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1、 William Shakespeare 1564-1616“All the world s a stage, / And all the men and women merely players.” As You Like ItBelindaQueen Elizabeth What do you think she was like?Elizabethan FashionWhich one do you like best? The Globe Theater The Globe Theatre was in London associated with William Shakespear

2、e. built in 1599 by Shakespeares playing company, the Lord Chamberlains Men, Destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613. A second Globe Theatre was built on the same site by June 1614 and closed in 1642 (by puritains). The Globe Theater Six shareholders own it, Shakespeare is one of them. Reasons for the des

3、troy:during a performance of Henry the Eighth.A theatrical cannon, set off during the performance, igniting the wooden beams and thatching. The Globe Theater 1599 The New Globe Theater 1999 ComediesThe Merry Wives of Windsor溫莎的風(fēng)流娘兒們（1598）(in details)Much Ado About Nothing無事生非（1578）(in details)A Mids

4、ummer Nights Dream仲夏夜之夢(mèng)（1590 - 1596）Twelfth Night第十二夜（1600）The Merchant of Venice威尼斯商人（1596）(高雋will talk about it)As You Like It皆大歡喜（1599）The Merry Wives of Windsorplace: windsor(英格蘭中南部自治區(qū)municipality) main characters: sir John falstaff Ford&misstress ford Page&misstress Page Anne&three men Pistol,

5、Nym, (Followers of Falstaff) Misstress Page and sir John falstaff (1999)Third scene(three tricks)hide in a laundry basket ,dumped into the river(hurt,but resilient ego makes him to think the wives are just playing hard to get with him )disguise himself as Mistress Fords maid(Falstaff laments his bad

6、 luck) in Windsor Forest he dressed as Herne the Hunter who has antlers(鹿角) upon his head(humiliated in front of the whole town)EndingAlthough he is embarrassed, Falstaff takes the joke surprisingly well, as he sees it was what he deserved.Anne married Fenton, the parents accept the marriage and con

7、gratulate the young pair. Page even invites Falstaff to come with them: let us every one go home, and laugh this sport oer by a country fire; Sir John and all.themeslove and marriagejealousy and revengesocial class and wealth:lower class &upper class /language using(Latin&mistaken English)from my po

8、int of view: I like the optimistic attitudes of Falstaff toward things.(self-assessment)Much Ado About NothingDon Pedro(prince of Arragon)help him by disguising as him to pursue Heroillegitimate brotherbad guyfoil the planmask dinnerDon Johnoverhear & slender Hero&UrsulaoverhearDon Pedro ,Leonato(He

9、ros father) Claudio overhearlove each otherslenderdeceivedwhorewedding & duelaccuse her as a whoreprofess loveprove his love by kill ClaudioduelfaintedLeonato(doubted)die of the accusationhappy endingduelDogberry(constable)reveal the truthLeonatodeadcousinof Heroask Leonato for her hand themesopposi

10、te sex The provocative treatment of gender is central to the play, and should be considered in its Renaissance context.While this was reflected and emphasised in certain plays of the period.Infidelity(背信) A theme in Shakespeare is cuckoldry(通奸) or the infidelity of a wife. Don John plays upon Claudi

11、os pride and fear of cuckoldry, which leads to the disastrous first wedding scene. Because of their mistrust of female sexuality, many of the males easily believe that Hero is impure and even her father readily condemns her with very little proof. NotingTaken literally, the title implies that a great fuss, and people do a lot on the insignific