Abstract: The coexistence of secularity and sacredness constitutes a unique feature of Shakespeare’s dramas. Shakespeare’s dramas are reexamined in terms of public space, theatrical relationship, space-time art and world stage to explain how public space in drama can be integrated into commercial entertainment space and ritual space in performance, how the ritual characteristic in drama can be made use of to underscore audience and performers’ joint creation, how tangible characters can display their intangible spirit in the art of theatrical performance and the limited space-time can show the infinite space-time, and how drama as a comprehensive art can be made in a world stage to present a global perspective. It is concluded that Shakespeare’s works of art produced in the late Middle Ages and early modern times, such as the historical nodes of the Renaissance, the Reformation of the Religion, the rise of nation states, and the opening of new routes, demonstrate both unity and opposition of secularity and sacredness.

Key words: Key words： public space, theatrical relationship, space-time art, world stage