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* The Necklace What is drama? ？ Drama is an Ancient Greek word meaning ‘‘act’’ Drama is a literary composition involving conflict, action crisis and atmosphere designed to be acted by players on a stage before an audience. A drama or a play is a story acted out About the writer Guy de Maupassant (1850 – 1893) （莫泊桑） A famous French novelist. He wrote in the tradition of the 19th century French realism (现实主义). The necklace is one of Maupassant’s best known short stories. Fast-reading Read the text quickly. Try to find out the main roles in the drama. The main roles Mathilde Jeanne Pierre Careful reading What is each scene about? When: One afternoon, 1870 Where: A park in Paris Who： Mathilde, Jeanne Sorry. I didn’t recognize you. Questions on scene 1 1.Why didn’t Jeanne recognize Mathilde at first? 2.What had Mathilde’s life been like in the past ten years? 3. Where was Pierre Loisel working ? 1.Why didn’t Jeanne recognize Mathilde at first? She had been working very hard for ten years , so she looked older than her age. 2.What had Mathilde’s life been like in the past ten years? She had been living a hard life. Years of hard work, very little food , only a little room to live in and never a moment to rest. 3. Where was Pierre Loisel working ? He was working in a government office. When: Ten years before Where: The home of Mathilde and Pierre Loisel Who： Mathilde, Pierre How did Mathilde feel when her husband told her they had been invited to the ball at the palace? Why? 2.Why was Mathilde worried ? 3. What else did she want to wear? 4. What did they decide to do at last ? Why? 5. When did Mathilde decide to see her friend? Questions on scene 2 How did Mathilde feel when her husband told her they had been invited to the ball at the palace? Why? 2.Why was Mathilde worried ? 3. What else did she want to wear? 4. What did they decide to do at last ? Why? She felt excited. Because it was the first time f