【作者介绍】莎士比亚(William Shakespeare,1564~1616),文艺复兴时期英国杰出的剧作家和诗人,被誉为英国乃至世界上最伟大的英语作家。莎士比亚出生于英国中南部埃文河畔的斯特拉特福(Stratford-upon-Avon),曾在文法学校读书,后中途辍学,辍学后赴伦敦从事戏剧表演和创作。1912年他返回故乡斯特拉特福,与人合伙经营剧院。1616年4月23日莎士比亚去世,同一天陨落的文坛巨星还有西班牙的塞万提斯(Cervantes)和中国的汤显祖。关于莎翁的生平有许多疑 【Author introduction】 Shakespeare (William Shakespeare, 1564 ~ 1616), Renaissance England’s outstanding playwright and poet, known as Britain and the world’s greatest English writer. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon on the Avon River in south-central England, Shakespeare studied at a grammar school before dropping out of school and went to London for theater performance and creativity after dropping out of school. In 1912 he returned to his hometown of Stratford, where he co-operated theaters. On April 23, 1616, Shakespeare died, the same day the fallen literary superstars include Spain’s Cervantes and China’s Tang Xianzu. There are many doubts about Shakespeare’s life