萧伯纳作品赏析Pygmalion

Doyouknowthefamousactress?Canyounamesomefilmswhichsheactedin?窈窕淑女(MyFairLady)1964年Questions:1.HaveyouseenthefilmMyFairLady?2.Whowrotetheplay?GeorgeBernardShawDoyouknowsomethingaboutShaw?GeorgeBernardShaw(1856-1950)aIrishdramatist,aliterarycritic,asocialistspokesman,aleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheater.afreethinker,defenderofwomen’srights,andadvocateofequalityofincome.BorninDublinin1856toamiddle-classProtestantfamily.HemarriedCharlottePayne-Townshendin1898,butitisknownthathenevertouchedheronce.Heflirtedwithbeautifulwomenbutneverhadfurthercommittedrelations.HewasmemberofFabianSociety,amiddle-classsocialistgroupthataimedatthetransformationofEnglishgovernmentandsociety.LiteraryCareerandAchievementsthesecondgreatestEnglishplaywrightbehindonlyShakespeare“adayneverpasseswithoutaperformanceofsomeShawplaybeinggivensomewhereintheworld.”hisworksincluding:60plays,5novels,3volumesofmusiccriticism,4volumesofdanceandtheatricalcriticism,andheapsofsocialcommentary,politicaltheory,andcorrespondence.OneofShaw’sgreatestcontributionsasamoderndramatistisinestablishingdramaasseriousliterature,nolessimportantthanthenovel.In1925hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforliterature.Shawacceptedthehonorbutrefusedthemoney.Hewasaveryhumorousplaywright.TheFairLadybyGeorgeBernardShawisanadaptationofaGreekstory.Doyouknowthestory?Pygmalion,agiftedartist,makesastonestatueofabeautifulwoman.HeaskstheGreekGoddesstobringhertolife.Hiswishisgranted.Doyouheardof“thePygmalionEffect”?ThePygmalionEffect(皮格马利翁效应)isthatpeopletendtobehaveasyouexpecttheywill.Ifyouexpectapersontotakeresponsibility,theyprobablywill.Ifyouexpectthemnottoeventry,theyprobablywon’t.ThePygmalionMythItderivesitsnamefromthefamousstoryinOvid’sMetamorphoses(奥德维变形记）.Pygmalionisdisgustedbythelooseandshamefullivesofthewomeninhisera,womenofAmathus,thefirstwomentobecomeprostitutes,anddecidestolivealoneandunmarried.Withwondrousart,hecreatesabeautifulstatueinivory,Galatea,representingfeminineideal.WhenPygmalionreturnshome,hekisseshisstatueandisdelightedtofindthatsheiswarmandsofttotouch.“Themaidenfeltthekisses,blushedandliftinghertimideyesuptothelight,sawtheskyandherloveratthesametime.”FatefulmeetingsElizaDoolittle(E):apoorflowergirlwhoisambitioustoimproveherself.ProfessorHiggins(H):anexpertinphonetics,convincedthatthequalityofaperson’sEnglishdecideshis/herpositioninsociety.ColonelPickering(P):anofficerinthearmyandlaterafriendofHiggins’whosetshimatask.CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayElizaLowerclassLanguage:callsgentleman“sir”and___________(orcaptain)whichisacompliment（赞扬）Behaviour:_______topeopleofhigherclassComprehendingrespectful“cap’in”CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayHenryHigginsLanguage:callsEliza“___________”andPickering“________________”Behaviour:_____tolowerclass;_____tosameorupperclassMiddleclassrudepoliteyousillygirlmydearmanCharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayColonelPickeringUpperclassLanguage:preparedtobegina__________withHenry,whomhedoesnotknow;generouswithpraisetohim.Behaviour:generallyconfidentand______;but_______Elizapoliteignoresconversation在这一幕中,萧伯纳除了应用笑剧性的动作之外,更运用了调皮话、幽默短句、反说等舞台对话,来增强戏剧的讽刺效果Higgins:Nonsense!IknowIhavenosmalltalk;butpeopledon'tmind.(希金斯:没有的话!我知道我不会应酬,可是别人也不在乎。Mrs.Higgins:Oh,don'tthey?Smalltalkindeed!Whataboutyourlargetalk?…(希金斯太太:不在乎?不是会不会说应酬话的问题,你的大议论别人真受不了。Liza:Walk!Notbloodylikely.I'mgoinginataxi.(伊丽莎:散步!我他妈的才不呢。我要坐汽车回去呢!)Higgins:Good-bye,besureyoutryonthatsmalltalkatthethreeat-homes.Don'tbenervousaboutit.Pinchitinstrong.(希金斯:再见,在那三个茶会上你一定要试试这种时髦话。不要胆怯,尽管说。)Clara:Iwill.Good-bye.Suchnonsense,allthisearlyVictorianprudery!(克拉拉:我一定说,再见。这些维多利亚早期的清规戒律都是胡闹!)Higgins:[temptingher]Suchdamnednonsense!(希金斯:[煽动她]真是胡闹!)Clara:Suchbloodynonsense!(克拉拉:真是他妈的胡闹!)