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Unit14TheWeddingStory

Pre-readingQuestions

1）Whatdoyouthinkmarriagemeansinone’slife

2）Manypeoplestillbelieveinthestatementthatmarriageisalife-longcommitment.Doyouagreeornot

Culturalinformation

1.Quote

Tomakealastingmarriagewehavetoovercomeself-centeredness.

—GeorgeGordonByron

2.WeddingCeremony

ChineseWedding

ThethreeprayersofthetraditionalChineseweddingceremonycontainedelementsofTaoism.TheChineseweremainlyTaoistsorancestorworshipersbeforeforeignreligionssuchasChristianity,MuslimorBuddhismenteredancientChina.Taoistsbelievedinthepowerofheavenandearthtowitnessimportanteventsonearth.Itwasalsobelievedthataparentorfamilyeldermustacknowledgeaunionforittobeofficial.Anofficialattheweddingwoulddirectthebrideandgroomtopraytoheavenandearthfirst,thentothegroom’sparentsorfamilyeldersandlastlytobowtoeachother.Theofficialwouldthendeclaretheceremonycompletedsuccessfullyandaskedtheweddinggueststoescortthecoupleintothebridalchamber,theequivalentofthebridalroom,toconsummatetheirmarriage.

U.S.Wedding

IntheUnitedStatesthetraditionalwesternweddingcustomofthebridewearingawhitedresswas,duringtheVictorianera,intendedtosymbolizepurity,althoughdespitepopularmisconceptionnotnecessarilytoindicatevirginity.Awhitefaceveiliswornwiththedresstosymbolizevirginity.Followingstrict“WhiteWedding”tradition,awhitedressandveilarenotwornforthesecondorthirdweddingafterbecomingawidoworadivorcee.

Anotherpopularcustomduringatraditionalceremonyis“Somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblue”.Accordingtothislong-standingcustom,itisconsideredgoodluckforthebridetocarrysomethingofeachcategoryduringtheceremony.Oftenabridewilltrytocarryoneitemthatmeetsallthesedefinitionsifpossible.

Theweddingceremonyisusuallyfollowedbyaweddingreceptionwhereamealandweddingcakeareserved.Atthereceptiontheguestswilltoastthenewlywedsbeforethemealandafterthemealthebrideandgroomwillcuttheweddingcakeandserveittotheguests.Anotherenjoyabletraditionduringthereceptionisforgueststorandomlyclinktheirsilverwareontheirglasswhichobligesthenewlywedseachtimetokiss.Afterthemealandcakethereisdancing,withthenewlywedsusuallyhavingthefirstdance.

Atsomepointduringthereceptiongiftsandcardsaregiventothenewlyweds.Afavoritecustomduringthereceptionisforthebridetoturnherbackandthrowherbouquetbackwardstoagroupofunmarriedwomenatthewedding,thewomanwhocatchesitwillbesupposedlythenextonetomarry!

Amoderntwisthasthegroomthrowingthebride’sgartertoagroupoftheunmarriedmenwiththemancatchingitbeingthenextmaletomarry.

Musicisanimportantpartoftheweddingceremonyandthereception.Themostcommonsongusedduringtheweddingprocessionisthe“BridalChorus”,alsoknownas“HereComestheBride”byRichardWagner.The“WeddingMarch”byFelixMendelssohnandJohannPachelbel’s“CanoninD”arealsooftenusedasaprocessionalmarch.Atthereceptionavarietyofmusicwillbeplayed,usuallybyaliveband.The1950’sSwissOom-pahsong“DerEntentanz”,commonlyknowninAmericaas“TheChickenDance”,hasbecomeapopularsongtobeplayedatsomepointduringthereception.

TextI

THEWEDDINGSTORY

JulianneHomokay

GlobalReading

I.Mainidea

Atthebeginningofthisone-actplay,thestorytellerintendstotellapleasant,rosyweddingstoryforchildrenatbedtime,sohe/shetellsafairytaleinwhicheverythingisperfectandidealized,butfarfromreallife.Intheprocesshe/sheisinterrupted,or“corrected”bythebrideandgroomfromtimetotime.Suchcorrectionsgraduallyunfoldbeforeustherealpictureoftheirrelationship.Atthecouple’spersistentrequest,thestorytellerthengivesasecondversionoftheirweddingstory,whichistruetolife,butverypathetic.Theabsurdityemergeswhenthestorytellergiveshis/herwish“Ibidyouagoodnightandsweetdreams.”Aconventionalandwell-intentionedfairytaleisthusrejectedbyreality,andthebedtimestoryforchildrenturnsouttobeagruesomepictureofaweddingthatisnotworthaspiringtoatall.

II.Structuralanalysis

1.Howistheconflictoftheplaymanifested

Inthisplay,theconflictismanifestedinthefrequentinterruptionsmadebytheyoungcouplewhenthestorytellertellshisfirstversionoftheweddingstory.

2.Whatcausedtheinterruptions

Theinterruptionsarecausedbytworeasons.Oneisthathisstoryiscontrarytothecouple’sreallifeexperiences.Theotherhastodowiththefrequentbickeringbetweenthemanandthewoman.

3.Dividetheplayintoparts