1. King Lear
Unit2 King Lear

2. C. Very little D. Not at all
Warming up
Complete the following love test.
1. Do you love your father?
Yes.__________
No. __________
2. How much do you love him?
A. Very much B. So-so
C. Very little D. Not at all

3. 3.Which of the following best describes
your feeling towards your father?
A.I loves him more than my life.
B.I love him as much as I love my eyes.
C.I love him as much as I should, no
more and no less.
D.I don’t know how much I love him. I
have never thought about the question.
E.I don’t love him, but I don’t hate him
either.
F.I hate him.
G._________ (your own sentence)

4. 4. If you were married, whom would
you love more, your wife/husband or
your father?
5. If your father gave you 1,000
yuan on condition that you tell him
that you love him very much, would
you say so?
Yes._______ No. _________

5. 6. If you could choose a father,
which would you choose?
A. A father who was very rich but
didn’t love you.
B. A father who had no money but
loved you very much.

6. Some questions about ancient China.
What was the traditional attitude towards the emperor? Who succeeded him when the emperor died?
Absolutely respectful and obedient to the emperor. His first-born son would normally succeed him.

7. 2 What did the emperor do to keep his servants loyal to him
2 What did the emperor do to keep his servants loyal to him? What happened to the servants who were not loyal?
Severe laws, rules and traditional education made his servants loyal to him. They would be killed or get severe punishments for their betrayal or disrespect.

8. 3 Who decided who the emperor's children would marry
3 Who decided who the emperor's children would marry? For what reasons were marriages arranged?
The emperor himself and his court officials. The emperor's children, especially the princesses, didn't
have a say in their marriages. Their marriages were arranged for various political reasons.

9. King Lear
William
Shakespeare

10. What are the famous four tragedies of
Shakespeare?
Hamlet（ 哈姆雷特）
Othello（奥瑟罗）
King Lear（李尔王）
Macbeth（麦克白）

11. Which of the following is not said by
William Shakespeare?
A. I cannot choose the best. The best chooses me.
B. Just be myself.
C. The empty vessels make the greatest sound
D. A light heart lives long

12. Glance quickly through Part 1 of the play and answer the following questions.
1. List the characters who appear in this
part of the play.
King Lear, Goneril, Regan, Cordelia,
the Dukes of Albany and Cornwall,
the Duke of Kent

13. 2.Which of the characters do you think are shown in the picture.
King Lear and
his three
daughters----
Goneril,
Regan,
Cordelia

14. Read the play and complete the plot diagram. A plot diagram
While-reading
Read the play and complete the plot
diagram.
A plot diagram
Description
Setting
Conflict
Rising action
Climax

15. Setting
Conflict
King Lear has 3 daughters. He is old and wants to divide his kingdom among his daughters. He is going to do this through a “love test”.
Flattery vs honesty;
Words vs action

16. A plot diagram
Description
Rising action
His first two daughters flatter him with nice words, but the youngest daughter insists on telling the truth.

17. Climax
Hearing the truth,the king gets very angry.he gives all his land to the first two daughters and leaves nothing to the youngest one.

18. Read the play again, and complete the following main points.
MAIN POINTS: King Lear gave away his land to his daughters according to how much they ________him.
1 .King Lear wants to ______ and decides to ______ his land to three daughters.
loved
retire
give

19. 2. He wants to know ____ ________ they love him.
3. Goneril and Regan make the king _________by saying they love him very much. They ______ the land.
how much
happy
get

20. 4. Cordelia makes the king angry by being _________ and not _________ him. She gets ________.
5. Kent, the servant, makes the king _________ by defending Cordelia and begging the king to listen to the _______.
honest
flattering
nothing
angry
truth

21. Main plot of the play In Britain, King Lear, in old age, chooses
to ________ and divide up Britain among
his three daughters. However, he declares
that they must first be wed before __________
(give) the land. He asks his daughters the
extent of their love for him. The two oldest,
Goneril and Regan, both_________ him with
praise and _____________ (reward) generously
with land and marriage to the Duke of Albany
and the Duke of Cornwall, _____________
(respect).

22. Lear's youngest and most _________ (love)
daughter, Cordelia, _________ to flatter
her father, going only so far as to say
that she loves him as much as a daughter
should. Lear, unjustly enraged(激怒), gives
her _____ land. The Duke of Kent, a ______
friend of the king, tries to convince Lear
to reconsider, but Lear refuses then
banishes(驱逐，流放) Kent for acting
traitorously(叛逆地, 不忠地) by supporting
Cordelia.

23. Main plot of the play In Britain, King Lear, in old age, chooses
to ________ and divide up Britain among
his three daughters. However, he declares
that they must first be wed before __________
(give) the land. He asks his daughters the
extent of their love for him. The two oldest,
Goneril and Regan, both_________ him with
praise and _____________ (reward) generously
with land and marriage to the Duke of Albany
and the Duke of Cornwall, _____________
(respect).
retire
being given
flatter
are rewarded
respectively

24. beloved
Lear's youngest and most _________ (love)
daughter, Cordelia, _________ to flatter
her father, going only so far as to say
that she loves him as much as a daughter
should. Lear, unjustly enraged(激怒), gives
her _____ land. The Duke of Kent, a ______
friend of the king, tries to convince Lear
to reconsider, but Lear refuses then
banishes(驱逐，流放) Kent for acting
traitorously(叛逆地, 不忠地) by supporting
Cordelia.
refuses no
loyal

25. Choose the proper words to describe the Characters’ Personality.
Honest loyal hot-headed truthful deceitful hard-hearted respectful corrupt greedy Innocent foolish cunning
bad-tempered loving

26. Homework
Act the play out with your mates.

27. THANK YOU!