1. Warming up William Shakespeare

5. Comedies The King Henry IV 亨利四世 A Midsummer Night’s Dream 仲夏之夜 The Merchant of Venice 威尼斯商人 Twelfth Night (What You Will) 第十二夜 All’s Well That Ends Well 皆大欢喜

6. Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧与朱丽叶 Hamlet 哈姆莱特 Othello 奥赛罗 King Lear 李尔王 Macbeth 麦克白 Tragedies

7. Match the meaning with the quotation and the play. Warming-up

10. “To be or not to be: that is the question.” Meaning: To live or to die?

11. “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” Meaning: The life of leaders isn’t easy. Having many responsibilities, leaders often can’t help sleep very well.

12. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” Meaning: Be careful to take or give money to others. You’d better be careful.

13. “Romeo, Romeo, why are you Romeo ? Deny your father, and refuse your name…” Meaning: If only you had a different name, we would not have this problem.

14. “Words, words, only words, no matter from the heart” Meaning: It’s all empty words, and there isn’t any truth in them. You just talk, but you don’t mean it.

15. Which plays of Shakespeare do you know? Can you explain what they are about ？ QuotationPlayMeaning Every inch a king King Lear A real king. (Better known as Every inch a gentleman, meaning a real gentleman)

16. Quotation Play Meaning Breathe life into a stone For goodness’ sake All’s Well That Ends Well Henry VIII A very good medicine “Oh Please” or “For God sake”

17. QuotationPlayMeaning All the world’s a stage A dish fit for the gods As You Like It Julius Caesar Life should not be taken too seriously Very good food

18. QuotationPlayMeaning Good riddance A pound of flesh Troilus and Cressida It is good to get rid of (you) A harsh demand or terrible punishment The Merchant of Venice

19. QuotationPlayMeaning It smells to heaven My salad days Hamlet Anthony and Cleopatra Something that is very bad or corrupt (=It stinks). When I was young.

20. QuotationPlayMeaning What’s done is done Macbeth There is no changing the past, so forget about it.

21. Speaking

25. Shylock: A cruel businessman. He lends Antonio 3,000 ducats.

26. Antonio: A rich businessman who likes to help other people. He helps his friend Bassanio, but because of that gets into trouble with Shylock.

27. Portia: A rich and beautiful woman. She will marry Bassanio. She also acts the role of the lawyer.

28. Bassanio: Antonio’s best friend. He gets married with Portia after financial help from Antonio.

30. Mercy VS Revenge Shylock (vengeful) Antonio (merciful) Create a chance to kill Antonio. He used the chance. Has a chance to punish Shylock. He forgave him.

31. It happens everywhere around the world: two young people love each other, but when the boy is poor or doesn't have a good job, often the parents of the girl don’t allow them to get married. Love VS Money

32. Correct me if I’m wrong, but … You shouldn’t forget that … What shouldn’t be forgotten is … One of the most important facts is … You could, for example … Useful expressions

33. The way I would go about it … As far as I know … After all, … But in this particular case …