高二年级 英语 授课者：蒋立耘

In the world’s history In the world’s history of literature, he was a great British playwright and poet. He wrote about 37 plays, including tragedies, comedies and historical plays. He also wrote a good many poems, including narrative poems and sonnets( 十四行诗 ). 1564~1616

Romeo and Juliet Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeth 罗密欧与朱丽叶 哈姆莱特 奥赛罗 李尔王 麦克白 Troilus & Cressida 特洛伊罗斯与 克瑞西达

A Midsummer Night’s Dream 仲夏之夜 威尼斯人 第十二夜 皆大欢喜 The Merry Wives of Windsor 温莎的风流妇人 All’s Well That Ends Well Twelfth Night (What You Will) The Merchant of Venice

Henry IV Henry VIII The Sonnets A Lover’s Complaint 亨利四世 亨利八世 十四行诗 爱人的怨诉

Some quotations from different Shakespeare’s plays.

To be or not to be: that is the question. That is a question whether to live on in this world or to die, that is, to take action or to do nothing. 生存还是毁, 这是个问题.

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. A person who has great responsibility, such as a king, is constantly worried and therefore doesn’t sleep soundly. 头戴王冠, 寝食不安.

King Henry IV was claimed that he was not a very attractive character. He was a solid looking man with a good head for business. He knew how to win a throne by striking down a feeble adversary. The crown which he won was no joy to him; Shakespeare's "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" was applied, most rightly to Henry IV.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be. It is best not to lend (money) to others and not to borrow from others. When we lend sth., we risk losing both the thing we lend and the friendship with the other person. 别借债, 莫放债.

Romeo, Romeo, why are you Romeo ? Deny your father, and refuse your name… Why must you be the son of my family’s greatest enemy? Refuse your family for my love. 罗密欧, 罗密欧, 你为什么是罗密欧 ? 否 定你的父亲, 放弃你的姓氏 ……

Words, words, only words, no matter from the heart. Empty words, not real thoughts or ideas from the heart. 空话, 空话, 只是空话, 没有一点发自内心.

The setting for the story is the long running Trojan War. Troilus, a brother of Paris, falls in love with Cressida. She loves him, too, but plays hard to get. The plot covers the heroes from Greek mythology including Ulysses, Achilles and Ajax and their plans to try to end the war. The themes cover betrayal and jealousy.

Listen to the tape and answer the questions in Exercise 1.

Questions: 1.In which city does the play take place? 2. How much time passes between the beginning of the play and the end? Venice. Three months.

3. How much money does Bassanio need to marry Portia? 4. What must Antonio give Shylock if he can’t pay back the debt? Three thousand ducats. A pound of flesh.

Antonio: Bassanio: Duke: Shylock: Portia: the money lender Bassanio’s wife Antonio’s friend the merchant of Venice What is their relation to the other characters in the play? the judge

Listen to the tape again and fill in the blanks with missing words

Antonio is a rich businessman of the city Venice. Everyone likes him because he is always ready to help others. At the time of this story his ships are ___ ___ ___ to ______ ______foreign countries. trade with all at sea

Bassanio, Antonio’s best friend ， is in love with Portia ． Portia is a rich and beautiful lady ． She 1oves Bassanio but they cannot get married because he is too poor. Then, Bassanio asks Antonio to lend him three thousand ducats._____ _____ ___ money just then ， Antonio goes to Shylock to borrow the money. Being short of

Shylock has always hated Antonio ， because Antonio has often ____ ____ shown how cruel and terrible Shylock is ． Shylock agrees to lend Antonio the money ， but Antonio must promise to allow Shylock to take a pound of his _____from any part of his body if he cannot ____ _____ the money after three months. Antonio agrees to this ， takes the money and gives it to Bassanio ． in public flesh pay back

On the day Bassanio and Portia get married ， they receive a letter from Antonio ________that all his ships have been lost at sea ． Now he ________ does not have enough money to pay back the three thousand ducats and so he must give Shylock one pound of his flesh ． saying himself

Portia thinks of a clever plan to save Antonio ． She asks a good friend who is a doctor of law ， to lend her some of his 1awyer's clothes and books ． _______ as a lawyer ， she arrives at the court of the Duke, where Antonio's ____ ____ ____ ． Dressed case is decided

As the Duke is __________ what to do ． Portia gives him a letter from the famous lawyer whom she has visited. In the letter it says that Portia is a ______ young doctor from Rome who is young but very wise ． The Duke accepts Portia to ____ ___ ___ ___ the famous lawyer and ______ this difficult case ． wondering leaned take the place of handle

Vocabulary P. 139 Exx

Homework: 1.Review what we have learned in Unit Preview Unit19.