On May 10, 2019, YSU Ijevan Branch hosted an event dedicated to the 455th anniversary of William Shakespeare, organized by the Department of English Language and Literature.
The third year students of “Foreign Languages”, students of different specialties, as well as the professorial staff of the Department took a part in the event.
Students introduced Shakespeare’s biography in English, his main works, some of his well- known tragedies, as well as sonets.
In particular, it was mentioned William Shakespeare (baptized on April 26, 1564 to April 23, 1616) was an English playwright, actor and poet and is often called England’s national poet. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Shakespeare’s plays have the reputation of being among the greatest in the English language and in Western literature. Traditionally, the plays are divided into the genres of tragedy, history, and comedy; they have been translated into every major livinglanuage, in addition to being continually performed all around the world.
The participants also prepared translations of movie trailers based on Shakespeare’s writings.
The event, dedicated to the 455th anniversary of Shakespeare, was held in an engaging and pleasant atmosphere.
