Unit19,Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice,Guessing game,Who is he ,He is an Englishman. He is a poet and dramatist. During his life, he wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets, etc. His works represented the literature achievements of English Renaissance(文艺复兴). 5. The Merchant of Venice is one of his world-famous works,William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616,Shakespeare, an outstanding dramatist(优秀的戏剧家） in Britain, has made great contributions to British literature（文学）. During his life(1564-1616), he wrote 37 dramas, including historic dramas, comedy（喜剧） and tragedy（悲剧）. Many of them are familiar to English-speakers in the world. When he was young, he set up a theatre named “Globe Theatre”. He acted and wrote for the theatre,His great tragedies His great comedies,Hamlet 哈姆莱特,Othello 奥塞罗,King Lear 李尔王,Macbeth 麦克白,As you like it 皆大欢喜,Twelfth Night 第十二夜,A Midsummer Nights Dream 仲夏夜之梦,The Merchant of Venice 威尼斯商人,Parts of the story,Description,background,problem,Rising action,climax,outcome,Antonio and Bassanio borrow 3,000 ducats from Shylock.However,there is a catch:if the debt is not repaid on time,Antonio as security will pay with one pound of his flesh,Antonio and Bassanio are not able to pay the debt.Antonios ships are lost.Shylock starts demanding his pound of flesh,The Duke tells Shylock to have mercy on Antonio.Bassanio promises to pay twice or even ten times the money that Antonio has borrowed.Portia tells Shylock to be merciful,but Shylock insists on having his pound of flesh,Portia declares Shylock may have a pound of flesh to be cut nearest to Antonios heart,no more,no less.And if Shylock lets one drop of Antonios blood fall,he will lose all his land and money,Shylock begs for mercy.He is punished,though not killed,Shylock,Bassanio,Portia,Antonio,Duke,Antonio,Shylock,Bassanio,Portia,merchant,money- Lender,enemies,husband & wife,friends,noble person of the city,Skim the play and then judge the following sentences true or false,Shylock hated Antonio and wanted to take the chance to kill him. 2. Bassanio offered to pay Shylock much more than Antonio had borrowed from him. 3. Shylock accepted Bassanios offer. 4.Portia, Bassanios wife, pretended to be a judge. 5. Bassanio recognized his wife at the court at the first sight. 6.Portia agreed to change the law a little,T,T,F,T,F,F,Fast reading,1.What did the Duke ask Shylock to do ? 2.What did Shylock demand,To have mercy on Antonio,He demanded his pound of flesh,3.What did Bassanio offer,He offered six thousand ducats for the three thousand that Antonio borrowed,4.What was Shylocks reply,Even if he offered 6times, he would still take his pound of flesh,Part1:before Portia came,carefully reading,What did Antonio say when the Duke asked Shylock to have mercy on him? What are the two meanings of “Ill pay him back with all my heart ”,Im very sincere and grateful to pay you back all the money. Ill pay you back by giving all my life,Its useless trying to argue with Shylock. You might as well go stand upon the beach and argue with the sea,Portias performances and Shylocks reactions,Part2: Portia turned up,First try to persuade Shylock_ Then pretend not to agree to change_ And then try to persuade Shylock_ Finally allow Shylock to_,still ask for_ Feel very_ Strongly ask for _again. Feel very_ and prepare to_,to be merciful,the law,to take more than 3 times the money and then tear up the agreement,take his pound of flesh,his pound of flesh,Pleased &excited,the flesh,pleased,cut off the flesh,Listening,Act out act1 in groups. And then analyse the main characters,http:/,greedy and mean,cold-blooded stone-hearted,vengeful(复仇心重的,crafty(狡诈的,Shylock,Portia,smart wise,kind merciful,decisive brave,generous,weak sheepish,kind friendly,Antonio,Bassanio,Bassanio,simple-minded,devoted,think highly of friendship,Remind,A. I offer ten times the money that Antonio has borrowed B. Please change the law a little C. What he said “last words” to Antonio,Bassanio,Among these persons, who do you like best? Why? Which quality do you think is the most important to a person? Give your reasons,Free talk,Moral Education,A good deed is never lost.好心一定有好报,A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友,A bad penny always comes back. 惡有惡報,A thing of beauty is a joy forever. 美的事物是永恆的喜悅。（濟慈,Homework Write a short summary of the whole play and what you have learned from this play,谢谢,I will take the money. Give me three times more than Antonio borrowed from me,Take my life too. My money and goods are as dear to me as life itself. They are my only comfort. When you take those away from me, you also take my life,Why must I have mercy on him? Tell me that,I have done nothing wrong and I fear no judgment. I desire my pound of flesh,I have sworn to heaven to have my pound of flesh. I must have it,Antonio is my enemy, and I hate him,If you offered me six times what you have just offered, I would still take my pound of flesh. Give me my pound of fle