高中英语Unit2KingLearreading.docx

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高中英语Unit2KingLearreading

2019-2020年高中英语Unit2KingLear-reading

PartOne:

TeachingDesign

Period1:

Asamplelessonplanforreading

（KingLear）

Aims

Tohelpstudentsdeveloptheirreadingability

TohelpstudentslearnaboutWilliamShakespeare’s

Procedures

■WarmingupbylearningaboutWilliamShakespeare

WilliamShakespeare（baptisedApril26,1564–April23,1616）wasanEnglishpoetandplaywright.ShakespearehasthereputationasoneofthegreatestofallwritersintheEnglishlanguageandinWesternliterature,aswellasoneoftheworld'spre-eminentdramatists.Indeed,somecriticshaveraisedtheirpraiseofhimtothelevelofbardolatry.

Shakespearewrotehisworksbetween1586and1616,althoughtheexactdatesandchronologyoftheplaysattributedtohimareoftenuncertain.Shakespeareisamongtheveryfewplaywrightswhohaveexcelledinbothtragedyandedy,andhisplaysbinepopularappealwithplexcharacterization,poeticgrandeurandphilosophicaldepth.Shakespeare'sworkshavebeentranslatedintoeverymajorlivinglanguage,andhisplaysarecontinuallyperformedallaroundtheworld.Inaddition,quotationsfromhisplayshavepassedintoeverydayusageinmanylanguages.Overtheyears,manypeoplehavespeculatedaboutShakespeare'slife,raisingquestionsabouthissexualityanddebatingwhethersomeoneelsewrotehisplaysandpoetry.

Lookingandsayingabouttheeightmodelplays

Hi,everyone!

Weshallgotothetheatertonight.Butfirstlet’slookatthesephotosandlearnsomethingaboutthemodelplayswhichusedtobesopopularinChina.

Theeightmodelplaysincluded:

TheLegendoftheRedLantern

Shajiabang

TakingtheTigerMountainbyStrategy

TheHarbor

SweepingtheWhiteTigerRegiment

TheAzaleaMountain

SongoftheDragonRiver

TheWarfareonthePlain

Panshiwan

RedDetachmentofWomen

Nowwegotopage11toreadamodelplaybyShakespeare

■WarmingupbywatchingKingLear（1983）（TV）

Ihavesomethingwonderfultoshowyou.ATVplaycalledKingLear（1983）（TV）.Thewholeproductionwasbecloudedwithgrayness,assuitsthethemeofseeing/sight,yettheactingwaselegiac.DianaRiggandDorothyTutinwereasseemingkindlyastheywerebrutal.RobertLindsay'sEdmundwasaspoisonousashewasseeminglylovingandloyal.ButwhatItakeawaymostspeciallywasOlivier,asLear,liftingalockofhisdeadCordelia'shairinhisbowedhandstohisface,takingabreath,alastscent.Icried.Itwasamostelegantsummaryofaparent'sloss.

I.Pre-reading—gettingtoknowaboutKingLear

KingLearisgenerallyregardedasoneofWilliamShakespeare'sgreatesttragedies.Itisbelievedtohavebeenwrittenin1605andisbasedonthelegendofLeir,akingofpre-RomanBritain.Hisstoryhadalreadybeentoldinchronicles,poemsandsermons,aswellasonthestage,whenShakespeareundertookthetaskofretellingit.

AftertheRestoration,theplaywasoftenmodifiedbytheatrepractitionerswhodislikeditsnihilisticflavour,but,sinceWorldWarII,ithasetoberegardedasoneofShakespeare'sgreatestachievements.ThepartofKingLearhasbeenplayedbymanygreatactors,butisgenerallyconsideredaroletobetakenononlybythosewhohavereachedanadvancedage.

II.Reading

Onpage12thereisaplaybyShakespeareentitled"KingLear"

Youaregoingtoreaditaloudtotherecording.

Nowreadthetextagainto:

cut/thesentenceintothoughtgroups,blackenthepredicative,darkentheconnectivesandunderlinealltheusefulexpressions.

Whatisaplay?

Aplayisaformofliterature,usuallyconsistingchieflyofdialogbetweencharacters,andusuallyintendedforperformanceratherthanreading.However,manyscholarsstudyplaysinthismoreacademicmanner,particularlyclassicalplayssuchasthoseofShakespeare（rareauthors,notablyGeorgeBernardShaw,havehadlittlepreferencewhethertheirplayswereperformedorread）.Thetermplayrefersbothtothewrittenworksofdramatistsandtothepletetheatricalperformancesofsuch.

Playsaregenerallyperformedinatheatrebyactors.Tobettermunicateaunifiedinterpretationofthetextinquestion,productionsareusuallyoverseenbydirectors,whooftenputtheirownuniqueinterpretationontheproduction.（Seetheatreandrelatedtopicsformoredetailedinformationontheprocessofproducingplaysforperformance.）

KingLear

Part1

Theking’sthroneroom.EnterKingLear;theking’sdaughters:

Goneril,Regan/andCordelia;theDukesofAlbany/andCornwall,Goneril’s/andRegan’shusbands;andtheDukeofKent,aloyalfriendoftheking.

LEAR:

Mydeardaughters,Iamgrowingold/andtired.Theburdenofgovernmentsitsheavily/onmyshoulders.Ihavedecidedtoretire/andhandovertheheavyloadofresponsibility/toyouthree.See,hereisamapofmykingdom/withalltheboundaries/drawnonit.Ihavedividedthekingdomintothreeparts,and/allocatedonepart/toeachofyou.Now/tellme,mydears,whichofyoulovesme/themost?

Forwhicheverofyouhasforme/themostdevotion/Iwillgivetoher/thebestpartofeverything/Iown.Goneril,whatdoyousay?

GONERIL:

Sir,Idonothavethewords/toexpressthedepthofmydevotion.Iloveyou/morethanalltheriches/intheworld,morethanmyfreedom,moreeventhanmyowneyesight.Infact,Iloveyou/morethanlifeitself.

LEAR:

（showinghisdaughterthemap）/Mydarlinggirl.You/andyourhusbandAlbanyshallhavethispartofmykingdom/withallitsrivers/andforests/andmountains.And/yourchildrenshallownit/afteryou.Now/Regan,itisyourturn.Whathaveyougottosaytome?

REGAN:

Inexpressingherloveforyou,mysisterhasalsoexpressedmine.Yet/Iloveyou/evenmorethanwordscansay.Iadoreyou/morethananythingelse/inthewholeworld.Mygreatesthappinessisinlovingyou.

LEAR:

Toyou/andyourhusbandCornwall/andtoyourfuturechildren,Igivethispartofmykingdom/（showingthem/onthemap）.Thispartisequalinvalue/towhatIgivetoGoneril.Now/mydarling,myfavourite,myCordelia.Whathaveyoutosay/todelightanoldman/andearnthebestpartofhiskingdom?

CORDELIA:

Nothing,myfather.

LEAR:

Nothing?

CIRDEKUA:

Nothing.

LEAR:

You’llgetnothing/fornothing.Iprayyou,speak.

CORDELIA:

I’msorry/but/I’mnotascleverasmysisters.Icannotdescribemyfeelings/withsuchfancywords.Iloveyou/asitisright/andproper/foradaughter/toloveherfather,neitherless/normore.

LEAR:

Tryharder,Cordelia,oryoumayloseyourshareofthekingdom.

CORDELIA:

Mydearfather,youbroughtmeintothisworld,youcaredforme/andlovedme.Inreturn/Ilove,honour/andobeyyou.Idonotunderstandwhy/mysistersspokeastheydid.Iftheydoindeedloveyou/thatmuch,then/Idon’tunderstandwhy/theyevergotmarried.Yousee,whenImarry,itwillbemyduty/togivehalfmylove/tomyhusband.

LEAR:

Youtrulymeanwhatyousay?

CORDELIA:

Yes,YourMajesty.

LEAR:

Soyoung/andsohard-hearted.

CORDELIA:

Soyoung/andsotruthful,myLord.

LEAR:

Well,then.Lettruthbeyourreward.Youarenolongermydaughter/butastranger/tomyheart.

KENT:

Butsir…

LEAR:

Bequiet,Kent.Donotebetweenme/andmyanger.Shewasmyfavouritedaughter.Withher/Ihopedtospendmyoldage.But/thatisnevergoingtohappennow.You,servant!

Go/andfindthekingofFrance/andtheDukeofBurgundy.We’llseeif/eitherwantstobeabridegroom/whenshehasnoriches/tobringtothemarriage.Goneril,Regan,Ishalldistributemykingdom/betweenthetwoofyou.Ishalltakenothing/formyself/exceptatroopofonehundred/ofmymostloyalsoldiers/tocarefor/andprotectme.And/asIhavenothird-borndaughter,Iwillspendmydays/withyoutwo----amonth/withone/andthen/amonth/withtheother.

KENT:

Butsir,Ibegyou…

LEAR:

Donotcontradictme.Itisdone.

KENT:

Butsir,pleasehearmeout.IspeakonbehalfofCordelia.Ihaveservedyou/formanyyears/andyouknowthat/Ihavealwayshonouredyou/asmyking/andlovedyou/asafather,but/Ibelieve/youarebeinginfluenced/byfalseflattery.Cordelia’sdevotiontoYourMajestyisbeyondquestion.

LEAR:

Kent,ifyouvalueyourlife,saynomore.

KENT:

Ihavetospeakout,myLord.Iwouldratherlosemylife/thanseeyoumakesuchamistake.Youdowrongtocausefrictionbetweenyourselfandyourdaughter.Iforecastthat/suchactionswillcausegreatconflict/throughoutyourkingdom.

LEAR:

Howdareyouopposeme.Getoutofmysight.Packupyourthings/andbegonefrommykingdom.Ifyouhavenotpassed/beyondmyfrontiers/withinfivedays.Iwillhaveyoukilled.

III.Copyingexpressionsandmakingsentences

king’sthroneroom,aloyalfriendoftheking,growoldandtired,theburdenofgovernment,sitheavilyonone’sshoulders,decidetodo,handover,theheavyloadofresponsibilityto…,amapofone’skingdom,withalltheboundaries,drawon…,divide…into…,allocate…to…,givetosb.sth.,havethewordstoexpressthedepthofone’sdevotion,morethanalltheriches,intheworld,morethanone’sfreedom,moreeventhanone’sowneyesight,infact,lovesb.morethanlifeitself,showsb.sth.,ownsth.aftersb.,itisone’sturn,havegottosaytosb.,inexpressingone’sloveforsb.,lovesbevenmorethanwordscansay,adoresb.morethananythingelseinthewholeworld,beinlovingsb.,showsb.onthemap,beequalinvalueto…,delightsb.,earnthebestpartofhiskingdom,getnothingfornothing,praysb.,ascleverassb.,describeone’sfeelingswithsuchfancywords,neitherlessnormore,loseone’sshareof…,bringsb.intothisworld,careforsb.,inreturn,lovesb.thatmuch,gotmarried,givesth.tosb.,You