MadebyDaisyZhouWilliamShakespearethemostfamousplaywrightandpoetintheEnglishliterature,livingbetween1564and1616TheGreatComedies:AsYouLikeItAMidsummerNight’sDreamTwelfthNightTheMerchantofVeniceTheGreatTragedies:HamletKingLearMacbethOthelloHisworks:Unit11TheIntroductionAntonioBassanioPortiaNerissaShylocktheDukeamerchantapooryoungmanarichbeautifulladyamaidamoneylenderalawdefenderfriendscouplesenemiesCharacters1.WhatwastheproblemwithBassanio?2.HowdidAntoniohelphim?3.What’stheagreementbetweenAntonioandShylock?4.WhatnewsdidBassanioreceive?HewantedtomarryPortiabutdidn’thavemoney.Helenthim3000ducats,whichheborrowedfromShylock.Ifhefailedtopaybackthemoneyattheendofthreemonths,Shylockcouldcutapoundofhisfleshfromwhateverpartofhisbody.AntoniohadlostallhisshipsandwouldhavetogiveShylockapoundofhisflesh.TheDevelopment1.Bysaying“Don’tbesobitter.”theDukewantedShylocktobe____.A.carefulB.calmC.kind-heartedD.reasonable2.PortiawasabletodefendAntoniowasdueto_____.A.herclevernessB.afamouslawyer’shelpC.herhusband’ssupportD.BothAandB3.WhatdidPortiadointhecourt?A.PortiaaskedShylocktoshowmercyonAntonio.B.PortiawarnedBassaniooftheimpossibilityofchangingthelaw.C.PortiapermittedtogiveShylockafairjudgment.D.Alloftheabove.CDD4.What’sthemainideaofthispart?A.TheDukepersuadedShylocktogiveupthepoundofAntonio’sflesh.B.ShylockinsistedonhavingapoundofAntonio’sflesh.C.PortiamanagedtosaveAntonio.D.Bassaniogave6,000ducatstoShylock.BTheEnding1.Whowonthetrial?2.HowdidPortiastopShylockfromcuttingAntonio’sflesh?3.WhatwasShylockchargedwith(控告)?4.WhatwasthepunishmentofShylock?Antoniowonthetrial.ShylockhadtocutapoundofAntonio’sfleshwithoutlettingonedropofbloodfall.TryingtomurderAntonio.OnehalfofhismoneyandhisgoodswenttothecityofVeniceandhemadeapromisetoAntoniotoleavehismoneyuponhisdeathtohisdaughter.Thinking1.WhydidAntoniomakeShylockleavehismoneytohisdaughterandherhusband?2.WhydidShylockhateAntonioso?BecauseJessicamarriedoneofhisfriendagainstShylock’swill.BecausehewasaJewandhewasdiscriminatedandpersecutedforhisraceandreligiousbelief.CharacteranalysisAntonioWillingtohelpothersBraveSincereKind-heartedCharacteranalysisPortiaCalmCleverKind-heartedJusticeHumorousLearnedCharacteranalysisShylockRevengefulStubbornCruelCunningGreedyHelovesmoneymorethanhislife.Pitiful1).Fallinlovewith,marry,poor,bewillingto,borrowfrom,hate,lend,anagreement2).Unfortunately,lost,apoundofflesh,court,trytopersuade,havemercyon,refuse,offer,changehismind3).Pretendtobe,takeherseat,permit,apoundofflesh,notallowed,letadropofbloodfall4).Realize,starttoleave,stop,thelawofVenice,trytokill,punish,begfor,promiseRetelling1.…waslikedbyeveryonebecausehewasalwaysreadytohelpothers.2.ItisuselesstryingtoarguewithShylock.Don’twaitanylonger.PassjudgmentonmeandgiveShylockwhathewants.3.Goodbye,Bassanio.Don’tbesadforme.TellyourwifeaboutmeandhowmuchIlovedyou.4.IshallbehappytogiveupmypartofShylock’smoney.Shylockmustpromisetoleavethemoneyuponhisdeathtohisdaughterandherhusband.WillingtohelpothersBraveSincereKind-hearted1.Aftertheirwedding,PortiatoldBassaniotogotohisfriendatonce.ThenshethoughtofacleverplantosaveAntonio.2.Mercybringsgood.Mercyfallslikethegentlerainfromtheskyupontheearth.Itblessesthosewhogiveitandthosewhoreceiveit.3.Useyourheadalittle,sir!Wecan’tchangealaw.Ifonelawischanged,thenpeoplewilllaterwanttochangeotherlaws.4.Yourwifewouldnotbepleasedtohearyousaythat.5.ThelawofVenicesaysthatifanyonetriestokillormurderanycitizenofVenice,everythingheownsshallbetakenawayfromhim…CalmKind-heartedJusticeHumorousLearned6.Thereissomethingelse.Antoniohaspromisedtogiveyouapoundofhisflesh.Buthehasnotpromisedtogiveyouanyofhisblood.Ifyouletonedropofhisbloodfall,youwillloseallyourlandandallyourmoney.Youmustcutoffonepoundofflesh,nomore,noless.Andnotonedropofbloodmustfall.Clever1.Antonioismyenemy,andIhatehim.2.Ifyouofferedme6timeswhatyouhavejustoffered,Iwouldstilltakemypoundofflesh.3.Idesiremypoundofflesh.Thatisnotintheagreement.4.Oh,wiseyoungjudge.Oh,learnedjudge.Oh,wiseyoungman.Good,sir,Ibegforyourmercyandbegyourpardon.5.Iwilltakethemoney.Giveme3timesmorethanAntonioborrowedfromme.6.Takemylife,too.Mymoneyandgoodsareasdeartomeaslifeitself.RevengefulStubbornCruelCunningGreedyLovemoneymorethananythingelse