Title: Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice
1Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice
2- Shakespeare
- Brief Introduction
- He lived from 1564-1616
- He is considered to be the greatest play writer
and poet of the Renaissance(14th-16th) in Europe - He wrote tragedies, comedies, historical plays
3- Four Tragedies
- Hamlet
- Othello
- King Lear
- Macbeth
- Four Comedies
- The Taming of Shrew
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- As You Like It
- Twelfth Night
4Warming up
- 1.Read the new words.
- 2. Read and understand the following quotations
from different Shakespeare plays.
5- To be or not to be that is the question.
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--from Hamlet
- Meaning
- That is a question whether to live on in the
world or to die, that is, to take action or to do
nothing.
6- Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
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-- from King Henry IV
Meaning The life of leaders is not easy.
7- Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
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--from Hamlet
- Meaning
- Be careful to lend money to or borrow money from
others.
8- Romeo, Romeo, why are you Romeo? Deny your
father, and refuse your name -
- Meaning
- If only you had a different name, we would not
have this problem.
9- Words, words, only words, no matter from the
heart. -
--from Troilus and Cressida
- Meaning
- Its all empty words, not real thoughts or ideas
from the heart.
10Listening
- Part IListen to tape and answer the following
questions. - 1. In which city does the play take place?
- 2. How much time passed between the beginning of
the play and the end? - 3. How much money does Bassanio need to marry
Portia? - 4. What must Antonio give Shylock if he cannot
pay back the debt?
Venice.
Three month.
3,000 ducats.
A pound of flesh from his body.
11Part 2
- Listen to the tape again and fill in the chart
below.
12Shylock A _____ moneylender who lend ________
3,000 ducats.
Bassanio _________s best friend. He got married
to ______ with Antonios help.
Antonio
cruel
Portia
Antonio
Antonio A ____businessman who is ______to help
others. He ________ money from ______.
ready
rich
Shylock
borrowed
Portia A ____ and ________ lady, Who loves
________and marries him. She also acts the role
of the _______.
Duke He is the _____ of the court. He accepted
_______ to take the place of the famous
lawyer.
rich
beautiful
judge
Bassanio
Portia
lawyer
13Speaking
- Topics
- Mercy versus Revenge
- Love versus Money
- Truth versus Lie
14Useful Expressions
- You could, for example
- The way I would go about it..
- As far as I know
- After all,
- But in this particular case
- Correct me if Im wrong,but
- You shouldn't forger that
- What shouldn't be forgotten is
- One of the most important facts is
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16Homework
- Review the new words
- Read the dialogue from The Merchant of Venice on
P138 - Write a passage about the topic we discussed in
speaking part