高二英语Unit19 reading the merchant of venice课件 人教版 课件VIP免费

The Merchant of VeniceGalileiDanteVinciShakespeareCopernicusBaconRenaissance( 文艺复兴 )( 1564-1616)How much do you know about Shakespeare ?William Shakespeare is an English writer of plays and poems, who is generally regarded as the greatest of all English writers. He wrote tragedies, comedies and historical plays, and as a poet he wrote narrative poems and sonnets.What are my main works? Do you know?Macbeth （麦克白） King Lear （李尔王） Hamlet ( 哈姆雷特 ) Othello( 奥赛罗 ) tragediesUneasy lies the head that wears a crown.● A Midsummer Night’s Dream( 仲夏夜之梦 )● Twelfth Night ( 第十二夜 )● The Merry Wives of Windsor ( 温莎的风流妇人 )● The Merchant of Venice ( 威尼斯商人 ) comedies•What are the main characters in the play?Who are they ? What’s the relationship of them ?Who are they ? What’s the relationship of them ?(merchant)(money Lender)(authority of the city)(a poor guy)(a wealthy and beautiful lady)enemiesfriendscouplejudge The Merchant of VenicebackgroundproblemRising action( 发展 )Climax( 高潮 )Outcome( 结局 )readingreading The Merchant of VenicebackgroundproblemRising action( 发展 )Climax( 高潮 )Outcome( 结局 )readingreadingbackground Antonio and Bassanio borrow 3000 ducats from Shylock. However, there is a catch: if the debt is not repaid on time, Antonio will pay with one pound of his flesh.problemproblem Antonio and Bassanio are unable to pay the debt. Antonio’s ships are lost. Shylock starts demanding his pound of flesh.Rising actionRising action• 1. How much money does Bassanio need to marry Portia ?• 2. What’s the turning point of the play ?• 3. Why do you think Shylock prefers to take his pound of flesh instead of the money from Antonio ?3000 ducats.Portia’s turning up in the...