the church, and the other is a portrait of Droshute. His handwriting has six signatures, and there is a three-page manuscript of Sir Thomas More.