英语翻译莎士比亚创造了英国戏剧的“珠峰”之后,英国戏剧又回复到其平庸的状态.更极端的是,其间竟有几段“空白”.英国戏剧史?

During Shakespeare’s lifetime, British drama experienced several climaxes but later became mediocre. In fact, at certain intervals, such as the "three thirty years," drama was completely absent from British life. The first period, from 1616 to 1642, was during the tumultuous British Civil War, when the pilgrims closed all London theaters by parliamentary decree, fearing the democratic and aristocratic elements that dramas could propagate. As a result, all theaters nationwide were subsequently banned from operation, stunting the emergence of English drama that had flourished during the Renaissance. The legislative laws issued by Parliament and Henry Fielding's banishment from the theatrical world led to a second thirty years (1737-1769), during which the growing bourgeois’ discontent towards the feudal parts of the nation and criticism of playwrights caused numerous theater closures. As a result, plays faded away with time.

During the Romantic period (1798-1832), the composition and staging of drama stagnated, and many of the “dramas” at the time were actually poems with no potential for performance. Although some “regional dramas” emerged during the regency period, they defiled the standards of traditional theatrical plays and deviated from the moral standards of society.