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13 . What features do Shakespeare′s plays possess ? Shakespeare is a realist . He is one of the founders ofrealism in English literature . His plays are mirrors of hisage, reflecting the major contradictions of that time . Hedescribed the decaying of the feudal society and the risingof the young men and women who just freed themselvesfrom the fetters of feudalism and who were striving for in-dividual emancipation . His comedies lay emphasis on e-mancipation of women, which played a very important rolein anti-feudalism . In his great tragedies, Shakespeare de-picted the life and death struggle between the humanists,who represented the newly emerging forces, and the cor-rupted King and his feudal followers, who represented thedark power of that time .In his plays, Shakespeare also clearly reflected thecontradictions between the rich and the poor . He showedhis sympathy to the poor people and disclosed the greed andcruelty of the upper class . In his plays, Shakespeare alsorevealed the emergence of the early colonization and racialproblem arising with capitalism . He fully reflected the om-nipotent power of money in the age of growing capitalism .He was far-sighted into money, capitalist accumulation andits effect .The stories of Shakespeare′s plays often took place inother countries or in the past instead of in England or in hisown age . The characters are clothed in foreign dresses, yettheir thought and feelings and their attitude towards lifebelong to the age of Shakespeare . In fact, his charactersare representatives of the people of his time .Shakespeare′s main characters are depicted in typicalsituations . They are typical characters . Their fundamentaltraits are revealed in their conflicts with their surround-ings, in their relations with their fellowmen . ( such asHamlet, whose character is depicted through his relationswith his father, mother, uncle, his friend Horatio, hislover Ophelia etc .) Each of his characters is a representa-tive of a group of men . (such as Hamlet representing thehumanists; Shylock the usurer; Falstaff the relic of chival-ry .)Shakespeare′s dramatic form fits the content of hisplays very well . His plays are not controlled by the rules ofthe classical unities of time, place and action . The actionmoves from place . A play covers several days or years .In order to reproduce the manifold image of life,Shakespeare used a peculiar combination in his drama,combination of majestic and funny, of poetic and prosaic,of tragic and comic .Shakespeare was a great master of English language .The language of each of his characters fits his position insociety and reveals the peculiarities of his character .He commanded a vocabulary larger than any otherEnglish writer . He used about 16,000 words . He loved toplay with words, or to make puns with them . Sometimeswe find it′s very difficult to understand him . Shakespearealso created a lot of new words and expressions, thus en-riching English language . ( e .g . “Brevity is the soul ofwit”; “More matter, with less art”; “cudgel one′s brains”;“to be or not to be”.)Shakespeare is also a great poet . He was skilled inmany poetic forms . He could write songs, lyrics, sonnets,couplets, quatrains, and blank verse . Blank verse is theprincipal form of his dramas . ( There are 10 syllables ineach line which is devided into 5 feet . Usually an un-stressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable .)Each of Shakespeare′s plays consists of three parts———dialogues or soliloguys in prose———dialogues or soliloguys in blank verse———lyrics, songs, dirges, madrigals, etc .

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Part Ⅳ The Renaissance

正面	13 . What features do Shakespeare′s plays possess ?
《》	Part Ⅳ The Renaissance
背面	Shakespeare is a realist . He is one of the founders of realism in English literature . His plays are mirrors of his age, reflecting the major contradictions of that time . He described the decaying of the feudal society and the rising of the young men and women who just freed themselves from the fetters of feudalism and who were striving for in- dividual emancipation . His comedies lay emphasis on e- mancipation of women, which played a very important role in anti-feudalism . In his great tragedies, Shakespeare de- picted the life and death struggle between the humanists, who represented the newly emerging forces, and the cor- rupted King and his feudal followers, who represented the dark power of that time . In his plays, Shakespeare also clearly reflected the contradictions between the rich and the poor . He showed his sympathy to the poor people and disclosed the greed and cruelty of the upper class . In his plays, Shakespeare also revealed the emergence of the early colonization and racial problem arising with capitalism . He fully reflected the om- nipotent power of money in the age of growing capitalism . He was far-sighted into money, capitalist accumulation and its effect . The stories of Shakespeare′s plays often took place in other countries or in the past instead of in England or in his own age . The characters are clothed in foreign dresses, yet their thought and feelings and their attitude towards life belong to the age of Shakespeare . In fact, his characters are representatives of the people of his time . Shakespeare′s main characters are depicted in typical situations . They are typical characters . Their fundamental traits are revealed in their conflicts with their surround- ings, in their relations with their fellowmen . ( such as Hamlet, whose character is depicted through his relations with his father, mother, uncle, his friend Horatio, his lover Ophelia etc .) Each of his characters is a representa- tive of a group of men . (such as Hamlet representing the humanists; Shylock the usurer; Falstaff the relic of chival- ry .) Shakespeare′s dramatic form fits the content of his plays very well . His plays are not controlled by the rules of the classical unities of time, place and action . The action moves from place . A play covers several days or years . In order to reproduce the manifold image of life, Shakespeare used a peculiar combination in his drama, combination of majestic and funny, of poetic and prosaic, of tragic and comic . Shakespeare was a great master of English language . The language of each of his characters fits his position in society and reveals the peculiarities of his character . He commanded a vocabulary larger than any other English writer . He used about 16,000 words . He loved to play with words, or to make puns with them . Sometimes we find it′s very difficult to understand him . Shakespeare also created a lot of new words and expressions, thus en- riching English language . ( e .g . “Brevity is the soul of wit”; “More matter, with less art”; “cudgel one′s brains”; “to be or not to be”.) Shakespeare is also a great poet . He was skilled in many poetic forms . He could write songs, lyrics, sonnets, couplets, quatrains, and blank verse . Blank verse is the principal form of his dramas . ( There are 10 syllables in each line which is devided into 5 feet . Usually an un- stressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable .) Each of Shakespeare′s plays consists of three parts ———dialogues or soliloguys in prose ———dialogues or soliloguys in blank verse ———lyrics, songs, dirges, madrigals, etc .

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