Shakespeare has left so much for the world
莎士比亞對人性的洞察力之敏銳令人贊嘆，他的語言是那么樸素自然，卻又如此扣
人心弦，人們不禁要問，什么樣的社會背景和個人經歷給與他超凡的靈感和創
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Shakespeare was a self-made man. He was the son of a glover 皮匠 from a small provincial town. He didn't have powerful family connections and he didn't go to university. But he went on to become the world's most famous playwright and poet.
So how did he make his way in the world from relatively humble origins? What kind of man was he in terms of temperament? Was he comic or serious?
Yang Li went to Stratford-Upon-Avon and spoke to Dr. Nick Walton, lecturer and expert on Shakespeare at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Dr Nick Walton knows a lot about Shakespeare.
Dr Nick Walton is also deputy chairman of the International Shakespeare Society.
As you listen try to answer these questions:
1. Shakespeare is often referred to as _____ .
2. How much older than Shakespeare was his wife?
3. There are three key words Nick used to describe Shakespeare:
sympathetic, curious and ______.
Today’s S Words saying is 'it's all Greek to me', 類似漢語中的對牛彈琴。
It's from the famous history play Julius Caesar 歷史劇凱撒大帝。大家可以點擊面鏈下載這段莎翁名言的錄音。
Next week we discuss about Shakespeare the philosopher with Jess Winfield, author of What Would Shakespeare Do? and see how can we apply Shakespeare's maxims to modern day life.
Answers to the Questions:
1. The Bard
2. 8 years
3. Non-judgemental
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