НАПИСАТЬ КРАТКИЙ ПЕРЕСКАЗ ТЕКСТА. William Shakespeare
Who exactly was he?
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright during Elizabethan times (the time of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I). He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a town in the centre of England. He is the greatest writer in the English language.
What did Shakespeare write?
Shakespeare wrote thirty-six plays, all of which are still studied, performed and even made into films all over the world! Shakespeare also wrote many love sonnets.

What were his plays about?
Shakespeare wrote three kinds of plays: comedies (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing), tragedies (Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello) and histories (Henry V). Common themes in his comedies were mix-ups, mistaking one person for another or women who disguise themselves as men – although the actors were all men anyway! In The Merchant of Venice, a well-known comedy, a moneylender asks for a pound of flesh from a merchant who can’t pay him back some money! Life was hard during Elizabethan times and Shakespeare’s tragedies reflect this, such as Hamlet which is very bloody and is about revenge, deception and fate.

Where were his plays performed and who went to see them?
Most of Shakespeare’s plays were performed at the Globe Theatre in London, which could hold about 3,000 people. Elizabethans of all social classes enjoyed going to the Globe, even though it was noisy and smelly and the common people had to watch the play standing up in front of the stage. As there was no roof, people got very wet when it rained! There was hardly any scenery, but there were fantastic costumes and even special effects such as fireworks, smoke and actors ‘flying’. The original theatre burnt down in 1613, but a modern replica opened in 1997.​

My favourite book is the novel "The Headless Horseman," written by a famous English writer Main Reed.  To be honest, at first it was hard for me to read this book. But then I became so deeply attached to the heroes of the novel that I finished reading the novel "in one breath". I didn't notice how time flew, so much I wanted to know who would be the headless horseman that killed Henry Pointster. Of course, I was sure that the offender could not be Maurice mustanger - the main positive hero of the novel. This brave, strong and kind man loved Henry's sister Louise.It is important that Maurice has repeatedly shown his best side. For example, he saved Louise from death. First Maurice stopped the wild mustang that took Louise to the Prairie. And then he saved the girl from a herd of horses, killing the leader by a shot in the head. This is the episode in the novel I like, probably the most, because it represents Maurice as a real man.Louise learns that mustanger is not only a brave warrior, but an educated, well-read person. She falls in love with Maurice. But captain Cassius Colhoun, is also in love with Louise.There was a duel between the men, the winner was Maurice. Calhoun hates mustanger – he is ready to get rid of him at any cost. And soon the case turns up - Louise's brother Henry disappears.  Suspicion falls on Maurice because there was an evidence. But mustanger's friend Zeb Stump helps to prove that Maurice is innocent and that the real killer is Colhoun.So the plot of the novel has a happy end for the main characters. Maurice is fully justified, he marries Louise. They live happily and their friends are near them  both Zeb Stump and the servant Felim O'neill. And negative characters  die one by one, getting what they deserved.The novel "The Headless Horseman" is the first work by Main Reed that I have read. I liked it so much that I will definitely get acquainted with other works of this famous English writer. I recommend you all to read this interesting novel.

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