Page 16 William Shakespears

* the English-speaking world

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*born into a middle clas family

*married with two children

*make a name for oneself

King Lear

Page 19 the original story

Fast reading Ex1 on page 14

1. Because Lear is old and tired and wants to retire.

2. 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.

3. Cordelia

4. Regan and Coneril are married and Cordelia is not.

5. The Duke od Burgundy and the King of France.

6. Kent tries to defend Cordelia but Lear sends him away from the kingdom.

Characters of each role Ex2 on page14

King Lear

Gonerill&Regan

Cordelia

Duke of Kent

hot-headed; hard-hearted; bad-tempered; foolish

deceitful; corrupt; greedy; cunning

honest; truthful; loving; innocent

loyal; respectful; honest; truthful

1 sit heavily on my shoulders

2 hand over to…

3 heavy load of responsibility

4 with all the boundaries drawn on it

5 allocate…to…

6 express the depth of my devotion

7 more than life itself

8 equal in value to

9 right and proper

10 neither less nor more

11 care for

12 in return

13 third-born daughter

14 hear me out

15 on behalf of

16honour…as

17false flattery

18 beyond question

19 speak out

20 do wrong to

21 get out of my sight

22pack up

23 give away

24 be fond of

1. For whichever of you has for me the most devotion I will…

2. You’ll get nothing for nothing! I pray you, speak.

3. I love you as it is right and proper for a daughter to love her father, neither less nor more.

4. You truly mean what you say?

5. Do not come between me and my anger.

6. Do not contradict me. It is done.

7. If you value your life, say no more.

8. Pack up your things and be gone from my kingdom.

9. If you passed beyond my frontiers within five days, I will have you killed.

Listening task Ex2 on page17

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.

2. Burgundy says he cannot marry her after all.

3. 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.

4. Francwe decides to marry Cordelia even without her part of the kingdom.

King Lear part2

(N=narrator B=Burgundy C= Cordelia L= Lear f= king of France R= Regan G= Goneril)

N: After the king’s harsh words to him, Kent sadly leaves the room. Just as he goes, the King of France and the Duke of Bungundy 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 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 circumstamces.

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 ComeBurgundy. I do not want to look any longer at her face.

N: The King and Burgundy leave together with the Dukes of Albany and Cornwall.

C; Sisters, goodbye. I pray that 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 Coneril leave.

Reading part3

Read and complete Ex2 on page19

leave the kindom;

disguises himself as a servant named Caius;

kicks his feet out from under him;

complain about Lear’s soldiers;

go and lie with his other daughter, Regan.

Phrases to remember

1 complain about/of

2 disguise as

3 give sb a trial

4 the respect due to a king

5 kick sb’s feet out from under sb

6 lay flat on your back

7 is it any wonder that

8 I have enough of your soldiers

9 their drunken behaviour

10 scrach out

11 I won’t stay where I’m not welcome.

12 on ahead

13 tell her side of the story

1.Remember the new words

2.Practise reading

3.Words Exs 1,2,4 on page 15.