1、Unit 2 KING LEAR,In this part of the play, King Lear asks the Duke of Burgundy and the King of France whether they still want to marry Cordelia. What do you think the two men will say? Can you make some predictions?,Listening,King Lear tells them that Cordelia is no longer going to have part of his
2、kingdom and She will be a poor woman when she marries. the Duke of Burgundy (DB)s response:he cannot marry her after all.,Listen and try to catch these ideas:,the King of France (KF)s response: he decides to marry Cordelia even without her part of the kingdom. Who will Cordelia marry? The King of Fr
3、ance.,1. What does King Lear tell the two men? 2. How does the Duke of Burgundy respond when he hears the news?,Listen again carefully and then answer the questions:,3. What does the King of France want to know when he first hears the news? What does Cordelia tell him? 4. What does the King of Franc
4、e decide to do?,1 Lear tells them that Cordelia is no longer going to have part of his kingdom. She will be a poor woman when she marries.,Answers,2.Burgundy says he cannot marry her after all.,3 The king of France asks Lear what Cordelia has done to turn him against her. Cordelia explains she has d
5、one nothing bad, just hasnt found the words to tell her father how much she loves him.,4. The king of France decides to marry Cordelia even without her part of the kingdom.,1 What do you think of the Duke of Burgundys decision? 2 What is your opinion of the King of France?,Questions left for you to
6、discuss:,3 How do Goneril and Regan act towards their sister after the king has left? What does this tell you about the character of the two elder sisters? 4 What do you think will happen next?,3 The two sisters are rude to their younger sister. They refuse to take Cordelias advice and ask her to mi
7、nd her own business. All these give a hint of their rudeness and cruelty.,4. According to what they said, probably they will do something bad to their father - King Lear.,Listening text,N =Narrator B=Burgundy C=Cordelia L=Lear F=King of France R=Regan G=Gaoneril N: After the kings harsh words to him
8、, Kent sadly leaves the room. Just as he goes, the King of France and the,Duke of Burgundy enter. Both these gentlemen want to marry Cordelia. L: Ah, come here Burgundy. I have something to tell you. I no longer care for my daughter and she is to leave my castle a poor woman. She,will have none of m
9、y 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 dont. And you, France. Are you willing to marry this daughter whom I hate? F: I dont understand. Yesterday Cordelia was your favorite.
10、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 dishonorable act. It is simply that I could not find,the words to tell my father how much I love hi
11、m. 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 e Burgundy. I do not want to look any longer at her face.,N:
12、 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: Dont tell us what to do. G: Yes, mind your own business and look after your husband. N: Cordelia and the
13、 King of Franceleave.,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
14、 sure he cant cause us any problems. R: Yes, Lets think about it. N: Regan and Goneril leave.,Discuss the pictures.,Listening Ex. on P.59,1 Who do you think the man with the sword is? Kent disguised as Caius. 2 Why do you think he has been placed in the stocks? For hitting the other man (Regans serv
15、ant) with a sword.,3 What do you think King Lear is saying to his daughter and her husband?,Listen to the tape with these questions and try to answer them:,1 Why was the Duke of Kent put into the stocks? He had an argument with Regans servant, and hit him with the flat side of his sword.,2 What happ
16、ens when Lear asks to see his daughter? Regan at first pretends she is too tired to see Lear.,Regan tells Lear he should return to Goneril and apologize.,3 What does Regan tell the king to do? When Goneril arrives what do the sisters tell King Lear to do? What happens to King Lear next?,Goneril and
17、Regan tell Lear that he is selfish and that he should dismiss all his soldiers except for a few old men. Lear becomes angry and says he will not live with either of his daughters. Then he rushes away from the castle into an approaching storm.,( ) A Kent gets into an argument with Oswald and is put i
18、n the stocks. ( ) B At first Regan and her husband refuse to see Lear.,Listen again and cross out the ones that didnt happen and number the others in order.,2,4,( ) C Lear runs out into the storm. ( ) D Kent demands that Regan apologize to him for putting him in the stocks. ( ) E Kent goes to Regans
19、 castle to tell her Lear is coming.,7,1,( ) F Goneril arrives at the castle and she and Regan tell their father hes a silly old man. ( ) G When Lear arrives and finds Kent in the stocks he is very angry.,6,3,( ) H When she finally comes to see Lear, Regan tells Lear to return to Goneril and apologiz
20、e. ( ) I Kent tells the king he is Kent disguised as Caius, his servant.,5,1 How does King Lear feel when he finds Kent / Caius in the stocks? He is angry and sees the punishment of his personal servant as an insult to himself.,3 Listen again and answer these questions:,2 Why do you think being put
21、in the stocks is a terrible punishment? Being put in stocks and left on public display would be shameful. Passersby could laugh, call out insults or even throw things like rotten food at him.,3 What does Regan say that shows the audience she has no sympathy for Lear? She says that Goneril is not tha
22、t bad and then she suggests Lear return to Goneril and apologize to her.,4 Why do you think it is so important for King ? Lear to keep his troop of one hundred soldiers? The hundred soldiers act as an “bonour guard“ to show that be is still an important person. Without his troop he would be just an
23、ordinary person of no importance.,KING LEAR Part 4 (N=Narrator L=Lear K=Kent KN=KnightR=Regan),LISTENING TEXT,N: The Duke of Kent, disguised as Lears servant, Caius, travels to Regans castle before King Lear to tell his second daughter that he will soon be arriving. Unfortunately, Kent meets Regans
24、servant outside the gates of the castle. They argue and Kent beats him with the fiat side of his sword.,Regans husband, the Duke of Cornwall punishes Kent by.placing him in the stocks. When Lear arrives, he finds Kent in the stocks, outside the castle gates. Lear enters with one of his knights.,L: I
25、 wonder why my servant Caius didnt return after he delivered my message to Regan? KN: I dont know. We should have met up with him by now. K: Welcome, Your Majesty. L: Caius? Are you playing a joke on me?,K: No, my Lord. L: Then what man has done this to you? K: Man and woman, my Lord. It was your da
26、ughter and son-in-law who had me put in these stocks. L: No, no, they wouldnt dare do such a thing! K: Yes, my Lord.,L: Never! K: I swear its true. L: This is terrible! They cannot do this to my personal servantl Wheres this daughter? K: Within the castle with her husband.,N: At first Regan and her
27、husband refuse to speak to Lear. They say they have been travelling all night and are too tired. However, when King Lear tells their servant that he will go into their bedroom to talk to them, Regan and Cornwall come to the entrance of the castle. Regan and Cornwall enter with some soldiers.,R: Its
28、good to seeyou, Your Majesty. L: Oh, Regan, you wont believe how unkind your sister is. I can hardly talk about it. R: Im sure shes notas bad as all that. L: Shes a monster.,R: Father, I really think you should return to Goneril and apologize. L: Never! She told me to get rid of half my troops. Shes
29、 an unnatural daughter. Let her go to hell!,R: I advise you to do as Goneril requests, and return to her castle. You cant stay here, I dont have enough food for even fifty soldiers. I dont know whyyou need so many, anyway. Even twenty-five are too many.,N: Before long Goneril arrives at the castle t
30、oo and the sisters call Lear a silly old man and tell him he is selfish to keep so many soldiers with him. They tell him he should keep just a few old men with him and tell all the rest to go home. Lear angrily tells his daughters he will live in neither of their houses.,He rushes away from the cast
31、le into the countryside just as a storm is beginning. Regan locks the doors of the castle behind him. (the sound of an approaching storm),Listening on P62 (WB),1 Study the pictures and discuss with a partner what is happening in each picture. Try to work out who each person is.,Caius and another man
32、 are taking the King somewhere. It is raining.,Picture A:,Gonefils husband, the Duke of Albany, is leaving the castle on his horse.,Picture B:,Lear seems to be mad. He is pointing at a chair and seems to be talking to it,Picture C:,Caius is leading Lear to some place (probably the French army). Lear
33、 does not look well.,Picture D:,King Lear has probably just left Regans castle and is walking around alone in the rain.,Picture E:,2 Listen to Part 5 of the play and number pictures A-E to show the order of the events.,1E 2A 3C 4D 5B,3 Listen again and answer the questions.,1 Where do the Duke of Gl
34、oucester and Kent take Lear? To the Duke of Gloucesters castle.,2 What strange thing does Lear do that shows he is mad? What reason do they give for his madness? Lear thinks the chair and the stool are his daughters. They say he has gone mad because he has lost everything.,3 What news does the serva
35、nt give Gloucester? What do they decide to do? There is a plan to kill the king. They decide to take Lear to Cordelia and the King of France.,4 Summarize what has happened to each of the following characters.A Goneril and Regan Goneril, Regan and their husbands get ready to go to Dover in order to f
36、ight the French army.,B Regans husbandRegans husband is killed in a fight.C Gonefils husband, the Duke of AlbanyGonerils husband, the Duke of Albany, leaves his wife and goes to join the French army.,KING LEAR Part 5 (N=Narrator G=Gloucester K=Kent L=Lear),LISTENING TEXT,N: Kent is taken out of the
37、stocks and allowed to go free. He finds Lear walking around the countryside in a storm. He tries to get Lear to go into an old hut to shelter from the storm, but Lear has become mad after all that has happened to him.,An old friend, the Duke of Gloucester finds the King, and he and Kent take him to
38、Gloucesters home. Now they are in Gloucesters bedroom. G: Youll be much warmer in here.,K: I thank you for your kindness. Come, Your Majesty, would you like to lie down and rest? L: No, no, not yet. First I must see Goneril in prison. N: Lear points at a stool. L: Here she is. This is the daughter w
39、ho kicked the king, her poor father.,N: He now points at a chair. L: And heres another. She has a heat of stone. Quick, quick, dont let her escape. K: He thinks the furniture is his daughters! The king grows mad.,G: Its no wonder with all thats happened to him. He was once a great king and now he ha
40、s nothing - no home, no friends, no daughters, no soldiers.,N: A servant rushes into the room, bows to everyone and then whispers in Gloucesters ear. (Scene: Hurried footsteps come into the room and stop. ),G: Excuse me. (Sound of whispering) The devils! Ive just been told that there is a plan to ki
41、m the king. Hes not safe here. Quickly, take the King to Dover where the Queen of France, Cordelia, his daughter, has just arrived with an army. He will be safe with her.,N: They leave, holding Lear between them. Goneril, Regan and their husbands prepare to march to Dover to fight the French.,However, Regans husband is killed in a fight and Gonerils husband, the Duke of Albany, hating the cruel way his wife is behaving, decides to leave her and go to fight with Cordelia and the French army.,
