Unit2 King Lear Willian Shakespearel an English poet and playwright(劇作家), widely regarded as the greatest writer in the history of English literaturel He is often called Englands national poet and the “Bard of Avon”（艾芬河的吟游詩(shī)人） four tragedies How many people in this play? What are they?King Lear, Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, The Duke of Albany, The Duke of Cornwall, Kentskimming King Lear and his three daughters and dukes skimming 1).Why does King Lear want to give away his kingdom?2).H ow is he going to decide who to give the best part of his kingdom to?setting comprehending 1).Why does King Lear want to give away his kingdom?Because Lear is old and tired and wants to retire.setting comprehending setting comprehending2).H ow is he going to decide who to give the best part of his kingdom to?He is going to ask his three daughters to tell him how much they love him and divide up the kingdom according to their answers Read the play and complete the form according to the playA plot diagram(情節(jié)表) DescriptionSetting（背景）setting threehow much they love himKing Lear has _ daughtersHe is _and wants to _ his kingdom to his daughters. he is going to do this through a test about _. olddivide 3) At the beginning of the play, of which daughter is King Lear most fond? Conflict(沖突) comprehendingCordelia4)Which daughters are already married and which is not?Regan and Goneril are married and Cordelia is notA ole play A plot diagram DescriptionConflict(矛盾，沖突) flattery VS _恭維/奉承VS_conflict honesty誠(chéng)實(shí) Rising action(矛盾的上升) comprehending1) Only The duke of Burgundy wants to marry King Lears youngest daughter 2) Kent tries to defend Cordelia and he succeeds.3) The King Lear sends Kent away from the Kingdom. and the King of FranceF FKent makes King Lear angry and fail to defend CordeliaT A plot diagram descriptionRising action(矛盾的上升) His first two daughters say some _ wordsto flatter(奉承) him, but the youngest daughter insists on telling_ .Rising action comprehending fancythe truth A plot diagram descriptionClimax(高潮) Hearing the truth, the King gets very angry. He gives _to the first two daughters and leaves _to the youngest one.climax comprehending all his landnothing summary King Lear wants to _and decide to _ to three daughters.retiregive his landmain points summary King Lear gave away his land to his daughters according to how much they _ him.main points loved summary Goneril and Regan make the king _by saying they love him very much. They _the landhappyget summary Cordelia makes the king angry by saying _words and not flattering him. She gets_. honestnothing summary Kent, the servant, makes the king _by defending(為辯護(hù)) Cordelia and begging the king to listen to the _ buthe was sent away by the King. angrytruth character words & behavior personalityKing Lear 1 .You are no longer my daughter but a stranger to my heart. 2 .I shall distribute my kingdom between the two of you . I shall take nothing except a troop. 3 .How dare you oppose me . Get out of my sight. 4 .Believe Regan and Goneril instead of believing Cordelias truth. foolish bad-tempered(暴躁的) cunning(狡猾的) respectfulinnocent(天真的) hard-heartedhonest loyal(忠誠(chéng)的) hot-headed dishonest greedy character words & behavior personalityRegan&Coneril1 .I love you more than all the riches in the world .I love you more than life itself.2 .I love you even more than words can say. I adore you more than anything else.3 .They say the beautiful words in order to get the best part of the kingdom.honest loyal(忠誠(chéng)的) hot-headed dishonest greedyfoolish bad-tempered(暴躁的) cunning(狡猾的) respectfulinnocent hard-hearted character words & behavior personalityCordelia1 .I love you as it is right and proper for a daughter to love her father , neither less nor more.2 .I dont understand why my sister spoke as they did.honest loyal(忠誠(chéng)的) hot-headed dishonest greedyfoolish bad-tempered（暴躁的）cunning(狡猾的) respectfulinnocent(天真的) hard-hearted character words & behavior personalityDuke of Kent1 .I have always honored you as my king and loved you as a father.2 .I believe you are being influenced by false flattery.3 .I would rather lose my life than see you make such a mistake.honest loyal(忠誠(chéng)的) hot-headed dishonest greedyfoolish bad-tempered(暴躁的) cunning(狡猾的) respectfulinnocent hard-hearted thinkingHow to analyze a character?words /behavior /mental activity/expression Assessment1. Handwriting（5）2. Language（20）Use your own words to describe a person:Words Sentences 45 23 011520 1019 09Full mark: 25 Thank you!