William Shakespeare in Urdu Hindi

William Shakespeare in Urdu Hindi #William_Shakespeare William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Stratfor Upon Avon Also known as Bard of Avon National Poet of England No proper Education System Didn't have proper training and education as other dramatist of the period His stupendious achievements are an enigma to all scholars Marvellous imaginative and creative mind New life to old familiar works Training: Actor, Reviser of old plays, independent dramatist Dominated the Elizabethan Literature Contribution: Two non-dramatic narrative poem, 37 plays, 154 sonnets Motifs of life like death, birth, marriage, religion, love Categories of works: Tragedy, Comedy, Tragicomedy, History Shakespeare's Comedy A struggle of young lovers to overcome problems, often the result of the interference of their elders There is some element of separation and reunification Mistaken identities, often involving disguise A clever servant Family tensions that are usually resolved in the end Complex, interwoven plot-lines Frequent use of puns and other styles of comedy Shakespeare's Tragedy: Characters become isolated or there is social breakdown Ends in death There is a sense that events are inevitable or inescapable There is usually a central figure who is noble but with a character flaw which leads them towards their eventual downfall Main Features of Shakespeare Universality. Versatile Genius. Art of Characterization. Profundity of Thought. Permanent values of His Plays Imagination Variety Poetic Virtue Humor Humanity Treatment of Love Ben Johnson says: “He was not of an age but for all time”. Four periods of Shakespeare 1st period 1577-93 2nd period 1594-1600 3rd period 1601-1608 4th period 108-1616