1.ShakespeareGenerallyhisdramaticcareerisdividedintofourperiods：apprenticeship、highlyindividualized(AMidsummerNight'sDream,TheMerchantofVenice，omeoanduie,TefthNight)greatesttragedies(amet,theo,ingearandMaceth.)anddarkcomedies.romantictragicomediesHamletisconsideredtobethesummitofShakespearesart.HamletistheprofoundestexpressionofShakespeareshumanismandhiscriticismofcontemporarylife.Hamletisneitherafrailandweak-mindedyouthnorathought-sickdreamer.Heisascholar,soldierandstatesmanallcombined.Hechangesindifferentperiodsfromahappyprincetoamelancholyprince;fromaprinceofdelaytoaprinceofaction.Comprehensivequestions:1)InwhatkindoffamilywasShakespeareborn?Shakespearewasborninafamilyofamerchant.2)WhatdidShakespearedoafterhegottoLondon?AfterhegottoLondon,heworkedbothasactorandplaywright.3)HowisShakespearesdramaticcareerisdivided?Shakespearesdramaticcareerisusuallydividedintofourperiods.4)Whichperiodisthemostimportantone?Why?Shakespearesdramaticcareerisusuallydividedintofourperiods.Themostimportantperiodisthethirdperiod,becauseShakespearesgreatesttragedieswerewritteninthisperiod.5)WhatareShakespearefourgreatesttragedies?amet,theo,ingear,andMaceth6)WhatissourceoftheplayHamlet?ThesourceofHamletisaoldstoryofanprinceofDemarkinmedievalage.7)WhatisthethemeofHamlet?Itseemsastoryofbloodandrevenge,butinfactitpresentstheconflictbetweenhumanistidealsandthereality..8)WhatakindofmanisthecharacterHamlet?Hamletisaperfectimageofhumanist.Heisasoldier,scholar,statesmanallcombined9)WhatisthekeynoteofHamletscharacter?melancholy.10) WhyisHamletagreatandfascinatingwork?Hamletisasgreatworkbecauseithasthequalityofablood-and-thunderthrillerandphilosophicalexplorationoflifeanddeath.ItshowsthebrillianceofhumanismandthespiritofRenaissance.ItisalsothesummitofShakespearesdramaticart.ComprehensiveQuestions:WhatdoesthissoliloquyshowaboutHamletsmind?ItshowstheinnerstrifeofHamlet.HeisponderingonlifeanddeathWhatisthemeaningoftobeornottobe?itmeanstoliveoninthisworldordodie;tosufferortotakeactionWhichisnobler...
