一、引言威廉·莎士比亚(William Shakespeare,1564—1616)是文艺复兴时期英国最为著名的戏剧家,一生创作了包括《罗密欧与朱丽叶》《哈姆雷特》《麦克白》《威尼斯商人》等经典作品在内的37部戏剧。这些戏剧不仅在英国文坛占有举足轻重的地位,而且在世界文坛占有不可替代的位置。莎士比亚的经典剧作在百年之前就走进了中国读者的视野,以梁实秋、朱 I. INTRODUCTION William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is the most famous English dramatist in the Renaissance. His life has created many classic works including “Romeo and Juliet”, “Hamlet”, “Macbeth” and “Merchant of Venice” 37 plays. These plays not only occupy a pivotal position in the English literary world, but also occupy an irreplaceable position in the world literature. Shakespeare’s classic drama came into the Chinese reader’s vision a hundred years ago, with Liang Shiqiu and Zhu