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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?