1、Lesson 1: Sonnet 29By William Shakespeare (1564-1616),the greatest dramatist inthe world and the greatestpoet in Britain who wrote37 plays , 154 sonnets and a few long poems,The first 126 of his sonnets were addressed to his patron赞助人 Mr. W.H., a young, handsome nobleman. They are all on the theme o
2、f this friendship.,sonnet: a poem of 14 lines in iambic抑扬格pentameter 五音步 with a rhyme scheme韵脚 of abab cdcd efef gg in Shakespearean sonnetsiambic a.: the most frequently used of metrical patterns featuring in an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one in each foot, e.g. Whn, n /dsgrce/ wth f
3、r/tne nd/ mns ees/ ll/ lne/ bwep/ m ut/cst stte/ pentameter: pent-, Gr. five; -meter, foot. In the case of iambus, there are 2 syllables in each meter or foot.,The sonnet was first written by the Italian poet Francesco Petrarch(1304-74) who had been in love with a girl named Laura. When she later ma
4、rried a nobleman, Petrarch wrote her love poems in sonnet secretly. Later the sonnet was introduced to England.,Shakespeare wrote altogether 154 sonnets which have no titles but are numbered. This one is the 29th. It can be divided into 2 parts: an octave plus a sestet, that is, the first 8 lines be
5、long to part 1, and the last 6 belong to part 2. The rhyme scheme is: abab cdcd efef gg.,Part 1(lines 1-8) describes the poets desperate condition in the society.,1 When, in disgrace with fortune and mans eyes 2 I all alone beweep my outcast state,被所鄙夷,为而哭泣,无亲无友的,status处境,When fortune deserts me and
6、 people around despise me, Im sad and weep because I have no home nor friends,3And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries 4And look upon my self and curse my fate,5Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,=like,useless,打搅,顾影自怜,promising,诅咒,and I cry to heaven who cant hear, so I look at myself a
7、nd complain against Fate. I wish I were one who is full of hope,cry to heaven,8 With what I most enjoy contented least,drama戏剧创作,7 Desiring this mans art and that mans scope,talent,intelligence,6 Featured like him, like him with friends possessd,look like,拥有,满足,（I wish I) looked like a handsome man
8、or like a man who has many friends. So I envy this guys talent or that guys intelligence, but Im least satisfied with drama which I liked best.,friendship,Part 2 (lines 9-14): The poet gets mental comfort from his friendship with Mr. W.H.,9Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,10 Haply I thi
9、nk on thee, and then my state,think of,suddenly,mood心情,When I think about all these I almost begin to despise myself . But suddenly I remember you, and then my mood,11Like to the lark at break of day arising,skylark云雀,天刚破晓,12 From sullen earth sings hymns at heavens gate,忧郁的,圣歌,(my mood is) like the
10、 skylark who in the early morning flies up from the sad earth and soars to the Gate of Heaven where he sings happy songs.,symbol of joy,云雀,13For thy sweet love rememberd such wealth brings,friendship homosexual love,conj.因为,Gate of heaven,14That then I scorn to change my state with kings.,不屑于,status
11、 地位,king on the throne,When I remember our friendship which meansa great fortune to me I would rather be your friend than becoming a king.,The word “state” is used 3 times to mean “condition” (2) 处境, “mood” (10)心情 and “social status” (14)社会地位 respectively.,The three words “fortune” (1), “heaven” (2)
12、 and “fate”(4) all refer to the supernatural power that determines mens destiny(命运,天命).,friendship,Second person pronouns in Shakespeares time:,在以元音字母开头的词前变为thine,The poet getsspiritual support from his friendship with Mr W.H.in his adversity.,Theme,Shakespeares birth place,The River Avon,Listen and Read aloud,Stratford on Avon,
