Venice, the City of Water. Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice.
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Venice, the City Venice, the City of Waterof Water
Unit 19 The Merchant of VeniceUnit 19 The Merchant of Venice
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Tragedies:
Othello King Lear
Macbeth
Hamlet
37 plays
born in Englanda great playwriter and poet
Comedies: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
As You Like it Twelfth Night
The Merchant of Venice
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poemssonnetnarrative poemsother poems
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Four great tragedies
Four great comedies
love marry
Borrow money
Borrow
courtcourt
merchant n. trader or one who trades or buy and sell goodsmercy n. pityjudgement n. decision of a judgeducat n. a kind of gold coinfortune n. luckbargain n. agreement surgeon n. doctoraccuse v. say that sb. has done wrong or has broken the lawbless v. ask God’s favour and protectiondeclare v. announce or make sth knownlegal adj. based on the law
Question:Question:What’s the attitude of the Duke to this case?
What effort does Bassanio make to save Antonio?
True or False
Bassanio recognized his wife at the court at the first sight.
Shylock didn’t give up his idea and insisted on getting Antonio’s flesh.
F
T
True or False
F
F
Portia agreed to change the law a little.
Portia wished Shylock to cut a pound of flesh from Antonio.
Question:Question:
Did Shylock bring a Did Shylock bring a surgeon?surgeon?
What was Shylock ‘s What was Shylock ‘s real purpose ?real purpose ?
Act outAct out
Parts of the story
Description
background
problem
Rising action
climax
outcome
help borrow make an agreement not repaid on time one pound of his flesh
not pay the debt
have mercy on Antonio pay twice or even ten times insist on having one pound of flesh
have a pound of flesh to be cut nearest to Antonio’s heart
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retell the retell the storystory
What is the end to What is the end to the play?the play?
Homework
Good Good bye!bye!
1 What is your opinion of Shylock?2. Why do you think Shylock prefers to take his pound of flesh instead of the money from Bassanio?