Henry IV, Part 1 first lecture University of California 亨利四世1部分第一讲加利福尼亚大学.pptVIP

Henry IV, Part 1first lecture Shakespeare’s best history play? Multiple structures of opposition. Court and political world vs. tavern world. Hotspur vs. Falstaff. Prince Hal vs. Hotspur. King vs. Falstaff. Comedy vs. historical seriousness. Humoral oppositions. The humors The four humors? “Sanguine”: an excess of blood; makes one cheerful, optimistic. “Melancholy” – an excess of black bile; makes one gloomy, pessimistic. “Choleric” or bilious: an excess of yellow bile in the gall bladder; makes one angry and short tempered. “Phlegmatic”: an excess of phlegm; makes one slow and lethargic.