2017考研英语拓展阅读：莎翁辞世400周年纪念日
The Prince of Wales has visited Stratford-upon-Avon to mark 400 years since William Shakespeare’s death.
The playwright was born and raised in the Warwickshire market town, and returned there when he retired.
Prince Charles was shown around Shakespeare’s family home, viewed the gardens and visited an exhibition.
He will be joined later by the Duchess of Cornwall for Shakespeare Live - a televised performance celebrating the playwright’s life.
During his visit to the town, Prince Charles visited Holy Trinity Church, and laid a wreath on Shakespeare’s grave.
On Saturday morning, US President Barack Obama visited a London theatre dedicated to the work of the playwright.
The Globe theatre is a replica of the circular, open-air playhouse that Shakespeare designed in 1599.
Mr Obama watched a brief performance of a portion of Hamlet, including the famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy.
Obama described the performance as "wonderful".
As the US President toured the open-air theatre, he spent several minutes looking at the structure and asking questions about the seating and performances.
Dominic Dromgoole, artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe, said: "At the end of an extraordinary journey all around the world, it is great to return home to the Globe, and to be able to perform a few scenes and to be welcomed back by President Barack Obama.
"The spirit of ’Yes we can’ has informed the entire tour, and it’s an honour to meet the man who coined the phrase, and who exemplifies its spirit."
The US President made the trip before a visit to London’s Royal Horticultural Halls where he urged young people to "reject pessimism and cynicism" and "know that progress is possible and problems can be solved".
Throughout the day on Saturday, Shakespeare’s Globe has been screening short films of every one of Shakespeare’s 37 plays on giant screens along the banks of the Thames, between Tower Bridge and Westminster.
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