1、罗密欧与朱丽叶罗密欧与朱丽叶ROMEO AND JULIET-A SUMMARYvA 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 2vTwo households,both alike in dignity,In fair Verona,wher
2、e 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
3、grudge).Place and ActionvMost 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 wher
4、e the Capulets and the Montagues view their dead children.Time vThe 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 overPre-reading activitiesDo you believe in love at first sight?Why or why not?What do you think th
5、e 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 whe
6、n 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 envio
7、us;Her vestal livery is but sick and greenAnd none but fools do wear it;cast it off.vIt is my lady,O,it is my love!O,that she knew she were!She speaks yet she says nothing:what of that?Her eye discourses;I will answer it.I am too bold,tis not to me she speaks:Two of the fairest stars in all the heav
8、en,Having some business,do entreat her eyesTo twinkle in their spheres till they return.What if her eyes were there,they in her head?The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars,As daylight doth a lamp;her eyes in heavenWould through the airy region stream so brightThat birds would sing and t
9、hink it were not night.See,how she leans her cheek upon her hand!O,that I were a glove upon that hand,That I might touch that cheek vJULIET Ay me!ROMEOvShe speaks:O,speak again,bright angel!for thou artAs glorious to this night,being oer my headAs is a winged messenger of heavenUnto the white-upturn
10、ed wondering eyesOf mortals that fall back to gaze on himWhen he bestrides the lazy-pacing cloudsAnd sails upon the bosom of the air.JULIETvO Romeo,Romeo!wherefore art thou Romeo?Deny thy father and refuse thy name;Or,if thou wilt not,be but sworn my love,And Ill no longer be a Capulet.ROMEO Aside S
11、hall I hear more,or shall I speak at this?A brief comments by an actor addresses the audience but is assumed not to be heard by the otherJULIET Tis but thy name that is my enemy;Thou art thyself,though not a Montague.Whats Montague?it is nor hand,nor foot,Nor arm,nor face,nor any other partBelonging
12、 to a man.O,be some other name!Whats in a name?that which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet;So Romeo would,were he not Romeo calld,Retain that dear perfection which he owesWithout that title.Romeo,doff thy name,And for that name which is no part of theeTake all myself.ROMEO I take
13、 thee at thy word:Call me but love,and Ill be new baptized;Henceforth I never will be Romeo.JULIETvWhat man art thou that thus bescreend in nightSo stumblest on my counsel?ROMEOvBy a nameI know not how to tell thee who I am:My name,dear saint,is hateful to myself,Because it is an enemy to thee;Had I
14、 it written,I would tear the word.Summary of the balcony scenev Romeo stands in the shadows beneath Juliets bedroom window.Juliet appears on the balcony and thinking shes alone,reveals in a soliloquy her love for Romeo.She despairs over the feud between the two families and the problems the feud pre
15、sents.Romeo listens and when Juliet calls on him to“doff”his name,he steps from the darkness saying,“call me but love.”Discuss the importance of Juliets soliloquyvJuliets soliloquy examines another of the plays themesthe importance of words and names.Juliet compares Romeo to a rose and reasons that
16、if a rose were given another name,it would still be a rose in its essence.vIf Romeo abandoned his family name,he would still be Romeo.Juliet calls into the night for Romeo to“refuse thy name”and in return,she will“no longer be a Capulet.”vTherein lies one of the great conflicts of the playthe protag
17、onists family names operate against their love.While their love blossoms in oblivion to any barriers,the people who affect their lives use their familial battles to impose separation upon the two young lovers.Figurative speechvSimile vMetaphorvpersonificationThe themesvThe love vThe hate vThe fateAfter-thoughtYour view on the Romeo-Juliet love
