单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,*,Unit 19,The Merchant of Venice,本演示文稿可能包含观众讨论和即席反响。使用 PowerPoint 可以跟踪演示时的即席反响，,在幻灯片放映中，右键单击鼠标,请选择“会议记录,选择“即席反响选项卡,必要时输入即席反响,单击“确定撤消此框,此动作将自动在演示文稿末尾创立一张即席反响幻灯片，包括您的观点。,11/20/2024,1,William Shakespeare,For any Englishman,there can never be any discussion as to who is the worlds greatest poet and dramatist.Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him,that of William,Shakespeare,.,11/20/2024,2,The Merchant of Venice,A Brief Introduction,Task 1:,Can any of you tell us this famous story?,11/20/2024,3,The Merchant of Venice is the most outstanding“romantic comedy written by William Shakespeare,the British playwright and poet of Renaissance.,11/20/2024,4,Task 2,Read,This play is mainly about the process of a story that Shylock,a cruel and greedy moneylender,is punished by Antonio,a merchant of Venice,with the help of his friends-Portia and Bassanio.The central theme of the play is the triumph of love(between Portia and Bassanio)and friendship(between Antonio and Bassanio)over insatiable greed and brutality(as presented by Shylock).A happy ending is brought about when Shylock is punished.,11/20/2024,5,Here we can see the true progressive significance of The Merchant of Venice and of its author,consistent hatred for the oppressors and sympathy for the oppressed.Meanwhile,it provides us an opportunity to learn some language points as well as revising Direct and Indirect speech.,Task 2,Read,11/20/2024,6,Shakespeare,more perhaps than any other writer,made full use of the great resources of the English language.Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand!There is probably no better way for foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare uses it.Such a study is well worth the effort,even though some aspects of English usage,and the meaning of many words,have changed since Shakespeares Day.,Task 3,Read and know more,11/20/2024,7,It is paradoxical that we should know comparatively little about the life of the greatest English author.We know that Shakespeare was born in 1564 in,Stratford-on-Avon,and that he died there in 1616.He almost certainly attended the Grammar School in the town,but,of this we cannot be sure.,We know he was married there in 1582 to Anne Hathaway and that he had three children,a boy and two girls.We know he spent much of his life in London writing his masterpieces.But this is almost all that we do know.,Task 3,Read and know more,11/20/2024,8,Page65-Look at the warming up.Try the exercises:,Suggested answers to Exercise I:,11/20/2024,9,1“To be or not to be:that is the question.,Hamlet,Meaning:,Is it possible or not?Is he alive or not?,2“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.,King Henry IV,Meaning:,The life of leaders isnt easy.Having many responsibilities,leaders often vant sleep well.,11/20/2024,10,3“Neither a borrower or a lender be,Hamlet,Meaning:,Be careful to take or give money to others.,4“Romeo,why are you Romeo?Deny your father,and refuse your name,Romeo&Juliet,Meaning:,If only you had a different name,we would not have this problem.,11/20/2024,11,5“Words,words,only words,no matter from the heart.,Troilus and Cressida,Meaning:,It is all empty words,and there isnt any truth in them./You just talk,but you dont mean it.,6“A pound of flesh.,The merchant of Venice,Meaning:,A harsh demand or terrible punishment,11/20/2024,12,7“All the worlds a stage.,As you like it,Meaning:,Life should not be taken too seriously.,8“My salad days.,Anthony and Cleopatra,Meaning:,When I was young,11/20/2024,13,Listening comprehensions,1 Venice.,2 About three months.,3 3,000 ducats.,4 A pound of flesh from any part of his body.,Answers to Exercise 1,Page 66,11/20/2024,14,Answers to Exercise 2:,Shylock,is a cruel businessman.He lends Antonio 3,000 ducats.,Portia,is a rich and beautiful woman.She will marry Bassanio.She also acts the role of the lawyer.,Antonio,is a rich businessman who likes to help other people.He helps his friend Bassanio,but because of that he gets into trouble with Shylock.,Bassanio,is Antonios best friend.He gets married with Portia,after financial help from Antonio.,The Duke,is the King or the president of Venice.He is also the head of the court.,11/20/2024,15,Listen again and fill in the blanks,1 Bassanio,Antonios best friend,is _ Portia.Portia is a rich and beautiful lady.She loves Bassanio _they cannot get married because he is too_.Then,Bassanio asks Antonio to _him three thousand ducats.Being _money just then,Antonio goes to Shylock to borrow the money.Shylock has always _Antonio,because Antonio has often _shown how cruel and terrible Shylock is.,in love with,but,poor,lend,short of,hated,in public,11/20/2024,16,2 Shylock _to lend Antonio the money,but Antonio must _to allow Shylock to take a pound of his _ from any part of his body _he cannot pay the money back _three months.An