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TODAY LET’S KNOW ABOUT… WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE!

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Let’s read a text to know some things about William Shakespeare

But before reading, let’s look at this glossary. It will help you to understand the text better:


GLOSSARY

  1. Playwright (n.): dramaturgo / dramaturg
  2. Lifetime (n.): vida
  3. Perform (v.): representar
  4. Quote (v.): citar
  5. Play (n.): obra
  6. Along with (prep.): además de / a més de
  7. The Chamberlain’s Men: Nombre de la compañía de teatro donde actuaba William Shakespeare / Nom de la companyia de teatre on actuava William Shakespeare
  8. Set (v.): se ambientan / s’ambienten
  9. Sadness (n.): tristeza / tristesa
  10. Hope (n.): esperanza / esperança
  11. Pride (n.): orgullo / orgull
  12. Hatred (n.): odio / odi
  13. Jealousy (n.): celos / gelosia
  14. Foolishness (n.): estupidez / estupidesa


Now let’s read the text about William Shakespeare.

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (bapt. 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English (1) playwright, poet, and actor. He wrote 39 plays (with about half of them considered comedies) and two long poems in his (2) lifetime. He lived in Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire, England. His plays are still (3) performed today. He is often (4) quoted in modern writing.


Shakespeare wrote his works between about 1590 and 1613. His (5) plays are among the best known in English literature and are studied in schools around the world. (6) Along with writing, Shakespeare also acted in (7) The Chamberlain’s Men acting company, starting in 1594.


Shakespeare wrote plays of different kinds, or genres. There are histories, tragedies and comedies. Shakespeare was the first person ever to write a tragicomedy. (A tragicomedy is a play that mixes comedy and tragedy, with a happy ending.)


Shakespeare's plays are written in poetic language. Many of the plays are (8) set in strange, distant places and times. The stories are often exciting, very funny (in the comedies), or very sad (in the tragedies). These stories make people want to know what will happen to the characters. The plays talk about things that are still important today, like love, (9) sadness, (10) hope, (11) pride, (12) hatred, (13) jealousy, and (14) foolishness.


Shakespeare added new words and phrases to the English language. He created over 1,700 English words.



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Text:

“William Shakespeare.” Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation. 9 August 2022, 09:00 UTC. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare  

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