最新精品英语文档：不安的

Shylock
A cruel businessman. He lends Antonio 3,000 ducats
Bassanio
Antonio’s best friend. He gets married with Portia, after financial help from Antonio
年去世。
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford Grammar School
Some famous plays
Venice
The early 1590s
<The Comedy of Errors>
comedies histories tragedies romances
1609年莎士比亚发表了他的十四行诗， 其中很多是写给一个神秘的女人（ “Dark Lady”）和一个男人（“Fair Lord”）的。他大约在1611年退休，从 此之后就再也没有发表其他作品了，直 到1616年去世。巧合的是，他与同时代
的另一个西班牙大文豪塞万提斯死在同 一天。中国著名剧作家汤显祖也于同一
“Romeo, Romeo, why are you Romeo? Deny
your father, and refuse your name…”
<Romeo& Juliet >
If only you had a different name, we would not have this problem
Portia
A rich and beautiful woman. She’ll marry Bassanio. She also acts the role of the lawyer
What to do next?
Duke
The King or the President of Venice. He’s also the head of the court
精品英语文档：不安的
Warming up
1596年，莎士比亚唯一的儿子Hamnet死 亡，于1596年8月11日安葬。很多人相信 莎士比亚的名剧《哈姆雷特》（Hamlet） 就是为了纪念他的儿子的.
1597年，莎士比亚把他在特拉福德镇的 “一栋家宅、两间畜舍、两个花园、两 个果园，和其他所有东西”以60英镑的 价格售出，到伦敦，成了一名著名的演 员和作家。
The life of leaders isn’t easy. Having many responsibilities, leadersBaidu Nhomakorabeaoften can’t sleep very well
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” <Hamlet >
Be careful to take or give money to others. You’d better be careful
Let’s talk about the characters in the play and analyze their relations
Antonio :
A rich businessman who likes to help other people. He helps his friend Bassanio, but because of that gets into trouble with shylock
The second decade of the 17th century
<The Tempest> (1611)
Read the following quotations from different Shakespeare plays. Do you know from which plays they come? What do you think these famous words mean?
“Words, words. Only words. No matter from the heart.”
<Troilus and Cressida >
It’s all empty words, and there isn’t any truth in them. You just talk, but you don’t mean it
About three months
3. Bassanio need 3,000 ducats to marry Portia
4.What must Antonio give Shylock if he cannot pay back the debt ?
A pound of flesh from any part of his body
Duke
friends
Antonio
Bassanio
lovers
Portia
enemy
Shylock
Which is more
important
Mercy VS Revenge
Love VS Money
Useful expressions
As / So far as I know… What shouldn’t be forgotten is … The way I would go about it … But in this particular case…
“To be or not to be :that is the question.” <Hamlet >
Is it possible or not? Is he alive or not?
“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” <KING Henry IV >
Listen to the tape and answer the following questions
1. The play take place in Venice
2. How much time passes between the beginning of the play and the end?