William Shakespeare
William Shakespéare (). Sakola Latin ti mimiti umur 7 taun nepi ka 13 taun, tuluy mantuan bapana dagang. Umur 18 taun nikah jeung Anne Hathaway nu umurna 26 taun. Taun 1586 Shakespéare ninggalkeun lemah caina sarta ngagabung ka rombongan sandiwara pingpinan Richard Burbage. Mimitina gawé di “The Theatre” milik Burbage, tuluy diganri jadi “The Globe” (1599). Shakespéare mimiti disebut panulis drama ku Robert Greene (1592) jeung diaku salaku pangarang drama nu hadé ku Francis Meres (1598). Shakespéare miboga rombongan drama sorangan di istana raja James I.

Karya-karyana

Mangsa ka 1 (1590-1594) 
Ngawengku wangun drama komédi, tragédi, jeung sajarah. Lalakonna nyaéta:
 The Commedy of Error (dumasar Amphitrno jeung Menacchemi).
 Henry VI dumasar Chronicles jeung The Union of the two noble.
 Richard III (Chronicles jeung Union).
 The Taming of the Shrew (dumasar naskah Inggris [[Supposes]] ku George Gascoigne).
 Titus Andronicus.
 The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Mangsa ka II (1595-1600) 
Drama-drama nu diciptakeun dina mangsa ieu nyaéta:
 A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dumasar sawatara sumber).
 Richard II (ti Chronicles).
 Loves L abour Lost.
 Romeo and Juliet.
 The Merchant of Venice.
 Henry IV.
 As You Like it (dumasar novel Posalynde ti Thomas Lodge).
 Julius Caesar.
 Much Ado About Nothing.
 Twelfth Night and The Merry Wive’s of Windsor.

Mangsa ka III (1601-1608) 
Dina mangsa ieu, karya-karyana leuwih loba dina wangun tragédi, diantarana waé: 
 Hamlet.
 Othello.
 Macbeath.
 King Lear.
 Antony and Cleopatra.
 Coriolanus.
 Troillus and Cressida.
 Measure for Measure.
 Timon of Athen.
 Pericles.

Mangsa ka IV (1609-1613) 
Dina mangsa ieu, Shakespeare balik deui kana aliran Romance. Karya-karyana nyaéta:
 Cymbeline.
 The Winter’s Tale.
 The Tempest.
 Henry VIII.
Salian ti éta, dina mangsa ieu Shakespeare ogé nulis sawatara sajak épik jeung lirik kayaning:
 Shakespeare's Sonnets
 Venus and Adonis
 The Rape of Lucrece
 The Passionate Pilgrim
 The Phoenix and the Turtle
 A Lover's Complaint

Ciri-ciri drama Shakespeare 
 Digunakeuna blank verse.
 Soliloqui.
 Dialog ka gigir (aside).
 Biantara.

Referensi 

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