综英Man o the moment 课件.pptVIP

----By Group 7 Members of the Group 7 Division of the work: XXXX————Lead-in XXXX————Author and background XXXX —————Structure XXXX———Word study Lead-in Writing Style Drama When reading a drama, you need to figure out the following features of it: Plot 、 Scene 、 Protagonists 、Conflicts 、Climax、 Writing Technique 、Theme Title Both two people are famous ,but one is evil ,the other is good. Do you have any doubts? Question Do you find it strange that an ex-bank-robber should have become a famous television personality and remain such a scounderal? Main characters Douglas Beechey Nerys Vic Parks Trydy Sharons Describe and how do you think of them Author and Background Alan Ayckbourn born in 1939, British playwright, actor, and theater director,best known for his farcical dramas about the British middle class. one of the world’s most commercially successful dramatists Author Black Humor In literature, drama, and film, morbid humor is used to express the absurdity, insensitivity, paradox, and cruelty of the modern world. Ordinary characters or situations are usually exaggerated far beyond the limits of normal satire or irony. Black humor uses devices often associated with tragedy and is sometimes equated with tragic farce Synopsis of Act I The present text is Act II. The story goes like this in Act I: It was 17 years ago that Vic Parks and Douglas Beechey first met, when Vic attempted to rob the bank where Douglas worked. Douglas foiled the robbery and became a hero, feted by the media. Meanwhile Vic was sentenced to a 10-year prison sentence. Seventeen years on and where are they both? The media attention soon faded for mild-mannered Douglas and he drifted back intoobscurity, leaving the bank to work for a double glazing company. Vic meantime discovered an interest and talent for writing whilst in prison and proceeded to develop a successful publishing and then TV career upon finishing his sentence. N