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William Shakespeare was born in 1546 in Stratford-upon-Avon, in England. His father, John, was a glove-maker. His mother, Mary, was a farmer’s daughter. He had two older sisters, two younger sisters and three younger brothers.
William probably studied Latin, Greek and history, and left school when he was 14 or 15. Sometime before 1590 he left Stratford and went to London, the capital city of England. London’s first theater opened in 1576. Shakespeare acted in the theater at first and then started writing plays too. Because a terrible disease swept the city, theaters were closed in 1593. During this time William started to write poems instead of plays. His short poems are called sonnets (十四行诗).
Shakespeare wrote comedies with happy endings, like A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He wrote the tragedies which had sad endings, like Romeo and Juliet. His history plays are about kings and queens, like Henry V. Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, maybe more. He loved language and invented new words and expressions that we still use today.
William became rich and famous. He had houses in London and in Stratford. He died when he was 52 on 23 April 1616. His plays and poetry were very popular 400 years ago and they are still used today. People all over the world love his work because he wrote wonderful stories about very interesting people.
76. How many people were there in William Shakespeare’s family in total?
_______ people were in his family in total.
77. What did William Shakespeare do in London?
He worked as
_______ and then started writing plays too.
78. Why were theaters closed in 1593?
Theaters were closed because of
_______.
79. Which English word in the passage means “悲剧”?
___________________________.
80. What do you think the passage is written in the order of?
The passage is written in the order of
_______.