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Unit19TheMerchantofVeniceWilliamShakespeare(1564-1616)Shakespearewasbornin1564inStratfordontheriverAvonanddiedtherein1616.HewasbroughtupinacomfortablehouseonHenleyStreetalongwithseveralsmallbrothersandsisters.HewasagreatBritishplaywrightandpoetintheworld’shistoryofliterature.Hewroteabout37playsandalargenumberofpoemsinhislife.Shakespeare’sBirthplaceComedy喜剧Tragedy悲剧History历史剧Poetry诗歌HisWorksComediesMeasureforMeasure一报还一报AMidsummerNight’sDream仲夏之夜TheMerchantofVenice威尼斯商人TwelfthNight(WhatYouWill)第十二夜All’sWellThatEndsWell皆大欢喜MuchAdoAboutNothing无事生非TragediesHamlet哈姆莱特Othello奥赛罗KingLear李尔王Macbeth麦克白Coriolanus考利欧雷诺斯RomeoandJuliet罗密欧与朱丽叶HenryIV,part1亨利四世，第一卷HenryIV,part2亨利四世，第二卷HenryV亨利五世HenryVI,part1亨利六世，第一卷HenryVI,part2亨利六世，第二卷HenryVI,part3亨利六世，第三卷HenryVIII亨利八世KingJohn约翰国王RichardII理查德二世RichardIII理查德三世HistoricalplaysTheSonnets十四行诗ALover'sComplaint爱人的怨诉TheRapeofLucrece鲁克丽丝失贞记VenusandAdonis维纳斯和阿多尼斯ThePassionatePilgrim热情的朝圣者ThePhoenixandtheTurtle凤凰和斑鸠Poetry1.SomepicturesabouttheplaysmentionedinthispartWarmingupWarmingup2.Question:Doyouknowwhataretheseplaysabout?Pleasereadthereferencesonyourbook.Page163Warmingup3.Matchthequotationswiththerightplay;ThenexplainthemeaningsTobeornottobe:thatisthequestion.Itisaquestionwhethertoliveoninthisworldortodie,thatis,totakeactionortodonothing.KingHenryIVUneasyliestheheadthatwearsacrown.Apersonwhohasgreatresponsibilities,suchasaking,isconstantlyworriedandthereforedoesn'tsleepsoundly.Neitheraborrowernoralenderbe.Itisbestnottolendmoneytoothersandnottoborrowfromothers.Whenwelendsomething.Werisklosingboththethingwelendandthefriendshipwiththatotherperson.Romeo&JulietRomeo,Romeo,whyareyouRomeo?Denyyourfather,andrefuseyourname…Whymustyoubethesonofmyfamily’sgreatestenemy?Refuseyourfamilyformylove.Troilus&CressidaWords,words,onlywords,nomatterfromtheheart.It’sallemptywords,andthereisnotanytruthinthem.Youjusttalk,butyoudon’tmeanit!Listening1.ListentothetapeandanswersomequestionsQuestions:1.Inwhichcitydoestheplaytakeplace?2.Howmuchtimepassesbetweenthebeginningoftheplayandtheend?3.HowmuchmoneydoesBassanioneedtomarryPortia?4.WhatmustAntoniogiveShylockifhecan’tpaybackthedebt?Answers:1.Inwhichcitydoestheplaytakeplace?2.Howmuchtimepassesbetweenthebeginningoftheplayandtheend?Venice.Threemonths.4.WhatmustAntoniogiveShylockifhecan’tpaybackthedebt?Threethousandducats.Apoundofflesh.2.Matchthetwocolumns1.Antonio2.Shylock:3.Bassanio4.Portia5.Duke:a.thejudgeb.themoneylenderc.themerchantofVeniced.Antonio’sfriende.Bassanio’swifeShylockBassanioPortiaAntonio1.Heis__________tohelpothers.Fillintheblanksalwaysready2.Hisshipsare_________to________foreigncountries.3.____________moneyjustthen,AntoniogoestoShylock…….5.TheDukeacceptsPortiato______________thefamouslawyer4._________alawyer,shearrivesatthecourt6.Antoniohasoftenshown_______how____and______Shylockis.atallseatradewithBeingshortofDressedastaketheplaceofinpubliccruelterribleAntonioisarichbusinessmanofthecityofVenice.Everyonelikeshimbecauseheisalwaysreadytohelpothers.Atthetimeofthisstoryhisshipsareallatseatotradewithforeigncountries.Bassanio,Antonio’sbestfriend,isinlovewithPortia.Portiaisarichandbeautifullady.ShelovesBassaniobuttheycannotgetmarriedbecauseheispoor.Then,BassanioasksAntoniotolendhimthreethousandducats.Beingshortofmoneyjustthen,AntoniogoestoShylocktoborrowthemoney.ShylockhasalwayshatedAntonio,becauseAntoniohasofteninpublicshownhowcruelandterribleShylockis.ShylockagreestolendAntoniothemoney,butAntoniomustpromisetoallowShylocktotakeapoundofhisfleshfromanypartofhisbodyifhecannotpaythemoneybackafterthreemonths.Antonioagreestothis,takesthemoneyandgivesittoBassanioOnthedayBassanioandPortiagetmarried,theyreceivealetterfromAntoniosayingthatallhisshipshavebeenlostatsea.NowhehimselfdoesnothaveenoughmoneytopaybackthethreethousandducatsandhemustgiveShylockonepoundofhisflesh.PortiathinksofacleverplantosaveAntonio.Sheasksagoodfriendwhoisadoctoroflaw.tolendhersomeofhislawyer’sclothesandbooks.Dressedasalawyer,shearrivesatthecourtoftheDuke,whereAntonio’scaseisdecided.AstheDukeiswonderingwhattodo,Portiagiveshimaletterfromthefamouslawyerwhomshehasvisited.IntheletterissaysthatPortiaisalearneddoctorfromRomewhoisyoungbutverywise.TheDukeacceptsPortiatotaketheplaceofthefamouslawyerandhandlethisdifficultcase.