William Shakespeare: his life and creation

                 All these I better in one general best,

                        Thy love is better than high birth to me,

                 Richer than wealth, prouder than garments’ cost,

                 Of more delight than hawks or horses be;

                 And having thee, of all men’s pride I boast:

                 Wretched in this alone, that thou mayst take

                 All this away, and me most wretched make [1]. 

      Pupil 9 (sonnet 130): My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;

                          Coral is far more red than her lips red;

                           If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;

                           If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

                           I have seen roses damask, red and white,

                           But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

                          And in some perfumes is there more delight

                          Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks:

                           I love to hear her speak, yet well I know

                           That music hath a far more pleasing sound;

                           I grant I never saw a goddess go;

                           My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.

                           And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare

                           As any she belied with false compare [1]. 

      Teacher: So, today we have studying Shakespeare’s life and creation. You could use this material on you English lessons. Our occupation was wonderful and very interesting. You are good at English. Thank you for your job.

Conclusion 

      When the Elizabethan theatres reopened after the plague in 1594, Shakespeare was the greatest dramatist alive in England. His influence was already very strong on his fellow writers and has grown steadily since then with the spread of English as аn international language, Shakespeare’s influence grew and grew. He created very popular operas like “Verdi’s”; ballet like “Romeo and Juliet”.

      Many films have been made of his plays, both in Europe and throughout the world. The Japanese film director, Akira Kurosawa, used Macbeth as the basis for Throne of Blood and King Lear formed the basis of his greatest film, Run.

      Japan, India, Russia, Africa, Europe, China, South America…wherever there are people who love literature, you will find a copy of Shakespeare’s works.

      When Shakespeare’s plays were first printed in 1623, his friend Ben Johnson wrote phrase, which has only become more true as the centuries have passed:

He was not of an age, but for all time!

      Working on the second chapter we summarized all facts with were obtained in the theorical part and that helped to make a project of the out-of-class occupation.

      Working in our paper we understood that Shakespeare’s creation is eternal. This paper helped us to study Shakespeare’s life and creation more profoundly, and also to approve our knowledge of history, of Art. We think that this material one can use during the lesson of English language. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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