高二英语The-Merchant-of-Venice课件2.pptVIP

Unit 19 Chinese plays Beijing Opera Henan Opera Shanxi Opera Shaoxing Opera Kunqu Opera Huangmei Opera William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616 ) Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford on the river Avon and died there in 1616. His father was prosperous businessman. He was brought up in a comfortable house on Henley Street along with several small brothers and sisters. He was a great British playwright and poet in the world’s history of literature.He wrote about 37plays and a large number of poems in his life. William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s Birth place Comedies (喜剧） Tragedies (悲剧） Historical plays (历史剧） Comedies The King Henry IV 亨利四世 A Midsummer Night’s Dream 仲夏之夜 The Merchant of Venice 威尼斯商人 Twelfth Night(What You Will) 第十二夜 All’s Well That Ends Well 皆大欢喜 Tragedies Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧与朱丽叶 Hamlet 哈姆莱特 Othello 奥赛罗 King Lear 李尔王 Macbeth 麦克佩斯 Henry IV King John Henry VIII …… 《亨利八世》 《亨利四世》 《约翰王》 Historical plays In his plays, there are many famous lines, which people like very much. Now try to find where these lines are from? “To be or not to be:that is the question” 2. “uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” 3. “ neither a borrower nor a lender be.” 4. “Romeo, Romeo, why are you Romeo? Deny your father, and refuse your name.” 5. “ Words, words, only words, no matter from the heart.” Hamlet King Henry IV Hamlet Romeo and Juliet Troilus and Cressida King Henry IV Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. A person who has great responsibilities, such as a king, is constantly worried and therefore doesnt sleep soundly. Hamlet To be or not to be: that is the question. That is a question whether to live on in this world or to die, that is, to take action or to do nothing. Neither a borrower nor a lender be. Hamlet It is best not to lend money to others and not to borrow from others. When we lend something. We risk losing both the thing we lend and the friendship with that other person. Romeo Julie