William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare written by Sean McCollum illustrated by Filippo Vanzo Focus question who was William Shakespeare and why do people remember him?

《威廉·莎士比亚》 作者：肖恩·麦科勒姆 插画：菲利波·万佐 核心问题：威廉·莎士比亚是谁？人们为什么会记住他？

Introduction. William Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright in England. He was born in 1564. He died in 1616. Shakespeare has been a popular writer for more than 400 years. People like his plays because they make people feel happy, sad, shocked, or scared. His stories are exciting, and they also make people think about big ideas, such as good and evil. Writers still look to his beautiful writing to help them write their own good stories.

导言 威廉·莎士比亚是英国的一位诗人和剧作家。 他出生于1564年。 他于1616年去世。 四百多年来，莎士比亚一直是广受喜爱的作家。 人们喜欢他的戏剧，因为它们能让人们感受到快乐、悲伤、震惊或是恐惧。 他的故事非常精彩， 还能引发人们思考宏大的命题，比如善与恶。 直到现在，作家们还会借鉴他优美的文字，来帮自己写出好故事。

Shakespeare's Family William was born to John and Mary Shakespeare in England in April 1564. He probably went to a very good school as a boy. Most people at the time didn't know how to read or write. Shakespeare married a woman named Anne in 1582. They had three children.

莎士比亚的家庭 威廉是约翰·莎士比亚和玛丽·莎士比亚的孩子，1564年4月出生在英国。 他小时候很可能上过一所非常好的学校。 当时大部分人都不会读书写字。 莎士比亚娶了一位名叫安妮的女子，两人在1582年成婚。 他们共育有三个孩子。

Shakespeare in London By 1592, Shakespeare moved to London and worked as an actor and playwright. Soon after, he had become part owner of an acting group. Shakespeare rose to success. In 1599, he helped found a popular London theater.

莎士比亚在伦敦 到1592年时，莎士比亚已经搬到伦敦，做演员和剧作家。 不久之后，他就成了一个剧团的合伙人。 莎士比亚渐渐功成名就。 1599年，他参与创办了伦敦一家深受欢迎的剧院。

Shakespeare's Plays Shakespeare wrote three main types of plays, tragedies, histories, and comedies. Tragedies are sad plays with people who make mistakes.

莎士比亚的戏剧 莎士比亚的戏剧主要分为三类：悲剧、历史剧和喜剧。 悲剧是带有犯错人物的悲伤故事。

Shakespeare's history plays are mostly about kings of England. Shakespeare's comedies are often funny love stories.

莎士比亚的历史剧大多围绕英国的国王展开。 莎士比亚的喜剧通常是趣味十足的爱情故事。