“William Shakespeare – The Immortal Poet of Nature” 1Алексеева Н.А.

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“All the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” 3Алексеева Н.А.

1. What is this text about? 2. When and where was W. Shakespeare born? 3. Who were his parents ? 4. Where did he study? 5. What can you say about his own family? 6. When and why did he leave Stratford? 7. What did he do in London? 8. Was he well-known during his life? 9. When did he return to Stratford? 10. When did he die? 4Алексеева Н.А.

1.What play are Ben and Alice speaking about? Did they like it? 2.What famous place are they going to visit? 3.What facts about Shakespeare’s life were mentioned in this dialogue? 5Алексеева Н.А.

To be, or not to be, that is the question: - Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune: Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing, end them? – To die - ; to sleep, No more; - and, by a sleep, to say we end The heart ache, and the thousand natural shocks That flesh in heir to, - ‘tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish’d. To die; - to sleep; - To sleep! 6Алексеева Н.А.

Much ado about nothing. Brevity is the soul of wit. Life is not all cakes and ale. To win golden opinions. All’s well that ends well. 7Алексеева Н.А.

В творчестве Шекспира не знаешь чему больше дивиться – богатству ли творческой фантазии или богатству всеобъемлющего ума. В.Г. Белинский 8Алексеева Н.А.