高中英语人教版高三年级上11

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[00:00.00]和谐英语学习网 Unit 11  The Merchant of Venice
[00:30.69]lesson 41
[00:58.83]William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
[01:10.30]The English poet and playwright William Shakespeare
[01:16.77]is often described as the gratest writer in the English language.
[01:25.03]he first came to notice in 1592 as a playwright in London.
[01:33.96]In 1599 he became a part owner of the Globe Theatre in London
[01:42.79]and finally retired to his birthplace,Stratford-on-Avon,in 1613.
[01:52.67]As a playwright he wrote tragedies,comedies and his torieal plays,
[02:02.80]and a poet he wrote narrative poems and sonnets.
[02:12.23]His famous polays include Hamlet,King Lear,Othello,Romeo and Juliet.
[02:22.58]The merchant of Venice
[02:32.03]This plan is thought to have been written by Shakespeare in 1596.
[02:40.78]It is about a merchant,Antonio,
[02:46.43]Who borrows money from a Jew called Shylock to help Bassanio marry Portia
[02:56.88]According to their agreement,
[03:01.13]if Antonio fails to pay the money back,
[03:06.78]Shylock can claim a pound of Antonio's flesh.
[03:13.83]When Antonio is unable to pay the money back,
[03:21.27]Shylock demands that Antonio keeps to the agreement.
[03:28.54]However,he is defeated in a court case by Portia,disguised as a lawyer,
[03:38.80]who makes a powerful speech,wins the case and saves Antonio's life.
[04:11.04]1.What kind of a person was Antonio?
[04:18.01]A merchant,much liked by everybody and always ready to help others.
[04:27.57]2.Where were Antonio's ships?
[04:34.70]At sea.
[04:39.35]3.Who was Antonio's best friend and what did he want to do?
[04:48.50]Bassanio,who wanted to marry Portia.
[04:56.07]4.What was the problem?
[05:02.32]Bassanio had no money and Portia was rich.
[05:11.17]5.Who lent Antonio the money? Shylock,the money lender.
[05:21.72]6.Who lent Bassanio the money? Antonio.
[05:32.38]7.What was the agreement between antonio and Shylock?
[05:41.34]If Antonio did not pay the money back at the end of three months,
[05:49.99]Shylock could take a pound of flesh from any part of Antonio's body.
[05:58.66]8.What news did Antonio receive? All his ships were lost at sea.
[06:11.10]9.What did Portia decide to do?
[06:18.57]She dressed up as a lawyer,dressed her maid Nerissa as a lawyer's clerk,
[06:28.70]and both went to the court of the Duke.
[06:43.85]1.What does the Duke ask Shylock to do?To have mercy on Antonio.
[06:55.69]2.What is Shylock's reply?He demands his pound of flesh.
[07:08.36]3.What does Bassanio offer?
[07:15.23]He offers Shylock six thousand ducats for the three thousand that Antonio borrowed
[07:26.46]4.What is Shylock's reply?
[07:32.62]He still demands his pound of Flesh.
[07:38.87]5.What letter does Nerissa,Portia's maid bring?
[07:47.72]A letter from a famous lawyer.
[07:53.78]6.What does the letter say?
[07:59.95]The lawyer can not come but is sending a learned doctor of law in his place
[08:21.50]1.Why do you think it was not possible
[08:29.05]for Bassanio to marry Portia without money?
[08:34.61]Probably it was not the custom of that period for men to merry rich women
[08:44.49]if they were poor themselves.
[08:49.24]2.What is your opinion of the Duke's character? He is merciful.
[08:59.51]3.What is your opinion of Shylock?He is cruel.
[09:09.46]4.Why do you think Shylock prefers to take his pound of Flesh
[09:18.92]instead of accepting the money from Bassanio?
[09:25.26]Shylock hated Antonio because Antonio had many times scolded him publicly
[09:36.63]for being greedy and cruel.
[09:42.09]5.What are the two meanings of "I will pay him back with all my heart"?
[09:52.07]Literally,with the heart which he shall cut out of my body;
[10:00.32]Metaphorically,whole heartedly,willingly.
[10:11.79]6.When Portia says "Your wife would mot be pleased.",who is she thinking of
[10:22.37]Herself.She is Bassanio's wife,
[10:29.52]but she is wearing the clothes of a lawyer,
[10:35.17]and Bassanio does not realize who she is.
[10:41.83]Language points:
[10:51.68]1.Antonio had many times scolded Shylock publicly for being greedy and cruel
[11:29.32]He could not speak for sorrow.