1、Dramadirectorplottheatreactor/actressstagedress/costumesettinglightsmake-upscripttragedycomedyPre-readingGuy de Guy de MaupassantMaupassant (1850-1893)(1850-1893)A well-known French novelist and short story writer.His style was direct and simple,with attention to realistic detail.He had a fine use o
2、f irony.His works:Une Vie(A Womans Life)Bel-Ami(Best Friends)My Uncle JulesBoule de Suif(Ball of Fat)1.How many scenes are there in the play?2.How many characters are there in the play?3.Who are they?What are the relationships between them?4.Why is the play entitled The Necklace?SkimmingJeanneMathil
3、dePierrefriendscoupleScene1Scene1 Time:Place:Characters:Plot:One afternoon,1870A park in ParisMathilde,JeanneMarthilde tells Jeanne about her ten years of hard life.Meeting with an old friend1.Why didnt Jeanne recognize Mathilde at first?2.What had Mathildes life been like in the past ten years?Scan
4、ningScene2Scene2Ten years before,1860 Mathildes homeMathilde and Pierre LoiselAn invitation to a ball at the palace Time:Place:Characters:Plot:3.What happened to them?4.Why was Mathilde worried?5.How did she solve this problem?Scene3Scene3In the parkTen years later,1870Mathilde,JeanneThe story of a
5、lost necklace Time:Place:Characters:Plot:6.What happened on their way home after the ball?7.What did they do for Jeanne?8.What was the truth?9.What would Mathilde feel on hearing the truth?MathildePierreJeannehonest,responsible,vainvain,ambitiousKind,generous and warm-heartedWhat do you think of Mat
6、hilde/Pierre/Jeanne?Give us your reasons.Dialogue:Mathilde returns to the palace where the ball was held to ask about the necklace,and she has a conversation with the waiter/waitress there.Post-readingPlot:get the invitation borrow a necklace lose the necklace return the necklace learn the truthRete
7、ll The StoryRetell The Story The necklace is not a real diamond one.Next month we will pay off our debts.Can I borrow some jewellery?Sorry.I didnt recognize you.Short pleasure,long lament.痛快一阵子，悲叹一辈子。痛快一阵子，悲叹一辈子。Do you agree to use the following sentences to describe Mathildes life?Why?Life is like
8、theatre and theatre is like life.人生如戏，戏如人生。人生如戏，戏如人生。It is beyond expectation but within reason.意料之外，情理之中意料之外，情理之中The story hasnt been finished yet.Can you imagine what will happen to Mathilde after she knows the truth?Continue the play and act it out.Role-playPossible endings1.The Loisels decided t
9、o go to Jeanne and asked for the real diamond necklace.Jeanne took pity on them and returned it to them.2.They decided to go to Jeanne and asked for the real diamond necklace.But Jeanne refused.3.Mathilde felt very excited and angry.She decided to get back the real diamond necklace but her husband s
10、topped her doing so.5.Jeanne was so moved that she took Mathilde home and gave her a lot of money.With the money,Mathilde and her husband started a new life and lived happily.4.Hearing the story,Pierre felt very excited and angry.He decided to get back the real diamond necklace,but Mathilde stopped him doing so.
