WritingHowtowriteaplayREADINGTASK1Readorlistentothefinalpartoftheplayingroupswitheachpersontakingthepartofadifferentcharacter.Ifthere'sanythingyoudon'tunderstand,askthegrouptohelpyou.Part6concludestheplay.Inthispart,CordeliaandLeararereconciled,butthentheFrencharmylosesandCordeliaandLeararetakenprisoner.GonerilpoisonsReganandthenkillsherselfoutofshame.MeanwhileGoneril'shusband,theDukeofAlbany,故事梗概findsoutthatthesistershaveorderedthatCordeliabehanged.Hetriestopreventitbutistoolate.Afterherdeath,Learoncemoregoesmadandthendies.AlbanythendeclaresthatthekingdomwillberuledbythesonofLear'sfriend,theDukeofGloucester.2ReadPart6againandanswerthequestions.1AtthebeginningofPart6Learismad.Whathappenstomakehimcomeoutofhismadness?2WhenCordeliaandLeararetakenprisoner,whydoesLearwanttogotoprison?3Whiletheyareinprison,Leargoesmadagain,whatcausesthis?4Attheendoftheplay,whydoesKentstopAlbanyfromtryingtohelpLear?5WhydidAlbanychangesidesandtrytosaveCordelia?6WhatisgoingtohappentoLear'skingdomnowthathisfamilyisdead?Doyouthinkthiswillbeagoodthing?Why?1Learisgivenmedicinebythedoctorsandhisdaughtertalkstohim.2LearwantstoliveawayfromtherestoftheworldwithonlyCordeliaforcompany.Hewantstospendtherestofhislifeaskingforherforgiveness.3CordeliaishangedandLearoncemoregoesmad.4KentbelievesLearnohingerwantstolive("hehatesthisworldandcannotbeartoliveinitanylonger")andshouldbeallowedtodie.5Becausehehatesthecruelwayhiswifeisbehaving.6TheDukeofGloucester'ssonwillbecomeking.Shakespeareintendsustothinkthisisagoodthingbecausethekingdomwillhaveonlyonerulerandtherewillbenomorefighting.Stepstocompleteaplay:1.小组讨论，确定剧本题材和类型；2.确定故事中的人物，商定故事情节；3.完成下表；4.编剧；5.演出。故事情节各构成部分(APlotDiagram)内容描述(Description)背景(setting)有关故事人物、时间和地点等方面的信息矛盾冲突(conflict)人物之间、个人内部存在的正反两种力量的较量发展(risingaction)引发故事达到高潮的事件高潮(climax)故事中人物直接面对矛盾降势(fallingaction)行动逐渐停止结局(resolution)冲突结束HowKingLearisorganized(inPartI):TITLE:KingLearMAINPOINTS:Hegaveawayhislandtohisdaughtersaccordingtohowmuchtheylovedhim.1.KingLearwantstoretireanddecidestogivehislandtothreedaughters.2.Hewantstoknowhowmuchtheylovehim.3.GonerilandReganmakethekinghappybysayingtheylovehimverymuch.Theygettheland.4.Cordeliamakesthekingangrybybeinghonestandnotflatteringhim.Shegetsnothing.5.Kent,theservant,makesthekingangrybydefendingCordeliaandbeggingthekingtolistentothetruth.HowKingLearisorganized(inPartII):TITLE:KingLearMAINPOINTS:HearrangedCordelia'smarriage.1.Twosuitors:theKingofFranceandtheDukeofBurgundy2.TheDukeofBurgundyrefusestomarryCordeliaafterknowingshehasnorichestobring.3.TheKingofFrancedecidestotakeCordeliahisqueenbecausehelovesher,notherfiches.4.CordeliaagreestomarrytheKingofFrance,themanwhotrulylovesher.HowKingLearisorganized(inPartIII):TITLE:KingLearMAINPOINTS:KingLearwasdisrespectfullytreatedbyGoneril.1.Kentwillnotabandonhiskinganddisguiseshimselfasaservant.2.SoldierstelltheKingthatheisnotbeingtreatedwell.3.KentbeatsOswaldforhisdisrespectfulbehaviour.4.Gonefilisangrywithherfather.5.KingLeardecidestoleave.APlotDiagramDescriptionSettingKingLearhasthreedaughters.Heisoldandwantstodividehiskingdomamonghisthreedaughters;Heisgoingtodothisthrougha"lovetest".HowKingLearisorganized:conflictrisingactionflatteryvshonesty;wordsvsactionHisfirsttwodaughtersflatterhimwithnicewords,buttheyoungestdaughterinsistsontellingthetruth.ClimaxHearingthetruth,thekinggetsveryangry.Hegivesallhislandtothefirsttwodaughtersandleavesnothingtotheyoungestone.fallingActionTheyoungestdaughterbecomesQueenofFrance.Aftergettingwhattheywant,thetwodaughterstreatKingLeardisrespectfully.ResolutionKingLearrealizesthatmoneycannotbuytrueloveandtrueloveisexpressedbyactionnotwords.Homework1.ReadthewholeplayofKingLearandtrytounderstandhowShakespearecomposetheplay;2.TrytofindanoldstoryfromourChinesehistoryandcultureandcomposeaplay,intoatragedyorcomedyasyoulike,ingroup.
