大学英语课件the balcony scene.ppt

罗密欧与朱丽叶 ROMEO AND JULIET - A SUMMARY A boy and a girl, from families who hate each other bitterly, fall in love, but everything goes wrong for them and they kill themselves rather than be parted. Romeo and JulietThe balcony sceneAct II Scene 2 Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.“ These lines begin the prologue of the ever so famous Romeo and Juliet. The Capulets and the Montagues (two households both alike in dignity) have been fighting with each other for years (from ancient grudge). Place and Action Most of the play takes place in fair Verona an attractive little city in the north of Italy. The action moves quickly from the city streets to the hall of old Capulets house, then to the orchard below Juliets balcony, to Friar Lawrences lonely cell and finally to the vault where the Capulets and the Montagues view their dead children. Time The play starts on a Sunday morning in the middle of July; less than five days later - just before dawn on the following Thursday - it is all over Pre-reading activities Do you believe in love at first sight? Why or why not? What do you think the difference is between love and lust? Where does love at first sight usually fit into this question? Would you defy your parents to marry someone you love? Why or why not? Can people fall in love in less than a day? Explain your answer. Describe your ideal mate. What qualities would you be looking for when choosing a partner? SCENE II Capulets orchard ROMEO But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,Who is already sick and pale with grief,That thou her maid art far more fair than she:Be not her maid, since she is envious;Her vestal livery is but sick and greenAnd none but fools do wear it; cast