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William Shakespeare is considered by many to be the greatest playwright, and perhaps the
greatest author of all time. Shakespeare was born in Stratford, England, in April, 1564. Little is
known about his early life, except that he was the son of a businessman and probably attended
the local grammar school. In 1582 he married Anne Hathaway, a woman of 26, and they had
three children, and in about 1612, he retired to Stratford as a wealthy man.
Shakespeare was referred to as an actor in 1592, and soon after as a playwright, he was also
a part owner of a theater company, the Globe, with which he worked. He wrote his plays
exclusively for this company at the rate of about two a year. The characters in Shakespeare’s
plays are the first “modern” dramatic characters — with both strengths and weaknesses.
Shakespeare skillfully conveys a sense of his characters’ psychological identities, and this is part
of the reason why these characters have endured so vividly for so many years.
In the course of his life, Shakespeare wrote 36 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 narrative poems.
Because Shakespeare wrote his plays for performance, he was indifferent about their
publication. Many of the plays that were published shortly after his death were reconstructed
from memory by actors. 【題組】20. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined phrase “was indifferent about”?
(A) was excited about (B) paid no attention to
(C) was touched by (D) cared a lot about
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