萧伯纳作品赏析Pygmalion.ppt

1Doyouknowthefamousactress?Canyounamesomefilmswhichsheactedin?2窈窕淑女窈窕淑女(MyFairLady)1964年年3Questions:1.HaveyouseenthefilmMy Fair Lady?2.Whowrotetheplay?GeorgeBernardShaw4DoyouknowsomethingaboutShaw?GeorgeBernardShaw(1856-1950)aIrishdramatist,aliterarycritic,asocialistspokesman,aleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheater.afreethinker,defenderofwomensrights,andadvocateofequalityofincome.5lBorn in Dublin in 1856 to a middle-class Protestant family.lHe married Charlotte Payne-Townshend in 1898,but it is known that he never touched her once.lHe flirted with beautiful women but never had further committed relations.lHe was member of Fabian Society,a middle-class socialist group that aimed at the transformation of English government and society.l 6LiteraryCareerandAchievementslthesecondgreatestEnglishplaywrightbehindonlyShakespearel“adayneverpasseswithoutaperformanceofsomeShawplaybeinggivensomewhereintheworld.”lhisworksincluding:60plays,5novels,3volumesofmusic criticism,4 volumes of dance and theatricalcriticism,andheapsofsocialcommentary,politicaltheory,andcorrespondence.lOne of Shaws greatest contributions as a moderndramatist is in establishing drama as seriousliterature,no less important than the novel.7l In1925hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforliterature.Shawacceptedthehonorbutrefusedthe money.He was a very humorousplaywright.8TheFairLadybyGeorgeBernardShawisanadaptationofaGreekstory.Doyouknowthestory?9Pygmalion,agiftedartist,makesastonestatueofabeautifulwoman.HeaskstheGreekGoddesstobringhertolife.Hiswishisgranted.10Doyouheardof“thePygmalionEffect”?The Pygmalion Effect(皮格马利翁效应)isthatpeopletendtobehaveasyouexpecttheywill.Ifyouexpectapersontotakeresponsibility,theyprobablywill.Ifyouexpectthemnottoeventry,theyprobablywont.11The Pygmalion MythlItderivesitsnamefromthefamousstoryinOvidsMetamorphoses(奥德维变形记）.lPygmalion is disgusted by the loose and shamefullivesofthewomeninhisera,womenofAmathus,thefirstwomentobecomeprostitutes,anddecidestolivealoneandunmarried.lWithwondrous art,hecreatesabeautifulstatueinivory,Galatea,representingfeminineideal.1213lWhenPygmalionreturnshome,hekisseshisstatueandisdelightedtofindthatsheiswarmandsofttotouch.l“Themaidenfeltthekisses,blushedandliftinghertimideyesuptothelight,sawtheskyandherloveratthesametime.”14Fateful meetings15ElizaDoolittle(E):a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herself.ProfessorHiggins(H):an expert in phonetics,convinced that the quality of a persons English decides his/her position in society.ColonelPickering(P):an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins who sets him a task.16Lower classLanguage:calls gentleman“sir”and _(or captain)which is a compliment（赞扬）（赞扬）Behaviour:_ to people of higher classComprehending respectful“capin”17Language:calls Eliza“_”and Pickering“_”Behaviour:_ to lower class;_ to same or upper classMiddle classrudepoliteyou silly girlmy dear man18Upper classLanguage:prepared to begin a _ with Henry,whom he does not know;generous with praise to him.Behaviour:generally confident and _;but _ Elizapoliteignoresconversation19在这一幕中在这一幕中,萧伯纳除了应用笑剧性的动作之外萧伯纳除了应用笑剧性的动作之外,更运用更运用了调皮话、幽默短句、反说等舞台对话了调皮话、幽默短句、反说等舞台对话,来增强戏剧的讽来增强戏剧的讽刺效果刺效果lHiggins:Nonsense!I know I have nosmalltalk;butpeopledontmind.(希金斯:没有的话!我知道我不会应酬,可是别人也不在乎。lMrs.Higgins:Oh,dontthey?Smalltalkindeed!Whataboutyourlargetalk?(希金斯太太:不在乎?不是会不会说应酬话的问题,你的大议论别人真受不了。20lLiza:Walk!Notbloodylikely.Imgoinginataxi.l(伊丽莎:散步!我他妈的才不呢。我要坐汽车回去呢!)lHiggins:Good-bye,besureyoutryonthatsmalltalkatthethreeat-homes.Dontbenervousaboutit.Pinchitinstrong.l(希金斯:再见,在那三个茶会上你一定要试试这种时髦话。不要胆怯,尽管说。)lClara:Iwill.Good-bye.Suchnonsense,allthisearlyVictorianprudery!l(克拉拉:我一定说,再见。这些维多利亚早期的清规戒律都是胡闹!)lHiggins:temptingherSuchdamnednonsense!l(希金斯:煽动她真是胡闹!)lClara:Suchbloodynonsense!l(克拉拉:真是他妈的胡闹!)21此课件下载可自行编辑修改，供参考！感谢您的支持，我们努力做得更好！22