WilliamShakespeare(1564-1616)wasborninStratford-upon-Avon,England.Hebegantowriteforthestageinthelate1580.Hefirstcametonoticein1592asaplaywrightinLondon.In1599hebecameapartowneroftheGlobeTheatreinLondonandfinallyretiredtohisbirthplace,Stratford-upon-Avon,in1613.Hewrote37plays.Apartfromtheplays,heisidentifiedastheauthoroffourlargepoemsandabookofsonnets.QuizPickouttheplayswrittenbyShakespeareTwelfthNight;HenryV;Cymbeline;TheLostnecklace;Love’sLaboursLost;TheMillionaire;TheMerchantofVenice;Hamlet;TheTempest;MeasureforMeasureAVenetianmerchantofhugewealth.hemakeshismoneyfromtrade,muchlikedbyhisfriends.Heisalwaysreadytohelpothers.AsuccessfulJewishmoneylender.Helendsthe3,00ducatstoAntonio.HeasksAntoniotopaywithonepoundofhisfleshifthedebtisnotrepaidontime.Theromanticleadofthisplay.HeisAntonio’sfriend.HemarriesPortia.HeborrowsalotofmoneyfromAntonio.Theheroineofthisplay.Portiaisawealthyandbeautifulwomanwhoisdesiredbymanymen.Shealsopossessesasharpmind,whichsavesAntoniofromdoomatthehandsofShylock.AsjudgeoverthecourtcasebetweenShylockandAntonia,hehasthepowertopardonadeathsentence.Intheplay,heisputinadifficultpositionbyShylock;hedoesn’twantAntoniotodie,buttoignoreShylock’slegalrightswouldbetoplaceallofVeniceindisreputeasaplacetoconductbusiness.ReadingComprehensionPartsofthestoryDescriptionbackgroundproblemRisingactionclimaxoutcomeAntonioandBassanioborrow3,000ducatsfromShylock.However,thereisacatch:ifthedebtisnotrepaidontime,Antonioassecuritywillpaywithonepoundofhisflesh.AntonioandBassanioarenotabletopaythedebt.Antonio’sshipsarelost.Shylockstartsdemandinghispoundofflesh.TheDuketellsShylocktohavemercyonAntonio.BassaniopromisestopaytwiceorevententimesthemoneythatAntoniohasborrowed.PortiatellsShylocktobemerciful,butShylockinsistsonhavinghispoundofflesh.PortiadeclaresShylockmayhaveapoundoffleshtobecutnearesttoAntonio’sheart,nomore,noless.AndifShylockletsonedropofAntonio’sbloodfall,hewillloseallhislandandmoneyShylockbegsformercy.Heispunished,thoughnotkilled.1.WhatisyouropinionofPortia?2.WhatisyouropinionofShylock?3.WhydoyouthinkShylockpreferstotakehispoundoffleshinsteadofthemoneyfromBassanio?4.Whatarethetwomeaningsof“I’llpayhimbackwithallmyheart?5.AclassicalbalanceisoftenusedasasymbolforThmerchantofVenice.(1).Whatisusuallyweighedwithabalance?Whatgoesintothescalesleftandright?(2).WhydoesPortiaaskShylockwhetherhebroughtabalance?(3).Whatisthedeepermeaningofthebalance?WhatisweighedinPortia’scourtoflaw?Self-interestversusloveMercyversusRevengeThelawCross-dressingThepoundoffleshTheEndThankYouVeryMuch丹桂桥金桂桥银桂桥双鹤桥龙潭桥咸宁市咸安区是中国著名的桂花之乡、千桥之乡，境内现存百年以上古桂树数千株，最高龄的一株为明洪武年间所植距今６００多年，最大的桂花树树冠履盖面积５００余平方米，年产鲜花３００余公斤，现存有明、清时期古桥近百座。有名扬中外的北伐战役遗址汀泗桥、贺胜桥，有以宫廷历史为题材的官埠桥，有以老人贺寿为题材的万寿桥，以地形地貌为题材的大桥、高桥、一步桥、横沟桥、双溪桥，以人为题材的陈邑桥、女儿桥，以建材为题材的石桥、白沙桥，以动物为题材的马桥、朱（猪）桥，以植物为题材松树桥、桂花桥等这些古桥千姿百态，见证着咸宁不同历史时期的发展和变迁。龙潭古桥西河桥千桥之乡咸安素有“千桥之乡”的美誉，咸安的桥，或大、或小，或曲、或伸，或古、或今，千姿百态，遍野飞虹，把大自然妆点得格外壮丽夺目。桥与日月相伴，桥与山水竟美，桥与美德结缘，桥与道路相连。咸安共有大小水系30多条，有的急流飞瀑，有的细...
