WarmingupLet’slearnsomenewwordsmerchantapersonwhobuysandsellscertainproducts,suchaswineAntonioShylock&uneasy(adj)worried不安的，忧虑的payback偿还；报答偿清（债务）HowcanIpayyoubackforallyourkindness?payoffYoumustpayoffyourdebtinoneweek!1564.4.23---1616.4.23Stratford-upon-AvonStratfordGrammarSchoolSomefamousplaysVeniceTheearly1590sTheseconddecadeofthe17thcentury(1611)comedieshistoriestragediesromancesReadthefollowingquotationsfromdifferentShakespeareplays.Doyouknowfromwhichplaystheycome?Whatdoyouthinkthesefamouswordsmean?“Tobeornottobe:thatisthequestion.”Isitpossibleornot?Ishealiveornot?“Uneasyliestheheadthatwearsacrown.”Thelifeofleadersisn’teasy.Havingmanyresponsibilities,leadersoftencan’tsleepverywell“Neitheraborrowernoralenderbe.”Becarefultotakeorgivemoneytoothers.You’dbetterbecareful“Romeo,Romeo,whyareyouRomeo?Denyyourfather,andrefuseyourname…”Ifonlyyouhadadifferentname,wewouldnothavethisproblem“Words,words.Onlywords.Nomatterfromtheheart.”It’sallemptywords,andthereisn’tanytruthinthem.Youjusttalk,butyoudon’tmeanitListentothetapeandanswerthefollowingquestions1.Theplaytakeplacein2.Howmuchtimepassesbetweenthebeginningoftheplayandtheend?3.BassanioneedtomarryPortiaVeniceAboutthreemonths3,000ducats4.WhatmustAntoniogiveShylockifhecannotpaybackthedebt?ApoundoffleshfromanypartofhisbodyLet’stalkaboutthecharactersintheplayandanalyzetheirrelationsAntonio:Arichbusinessmanwholikestohelpotherpeople.HehelpshisfriendBassanio,butbecauseofthatgetsintotroublewithshylockShylockAcruelbusinessman.HelendsAntonio3,000ducatsBassanioPortiaArichandbeautifulwoman.She’llmarryBassanio.ShealsoactstheroleofthelawyerAntonio’sbestfriend.HegetsmarriedwithPortia,afterfinancialhelpfromAntonioWhattodonext?DukeTheKingorthePresidentofVenice.He’salsotheheadofthecourtAntonioBassanioPortiaShylockDukefriendsloversenemyMercyVSRevengeLoveVSMoneyWhichismoreimportantUsefulexpressionsAs/SofarasIknow…Whatshouldn’tbeforgottenis…ThewayIwouldgoaboutit…Butinthisparticularcase…Homework1.Exercise2onpage139inthetextbook2.Previewthereadingtext
