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问答题 1.“ Nor lose possession of that fair thou owst, Nor shall death brag thou wanderst in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growst, So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.” A.Identify the author and the title of the poem from which this part is taken. B.What does the word“this”in the last line refer to? C.What idea do the quoted lines express? Shakespeare;“ Shall I compare Thee to a Summer’s Day”/“Sonnet 18” “This” refers to the poem When you are in my eternal poetry, you are even with time. A nice summer’s day is usually transient, but the beauty in poetry can last forever. 2．William Shakespeare is one of the most remarkable playwrights the world has ever known. (1)Name his four greatest tragedies. (2)What are the characteristics of the four tragedies in common? (3)Briefly summarize each hero‘s weakness of nature. A. Shakespeares four greatest tragedies are: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear,and Macbeth. B. Each portrays somke noble hero, who faces the injustice of human life and is caught in a difficult situation and whose fate is closely connected with the fate of the whole nation. C. Each hero has his weakness of nature: Hamlet, the melancholic scholar; Othello s inner weakness is made use of by the outside evil force; the old king Lear who is unwilling to totally give up his power; and Macbeth s lust for power stirs up his ambition and leads him to incessant crimes. 3. To be, or not to be — that is the question；／whether‘ tis nobler in the mind to suffer，／the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,／Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, ／And by opposing end them? . How do you understand the last two lines? A. To take up arms against troubles that sweep upon us like a sea. The “troubles” is pictured as advancing like some overwhelming tide. 4. Give a brief analysis of Shylock, a character in Shakespeare’s play, The Merchant of Venice. Shylock is a Jewish usurer, and he is a tragic-comic c