1、,King Lear,Unit2 King Lear,Warming up,Complete the following love test.,1. Do you love your father? Yes._ No. _,2. How much do you love him? A. Very much B. So-so C. Very little D. Not at all,3.Which of the following best describes your feeling towards your father?A.I loves him more than my life.B.I
2、 love him as much as I love my eyes.C.I love him as much as I should, no more and no less.D.I dont know how much I love him. I have never thought about the question. E.I dont love him, but I dont hate him either.F.I hate him.G._ (your own sentence),4. If you were married, whom would you love more, y
3、our wife/husband or your father?,5. If your father gave you 1,000 yuan on condition that you tell him that you love him very much, would you say so?Yes._ No. _,6. If you could choose a father, which would you choose? A. A father who was very rich but didnt love you. B. A father who had no money but
4、loved you very much.,Some questions about ancient China.,What was the traditional attitude towards the emperor? Who succeeded him when the emperor died?,Absolutely respectful and obedient to the emperor. His first-born son would normally succeed him.,2 What did the emperor do to keep his servants lo
5、yal to him? What happened to the servants who were not loyal?,Severe laws, rules and traditional education made his servants loyal to him. They would be killed or get severe punishments for their betrayal or disrespect.,3 Who decided who the emperors children would marry? For what reasons were marri
6、ages arranged?,The emperor himself and his court officials. The emperors children, especially the princesses, didnthave a say in their marriages. Their marriages were arranged for various political reasons.,King Lear,William Shakespeare,Hamlet（ 哈姆雷特）Othello（奥瑟罗）King Lear（李尔王）Macbeth（麦克白）,What are th
7、e famous four tragedies of Shakespeare?,B. Just be myself.,C. The empty vessels make the greatest sound,D. A light heart lives long,A. I cannot choose the best. The best chooses me.,Which of the following is not said by William Shakespeare?,Glance quickly through Part 1 of the play and answer the fo
8、llowing questions.,1. List the characters who appear in this part of the play.,King Lear, Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, the Dukes of Albany and Cornwall, the Duke of Kent,2.Which of the characters do you think are shown in the picture.,King Lear and his three daughters-Goneril, Regan, Cordelia,While-rea
9、ding,Read the play and complete the plot diagram.,Setting,Conflict,Rising action,Climax,King Lear has 3 daughters. He is old and wants to divide his kingdom among his daughters. He is going to do this through a “love test”.,Flattery vs honesty;Words vs action,His first two daughters flatter him with
10、 nice words, but the youngest daughter insists on telling the truth.,Hearing the truth,the king gets very angry.he gives all his land to the first two daughters and leaves nothing to the youngest one.,Read the play again, and complete the following main points.,loved,retire,give,how much,happy,get,h
11、onest,flattering,nothing,angry,truth,In Britain, King Lear, in old age, chooses to _ and divide up Britain amonghis three daughters. However, he declares that they must first be wed before _ (give) the land. He asks his daughters theextent of their love for him. The two oldest, Goneril and Regan, bo
12、th_ him with praise and _ (reward) generously with land and marriage to the Duke of Albany and the Duke of Cornwall, _ (respect).,Main plot of the play,Lears youngest and most _ (love)daughter, Cordelia, _ to flatterher father, going only so far as to say that she loves him as much as a daughter sho
13、uld. Lear, unjustly enraged(激怒), gives her _ land. The Duke of Kent, a _friend of the king, tries to convince Lear to reconsider, but Lear refuses then banishes(驱逐，流放) Kent for acting traitorously(叛逆地, 不忠地) by supporting Cordelia.,In Britain, King Lear, in old age, chooses to _ and divide up Britain
14、 amonghis three daughters. However, he declares that they must first be wed before _ (give) the land. He asks his daughters theextent of their love for him. The two oldest, Goneril and Regan, both_ him with praise and _ (reward) generously with land and marriage to the Duke of Albany and the Duke of
15、 Cornwall, _ (respect).,retire,being given,flatter,are rewarded,respectively,Main plot of the play,Lears youngest and most _ (love)daughter, Cordelia, _ to flatterher father, going only so far as to say that she loves him as much as a daughter should. Lear, unjustly enraged(激怒), gives her _ land. Th
16、e Duke of Kent, a _friend of the king, tries to convince Lear to reconsider, but Lear refuses then banishes(驱逐，流放) Kent for acting traitorously(叛逆地, 不忠地) by supporting Cordelia.,beloved,refuses,no,loyal,Choose the proper words to describe the Characters Personality.,Homework,Act the play out with your mates.,THANK YOU!,
