莎赏析之三驯悍记TheTamingoftheShrew.pptVIP

莎劇賞析 之三：《馴悍記》The Taming of the Shrew 董 崇 選 中山醫大應用外語系教授 「懂更懂 學習英文 網站」負責人 網址：.tw I. Plot: Type: Farce (滑稽劇、笑鬧劇)， Low Comedy (低級喜劇)  Time: 16th Century Locale: Padua, Italy 意大利 的 趴度阿 First presented: 1593 II. Principal Characters: Baptista: a wealthy Paduan Katharina (凱瑟瑞娜): his shrewish elder daughter Bianca: her pretty gentle younger sister Petruchio (裴楚丘): a man to tame the shrew Lucentio: son of a Pisan merchant Hortensio: Petruchio’s friend Gremio: an aging Paduan Vincentio: Lucentio’s father Tranio: Lucentio’s servant Christopher Sly: a drunken beggar III. The Story: 序幕 (Induction): Sly is drunk. He staggers out of an alehouse, pursued by the hostess. He then falls asleep on the road and is found by a nobleman and his hunting party. The nobleman determines to have some sport at his expense. He is transported to the nobleman’s house, convinced that he is a great person, treated like a lord, and made to watch a comedy. III. The Story: 第一幕: Lucentio and Tranio come to Padua to study virtue and enjoy life. They eavesdrop Hortensio and Gremio trying to woo Bianca. Baptista told the suitors that his elder daughter Katharina must be married first. Lucentio is smitten with Bianca’s sweetness and modesty. Hortensio decides that they must find a husband for the shrew first. He tells Petruchio about Katharina and her large dowry. Petruchio decides to woo her. Hortensio, disguised as a music teacher, comes along to woo Bianca. Meanwhile, two other suitors (Lucentio disguised as a schoolmaster and Tranio disguised as Lucentio) also come to woo Bianca. III. The Story: 第二幕: Petruchio, Lucentio, Gremio, Hortensio, and Tranio all have come to Baptista’s house. Hortensio is called Licio, and Lucentio is called Cambio. Though not very successful in courting Katharina, Petruchio vows that he has won her hand, and so he leaves to prepare for the wedding. Gremio and Tranio bid for Bianca’s hand, and since Tra