A. 1564 B. 1558 C. 1592

2. 1.When was Shakespeare born? A. 1564 B. 1558 C. 1592 2.When did Shakespeare die? A. 1616 B. 1623 C. 1642 3.Where was Shakespeare born? A. London B. Oxford C. Stratford-upon-Avon 4.Shakespeare is most famous for his____ A. limerick B. sonnet C. acting skills 5.How many plays and sonnets did he write? A. 38; 153 B. 35; 156 C. 37; 154

3. The greatest British playwright and poet of Renaissance in Europe. During his life, he wrote about 37 plays, including 10 tragedies, 13 comedies, 10 historical plays and 4 romances. He also wrote a good many poems, including 2 long narrative poems and 154 sonnets.

4. Histories Henry IV Henry VIII 亨利四世 亨利八世

5. Tragedies 罗密欧与朱丽叶 Romeo and Juliet Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeth 哈姆莱特 奥赛罗 李尔王 麦克佩斯 Troilus & Cressida 特洛伊罗斯与克瑞西达

6. Comedies The Merchant of Venice 威尼斯商人 仲夏之夜 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Twelfth Night 第十二夜 All’s Well That Ends Well 皆大欢喜 温莎的风流妇人 The Merry Wives of Windsor

7. Which play do the quotations come from? “To be or not to be: that is the question.” “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” “Romeo, Romeo, why are you Romeo? Deny your father, and refuse your name…” “Words, words, only words, no matter from the heart.” What do they mean?

8. Hamlet “To be or not to be: that is the question.” Extracted from: Meaning: Facing a very difficult situation, you have to make a choice.

9. King Henry IV “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” Extracted from: Meaning: The life of leaders isn’t easy. Having many responsibilities, they often can’t sleep well.

10. Hamlet “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” Extracted from: Meaning: Be careful to take or give money to others.

11. Romeo and Juliet “Romeo, Romeo, why are you Romeo? Deny your father, and refuse your name.” Extracted from: Why must you be the son of my family’s greatest enemy? Refuse your family for my love. If only you had a different name, we wouldn’t have this problem. Meaning:

12. Troilus and Cressida Words, words, only words, no matter from the heart. Extracted from: • It’s all empty words, and there • isn’t any truth in them. You • just talk, but don’t mean it. Meaning:

13. Listening: The Merchant of Venice

14. 1. In which city does the story take place ? Venice. 2. How much time passed between the beginning and the end of the play ? About three months. 3. How much money does Bassanio need to marry Portia? 3000 ducats. 4. What should Antonio give shylock if he can’t pay the debt ? A pound of flesh from any part of the body.

15. Tell who is who and the relationship between the following people

16. (noble person of the city) Duke enemies Antonio (money- lender) Shylock (merchant) friends husband & wife Portia Bassanio

17. At the time of this story his ___ are all at sea to __with foreign countries. • 2. She loves Bassanio ___they can’t get married __he is too poor. • 3. __short of money just then, Antonio goes to Shylock to __he money. • 4. …, but Antonio must promise to__ Shylock __take a pound of his flesh from any part of his body if he can’t __he money__ after three months. • 5. On the day Bassanio and Portia get married, they __a letter from Antonio ___that all his ships have been __at sea. • 6. ___as a lawyer, she arrives__ the court of the Duke, ___Antonio’s case is decided. • 7. The Duke ___Portia to ___the place of the famous lawyer and ___this difficult case.

18. ships trade • At the time of this story his _______ are all at sea to ________with • foreign countries. • 2. She loves Bassanio _______ they can’t get married __________he is • too poor. • 3. _________short of money just then, Antonio goes to Shylock to • __________the money. • 4. ……, but Antonio must promise to __________Shylock ______take • a pound of his flesh from any part of his body if he can’t _________ • the money_________after three months. • 5. On the day Bassanio and Portia get married, they ________a letter • from Antonio ________that all his ships have been _______at sea. • 6. _________as a lawyer, she arrives________the court of the Duke, • _________Antonio’s case is decided. • 7. The Duke _________Portia to ________the place of the famous • lawyer and _________this difficult case. because but Being borrow to allow pay back receive saying lost Dressed at where accepts take handle

19. What makes a play a masterpieceis that the ideas behind the play are about problems which are still important to people of different ages in modern times.

20. Mercy VS revenge Create a chance to kill Antonio. Shylock He used the chance. (vengeful) Has a chance to punish Shylock. Antonio He forgave him. (merciful) What would you do if you had your worst enemy in your power?

21. VS Love versus Money It happens everywhere around the world: two young people love each other, but when the boy is poor or doesn't have a good job, often the parents of the girl don’t allow them to get married. Maybe you even know some examples around you. Are the parents right? If not, what do you think about the situation like that? What should be done?

22. Useful expressions Correct me if I’m wrong, but… You shouldn't forget that… What shouldn't be forgotten is… One of the most important facts is… You could, for example, say… The way I would go about it… As far as I know… After all… But in this particular case…

23. To err is human, to forgive, divine. 人皆犯错，你能原谅别人，你就是圣人。--- Pope Creditors have better memories than debtors . 放债的比借债的记忆好。--- Benjamin Franklin All the splendors in the world is not worth a good friend . 人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。 ---Voltaire

24. Dirty money will not bring good luck. 不义之财不会带来好运气。 The course of true love never did run smooth. 通向真爱的路从无坦途。--- Shakespeare Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence. 爱是对人类之存在这一问题唯一明确而又令人满意的答案。

25. The ideals which have lighted my way , and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully have been kindness, beauty and truth. 有些理想曾为我们引过道路，并不断给我新的勇气以欣然面对人生，那些理想就是——真、善、美。--- Albert Einstein

26. The course of true love never run smooth. --- Shakespeare

27. Reading: The Merchant of Venice

28. The Merchant of Venice Main characters in the play

29. (noble person of the city) Duke enemies (money- Lender) Shylock Antonio (merchant) friends husband & wife Bassanio Portia

31. Fast-reading • Read the texts, finish the following work: • Place the sentences in the right order. • 2. Find the best answers of the following four questions.

32. Shylock insisted on having one pound of • Antonio’s flesh. • B. Duke asked Shylock to show his mercy on Antonio. • C. Antonio said his last words to Bassanio. • D. Portia warned Bassanio of the impossibility of changing the law. B A D C

33. A • In writing style, this text is a ______. • A. drama B. story C. legend D. fiction • 2. The text mainly talks about _______. • Antonio’s charity and Shylock’s cruelty • B. Portia’s cleverness and Antonio’s charity • C. Shylock’s cruelty and Portia’s cleverness C

34. 3. Antonio was a ____ person. • warm-hearted B. strong-willed • C. open-minded D. ill-tempered • 4.In the text the author shows us human being’s merit of ____. • bravery B. pride • C. kindness D. tolerance A C

35. 5. By saying “How can you hope for mercy yourself when you show none?” the Duke wants Shylock to be ____. • forgiving B. calm • C. kind-hearted D. reasonable • 6. It seemed that the Duke in the court supported ___. • A. Portia B. Antonio • C. Shylock D. none of the above C B

36. the Merchant of Venice(2)

37. Shylock was charged with ___. • murder B. stealing • C. cheat D. ill-treatment • 2. To punish a murderer, the law of Venice would ______. • take everything that he owned away • B. take half of his money and goods away • C. sentence him to death • D. both A and B A A

38. 3. Which happened first in the text? • Shylock wanted to take the money instead of Antonio’s flesh. • B. Portia permitted giving Shylock a fair judgment. • C. Shylock promised to leave his money to his daughter and son-in-law. • D. Antonio forgave Shylock. B

39. Detailed-reading

40. reading Outcome(结局) background The Merchant of Venice problem Climax(高潮) Rising action(发展)

41. background Antonio borrows 3000 ducats from Shylock. However, there is a catch: if the debt is not paid off on time, Antonio will pay with one pound of his flesh.

42. problem Antonio and Bassanio are unable to pay the debt. Antonio’s ships are lost. Shylock starts demanding his pound of flesh.

43. Rising action 1. Why do you think Shylock refuses to have mercy on Antonio? Antonio is Shylock’s enemy. So Shylock wants to take advantage of this opportunity to kill him. 2. What’s the turning point of the play ? Portia’s turning up in the court. 3. How does Portia help to save Antonio? Why does she do so? She acts as a learned judge . Because Antonio is her husband ---Bassanio’s friend, and lent money to Bassanio ; what ’more what Shylock does is not reasonable.

44. climax Portia declares Shylock may have a pound of flesh to be cut nearest to Antonio’s heart, no more no less, And if Shylock lets one drop of Antonio’s blood fall, he will lose all his land and money.

45. outcome Shylock begs for mercy. He is punished, though not killed.

46. Contradiction 1.Antonio is the enemy of Shylock. Solution:? Contradiction 2.Bassanio wants to marry Portia, but he has no money. Solution:Antonio borrows the money for him from Shylock. Contradiction 3.Antonio can’t pay back the money to Shylock after three months because all his ships are lost at sea. Solution:Antonio has to let Shylock cut off a pound of his flesh according to their agreement.

47. Contradiction 4.All the people ask Shylock to have mercy on Antonio, but Shylock insists on having his pound of flesh. Solution:Portia acts as a learned judge defeats Shylock’s plan of killing Antonio by using the law of Venice cleverly. Contradiction 5.Shylock doesn’t want his money to be taken away. Solution:Antonio forgives him and gives up his half of the money the Shylock should give him.

48. Listening and reading

49. Character analysis

50. Who do you like best in the play ? give me your reasons.