本集内容：莎士比亚对人性的洞察力之敏锐令人赞叹，他的语言是那么朴素自然，却又如此扣人心弦，人们不禁要问，什么样的社会背景和个人经历给与他超凡的灵感和创作能力？

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Shakespeare was a self-made man. He was the son of a glover from a small provincial town. He didn't have powerful family connections and he didn't go to university. But he went on to become the world's most famous playwright and poet.

So how did he make his way in the world from relatively humble origins? What kind of man was he in terms of temperament? Was he comic or serious?

Yang Li went to Stratford-Upon-Avon and spoke to Dr. Nick Walton, lecturer and expert on Shakespeare at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

Dr Nick Walton is also deputy chairman of the International Shakespeare Society.

As you listen try to answer these questions:

1. Shakespeare is often referred to as _____ .

2. How much older than Shakespeare was his wife?

3. There are three key words Nick used to describe Shakespeare:

sympathetic, curious and ______.

莎翁名言

Today's S Words saying is 'it's all Greek to me', 类似汉语中的对牛弹琴。

It's from the famous history play Julius Caesar 历史剧凯撒大帝。

词汇精选：

self-made 自学成才
glover 皮匠
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust 莎士比亚出生地基金会
International Shakespeare Society 国际莎翁协会

莎士比亚剧《无事生非》源自加勒比？
莎士比亚的肖像

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