Question

William Shakespeare was one of the greatest poets and playwrights of all times. He was born in April, 1564, in a city called Stratford-upon-Avon, in England.
He was the son of Mary and John Shakespeare. William was their third child and their first male baby. He was educated mainly at The New King’s School. As an adult, he married Anne and had three children. Later he moved to London.
In London, Shakespeare started his successful career as a playwright and a poet. Around the year of 1592, Shakespeare was already famous for his drama work. By this period, he wrote “The Comedy of Errors” and “The Taming of the Shrew”. Later, he wrote “Titus Andronicus”, “Richard II”, “King John” and “Love’s Labour’s Lost”. His plays were shown at the famous Globe Theatre.
Probably between 1599 and 1601 Shakespeare wrote “Hamlet” and after that he also wrote great stories. His style changed radically from comedy to tragedy.
Shakespeare ended his career working with the new writer from “The King´s Men”, John Fletcher.
According to some biographers, he wrote his three final plays with John.
Other of his famous plays are “Macbeth”, written in the honor of a Scottish king; “King Lear”, a play about ingratitude; “The Tempest”, with a lyrical taste; “Romeo and Juliet”, a remarkable tragedy; and “The Taming of the Shrew”, presented as “a play inside a play”.
Shakespeare became a rich man and got back to his hometown and died. Maybe because of a fever. It happened in 1616.
The famous writer Alexandre Dumas stated: “After God, it was Shakespeare who created the most”.


Answer the following questions in English:

Shakespeare was a playwright and a poet. Define “playwright” (look the word up in a dictionary).

Which of Shakespeare’s plays cited in the text above is familiar to you? Can you write a few words about this play?

What’s Dumas’ opinion about Shakespeare? Do you agree with him? Why?

Answer 1

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William Shakespeare foi um dos maiores poetas e dramaturgos de todos os tempos. Ele nasceu em abril de 1564, em uma cidade chamada Stratford-upon-Avon, na Inglaterra.
Ele era o filho de Mary e John Shakespeare. William era seu terceiro filho e seu primeiro bebê do sexo masculino. Ele foi educado principalmente na The New King's School. Como um adulto, casou-se com Anne e teve três filhos. Mais tarde ele se mudou para Londres.
Em Londres, Shakespeare iniciou sua carreira bem sucedida como dramaturgo e poeta. Em todo o ano de 1592, Shakespeare já era famoso por seu trabalho de drama. Por esse período, ele escreveu "The Comedy of Errors" e "The Taming of the Shrew". Mais tarde, ele escreveu "Titus Andronicus", "Richard II", "King John" e "Love's Labor's Lost". Suas peças foram exibidas no famoso Globe Theatre.
Provavelmente, entre 1599 e 1601, Shakespeare escreveu "Hamlet" e, depois disso, ele também escreveu grandes histórias. Seu estilo mudou radicalmente de comédia para tragédia.
Shakespeare terminou sua carreira trabalhando com o novo escritor de "The King's Men", John Fletcher.
De acordo com alguns biógrafos, ele escreveu suas três peças finais com John.
Outras de suas peças famosas são "Macbeth", escritas em homenagem a um rei escocês; "Rei Lear", uma peça sobre ingratidão; "The Tempest", com um gosto lírico; "Romeu e Julieta", uma tragédia notável; E "The Taming of the Shrew", apresentado como "uma peça dentro de uma peça".
Shakespeare tornou-se um homem rico e voltou para sua cidade natal e morreu. Talvez por uma febre. Aconteceu em 1616.
O famoso escritor Alexandre Dumas afirmou: "Depois de Deus, foi Shakespeare quem criou o mais".
Responda as seguintes perguntas em inglês:
Shakespeare era um dramaturgo e um poeta. Defina "dramaturgo" (veja a palavra em um dicionário).
Qual das peças de Shakespeare citadas no texto acima é familiar para você? Você pode escrever algumas palavras sobre essa peça?
Qual é a opinião de Dumas sobre Shakespeare? você concorda com ele? Por quê?

Answer 2

About William Shakespeare:

1. Define “playwright” (look the word up in a dictionary)

"Playwright" means a person who writes plays.

2. I know the play “Love’s Labour’s Lost”. The history tells about a relationship between Ferdinand, King of Navarre, his three noble companions and the women. They devote themselves to three years of study and fasting, but have the princess of France and her ladies.

3. Yes. William Shakespeare is a best artist, poet and actor. Wrote a lot of plays, books, historys, romance and today is recognized all the Word.

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