unit 4 A Man from Stratford – William Shakespeareppt课件

Unit4TextIAManfromStratford–WilliamShakespeareTextIIWilliamShakespeareTextITextIIOralWorkGuidedWritingListeningPre-readingActivityStructureVocabularyAcquisitionIntensiveReadingQuestionsText1:AManfromStratford–WilliamShakespeareInyouropinion,whatisShakespearefamousfor?CouldyougivemesomenamesofShakespeare’sfamouswork/play?TextIPre-readingActivityPre-readingquestions:PicturesvediosTextIVocabularyAcquisitionReadthetextonceandTrytowritedownthemeaningoffollowingwordsthatbestfitsthecontext.legacy(L.2)_____________________________________estate(L.3)_____________________________________genius(L.7)_____________________________________awe(L.8)____________________________________thriving(L.14)____________________________________plot(L.20)_____________________________________clue(L.21)_____________________________________conviction(L.30)_____________________________________moneyorpropertylefttosomeonebyawillprivatelyownedlandwithahouseonittalentedmanamixedfeelingofrespect,fearandwonderprosperous,successfulworkoutanoutlineforsomethingthathelpstofindananswertoaquestionveryfirmbeliefskimmingSkimthetextandfindoutthewordsorsentencesineachparagraphwhichbestsumsupthemainideaoftheparagraph.AManfromStratford–WilliamShakespeareTextI1OnMarch25th,1616,fifty-two-year-oldMasterWilliamShakespearesignedhiswillleavingthefamouslegacyofhis“secondbestbedandfurniture”tohiswifeandthegreaterpartofhisestatetohismarrieddaughter,SusannaHall.Itwasthewillofacomfortablyoffman,fortheincomefromtheestateprobablyamountedtoabout$200ayear,whichwasalotofmoneyoverthreehundredandsixtyyearsago.Forhistorians,themostinterestingpartofthewillwasthatsignature,becauseitandothersignaturesareallwehaveleftofthehandwritingoftheworld'sliterarygenius.ThereisnocountrywhereShakespeare'sworkisnotreadwithsomethingverylikeawebecausethereissomethingfascinatingaboutamanwhoseworkwassomuchbetterthanthatofanyoneelse.Yetinspiteofthethousandsofbooksthathavebeenwrittenaboutthisamazingwriter,almosteverydetailofhispersonallifeissuppositionratherthanfact.Historicallyspeaking,Shakespearelivedonlyyesterdaybuthisactivities,likethoseofnearlyeveryplaywrightofhisday,aresovaguethathecouldhavebeenborninRomantimes.2Shakespeare'sbirthplace,thelittletownofStratford-upon-Avon,inWarwickshire,hadmadeathrivingbusinessoutofitsmostfamouscitizenforalongtime.Itisapopularplacefortouristsfromallovertheworld,eventhoughmanyofthemwouldhavethegreatestofdifficultyinunderstandingShakespeare'sElizabethanEnglish.However,hehassuchafinereputationthatitiswellworththejourneyjusttobeabletolookattheswansthatswimonhisriver,andgazeatthecottagewhereAnne,hiswife,livedbeforetheirmarriage,andthentoseehisplaysattheRoyalShakespeareTheatre.TextI3ToplotShakespeare'slifeistobecomeinvolvedinakindofdetectivestorywherethereareplentyofcluesbutverylittleelse.Nobodyevenknowstheexactdateofhisbirth,althoughtheregisteroftheParishChurchconfirmsthatWilliamShakespearewasbaptizedthereonApril26th,1564.Norcanitbeprovedthathewenttotheexcellentlocalgrammarschool,althoughheprobablydidastherewasnowhereelseforhimtogo.Attheageof18hemarriedAnneHathaway,awomaneightyearsolderthanhimself,andtheyhadthreechildren.Thenin1585thisyoungmarriedmanapparentlyleftStratfordandhisfamily,forthereisabsolutelynorecordofhimforsevenlongyears.TextI4ExactlywhathappenedtoWilliamShakespeareduringthosesevenyearshaspuzzledscholarseversince.Therearedifferenttheories,butofalltheprobabilitiesthemostlikelyoneisthathetravelledabroad,spendingagooddealoftimeatsea.Shakespearewrotewithgreatconvictionaboutstormsandshipwrecksandeatingthehardship'sbiscuits"withachingteeth".TextI5Whatisquitecertainisthat,duringthetimeShakespearelivedthere,Stratford-upon-Avonwasvisitedbyagreatnumberoftheatricalcompanies.Itcanneverbeproved,butitseemsquitepossiblethattheyoungShakespearesawsomeoftheseperformances,realizedinaflashthatthiswasthelifeforhimandtalkedoneofthemanagersintogivinghimajob.Atleastnobodyquestionsthefactthathecannextbetracedin1592inLondon,earninghislivingasadramatistandgenerallygettingwellknowninthetheatre.Whateverelsehadhappenedduringthelostyears,playsthatfollowed,suchasRichardIIIandTheTamingoftheShrew,wereproofthatthegreatestliterarycareerofalltimehadbegun.Shakespearesoonbecamesufficientlywellknownformanagersandotherinfluentialpeopletorefertohiminwriting.Weknowthataswellasworkingonoldplaysherapidlymadeanameforhimselfasanauthorofentirelynewonesandalsoperformedasanactoratcourt.Duringhisfifteenyearsasaworkingmanofthetheatre,Shakespearewrotemorethanthirtyplaysaswellasmarvellousverse.TextI6AfterhisdeathonApril23rd,1616,Shakespeareleftbehindamassofquestionsthatexpertshavebeentryingtoanswereversince.WhatwasthesourceofShakespeare'samazinglydetailedknowledgeofsomanydifferentsubjects?Whowasthebeautifulbutapparentlyheartless"darklady"whoseemedtohavefirstinspiredhimandthencausedhimalotofsadness?Sofarwedonotknow.TherehaveevenbeenfoolishattemptstoprovethatWilliamShakespeare'splayswereinfactwrittenbysomeoneelse.TextI7Whenoneremembersthathelivedinanagewhenprintingwasstillveryexpensiveandthatitwasrareforan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