William Shakespeare is a very famous and great writer. He published 2 long narrative poems， 154 sonnet and 37 plays which including 13 comedies， 10 tragedies， 10 historical plays and 4 romances. His dramatic career is divided into four periods. At the first period， he wrote historical plays such as Henry VI， Richard III， varieties of comedy， the revenge tragedy， and the very famous romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet. In these years he also wrote two narrative poems. The second period of Shakespeare’s work is his mature period， mainly a period of great comedies and mature historical plays. It includes 4 comedies and 5 historical plays. The comedies are a midsummer night’s dream， the merchant of Venice， much ado about nothing， as you like it， twelfth night. At this time， he created roman tragedy Julius Caesar. His sonnets are also thought to be written in this period. The third period of Shakespeare’s dramatic career is mainly the period of great tragedies and dark comedies. It includes 4 tragedies hamlet， Othello， King Lear， and Macbeth. He also created 3 comedies and 2 roman tragedies. The four period of Shakespeare’s work is the period of romantic drama. It includes 4 romances and a historical play. The popularity of Shakespeare is a worldwide phenomenon. His name has been known to china for more a hundred years， and many of his plays have been widely read among Chinese people. We should remember him forever.