三课课后分析.pptVIP

Today’s Task Structural analysis Character analysis Stylistic features Analysis of the narration  (in chronological order) beginning: the couple’s waiting for the detective development: the process of the encounter or clash between Ogilvie and the Croydons climax: the Duchess offers to pay $25,000 end: the detective complied and the deal is reached Main Characters in Blackmail: Ogilvie the Duchess of Croydon the Duke of Croydon Discussion of Characters Ogilvie character Bite off the end of the fresh cigar Words spat forth with sudden savagery, blandness gone When mentioning the lady friend, he glanced, grinning, at the Duchess Falsetto voice took on a musing note The house detective’s eyes bulged. Licked his lips This cigar botherin’ you? language Duchess of Croydon character Paralinguistic Features Duke of Croydon Paralinguistic Features attempt to square his shoulders but failed “That’s interesting, I didn’t know that” the Duke spoke as if speaking of something unconnected with himself. the Duke who faced them uncertainly,… The Duke said despairingly.  1. In the third-person narrative form 2. Dialogue to develop the plot 3. Paralingulistic features to portray the character 4. Turn-taking to denote character’s power relations 5. Characterization (language to characterize character’s social status: Slangy and ungrammatical expressions; French word) 6. The transition from mental monologue of the Duchess to the dialogue between her and Ogilvie. 7. The function of the stage property --- cigar. 8. Rhetorical devices 1. Before the evidence is shown: Duchess vs. Ogilvie sharp, firm, arrogant offensive, challenging, dominant, controlling -- balanced -- 2. After the eviden