高三英語(yǔ)king lear教案
q2: burgundy says he cannot marry her after all.q3: france asks lear what cordelia has done to turn him against her. cordelia explains she has done nothing bad, just hasn’t found the words to tell her father how much she loves him.
q4: france decides to marry cordelia even without her part of the kingdom.
read the questions in ex.3 and discuss them in groups, then report your discussion.n =narrator b=burgundy c=cordelia l=lear f=king of france r=regan g=gaoneril
n: after the king’s harsh words to him, kent sadly leaves the room. just as he goes, the king of france and the aduke of burgundy enter, both these gentlemen want to marry cordelia.
l:ah, come here burgundy. i have sth. to tell you. i no longer care for my daughter and she is to leave my castle a ploor woman. she will have none of my riches when she marries you.
b:that was not our agreement, sir.
l:well,it is now.
b:i am sorry but i cannot marry her under these circumstances.
l: fine, then don’t. and you, france. are you willing to marry this daughter whom i hate?
f:i don’t understand. yesterday cordelia was your favourite. she was the child of your old age, the best, the dearest of your daughters. she must have done something most terrible to turn you against her.
c:your majesty. i have committed no murder or any other dishonourable act. it
is simply that i could not find the words to tell my father how much i love him.
l:it would have been better if you had never been born than you had displeased me so much.
f: is this her only fault?why ,then i shall marry her and take her to france where she will be my queen.
l:take her, for she is no daughter of mine.come burgundy. i do not want to look any longer at her face.
n:the king and burgundy leave together with the dukes o albany and cornwall.
c:sisters, goodbye. i pray that your grand speeches have some truth in them and that you will be kind to my father.
r:don’t tell us what to do.
g:yes, mind your own business and look after your husband.
n:cordelia and the king of france leave.g:sister, our father is much changed. he always loved cordelia best yet see how quickly he threw her out.
r:yes, i think he is becoming unwise in his old age.
g:well, he was always quick-tempered but now he is becoming far worse, i think we had better find some way of making sure he can’t cause us any problems.r:yes, let’s think about it.
n:regan and goneril leave.
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