本书精选了莎士比亚的《第十二夜》、《裘力斯·凯撒》、《罗密欧与朱丽叶》、《麦克白》、《仲夏夜之梦》、《威尼斯商人》六部戏剧的精彩片段。简介了莎剧的问世，并将我们可读到的三十七部戏剧按喜剧、悲剧、历史剧进行了分类。

此书还对莎士比亚的诗歌体裁、散文体裁、比喻手法等作了简洁讲解；对如何使用引语、独白、演讲等言语技巧进而达到语言的最高境界作了举例说明。

本书的全部注释参考了人民文学出版社《莎士比亚全集》朱生豪的中译本（经方重和方平重新校过），在此表示感谢。

Introduction

介绍

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Shakespeare's theatre

莎士比亚剧院简介

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Shakespeare's plays

莎士比亚戏剧

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Twelfth Night（1）

第十二夜（1）

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Julius Caesar（1）

裘力斯·凯撒（1）

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When malvolio struts about at the start of this scene，Sir Toby，Sir Andrew and Fabian are hopping mad。They can't believe his cheek。The trouble is，they daren't spring out of their hiding place to challenge him as that would spoil the trick；they have to sit there and take it。Lmagine you are one of them and rewrite your character's lines in modern mad you are in the language that you would use。Work from Sir Toby's'Here's an overweening rogue!'to the finding of the letter.

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