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Unit 19 Chinese plays Henan Opera Kunqu Opera William Shakespeare (1564 1616 ) Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford on the river Avon and died there in 1616. His father was prosperous businessman. He was brought up in a fortable house on Henley Street along with several small brothers and sisters. He was a great British playwright and poet in the world’s history of wrote about 37plays and a large number of poems in his life. William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s Birth place Comedies (喜?。? Tragedies (悲?。? Historical plays (歷史?。? Comedies ?The King Henry IV 亨利四世 ?A Midsummer Night’s Dream 仲夏之夜 ?The Merchant o