學(xué)科網(wǎng)PygmalionReading

Doyouknowthefamousactress?Sheisregardedasthemostelegantladyintheworld.AudreyHepburn奧黛麗·赫本MyFairLadyThefilmwasahugesuccess,winningeightOscars.

Thefilmwas

adaptedfromtheplayPygmalion.GeorgeBernardShaw（蕭伯納）

AnIrishplaywrightIn1925hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Heoncesaid:TheEnglishhavenorespect

fortheirlanguage.Adefenderofwomen’srightsTheauthorWhatisthestoryabout?PygmalionasktheGoddesstobringhertolifeastonestatueHiswishisgranted.123isallowedtohaveagiftedartistfallinlovegetmarriedPygmalionistheheroofaGreekstory.PygmalionWhydoesthewriterusePygmalion(theherooftheGreekstory)asthetitleoftheplay?

Tip1:APlay

isaformof

literature

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dialogue

between

characters.Someinformationisincludedinthestagedirections,likethecharacter,time,place,etc.Who?When?Where?ActoneStagedirectionsInLondon,in1914WorldWarI：theUK,FranceandGermanyItwasatimewhensocialclasseswerefixed,anditwasextremelydifficulttomovefromonesocialclasstoanother.Therolesofnewwomenwerechanging

inBritishsociety.Morewomen begantojoinintheworkforceandhadtheirsocialposition.BackgroundoftheplayElizaDoolittleProfessorHigginsColonelPickeringchange/determineone’sfutureWhat?TheTitleActoneFatefulmeetingsFateful

meetingsTheplotElizaHigginsPickeringSheisapoorflowergirl__________

toimproveherself.Shespeaks_________English.Heisan_______inphonetics.Hebelievesaperson’s________decideshissocial_________.Heisanofficerinthearmywhocameto______________________ofHigginsfromIndia.expertambitiouspositionterriblemaketheacquaintanceEnglishmeet…forthefirsttimethestudyofsoundReadinthelinesHigginsElizaPickering

Analyzethecharacters’personalityandtherelationshipsbetweenthem.ReadbetweenthelinesTip2:Usuallyinaplay,words(language)andbehaviorshowcharacters’personalityorrelationshipsbetweeneachother.

ThecharactersEliza&AgentlemanEliza&HigginsHiggins&Pickering

FatefulMeetingsPart1

Part3Line11-22Line23-36Line37-61Part4Eliza&HigginsLine62-68Meeting2Part2Meeting1WhatisGeorgeBernardShaw’s

opinion?(Line45)H:…Buttheybetraythemselveseverytimetheyopentheirmouth.(Line48)H:“LookatthisgirlwithherterribleEnglish:theEnglishthatwillcondemnhertoguttertotheendoftheday.”ReadbetweenthelinesWhatisBernardShaw’s

intentionofwritingthisplay?

upperclassmiddleclassworkingclassNOENTRYNOENTRYsocialstatusReadbetweenthelinesWillthepoorflowergirlbeturnedintoanupperclasslady?Why?DiscussionReadbeyondthelinesWhynot?Thegreatertheexpectationplaceduponpeople,thebettertheyperform.PygmalionEffectThetitle——PparisonWhatdotheyhaveincommon?PygmalionPygmalionWhydoesthewriterusePygmalion(theherooftheGreekstory)asthetitleoftheplay?

Pygmalion

createdabeautifulwoman.Higgins

turnedapoorflowergirlintoaupperfairlady.Thesametheme.Whatshouldwedotoimproveourselvesifwewanttohaveahighersocialposition?Hardworkwillpayoff.Ourdreamwillcometruethroughourhardwork.Whatweexpecttendstocometrue.That’showthePygmalioneffectworks.Eliza’sgreateagernessforbetterlifeEliza’spersonalityHiggins’personalityElizaisabornbeauty.

Beautifulappearanceisawoman’sspecialweapon.Eliza’slowincomeEliza’sterribleEnglishEliza’sbadmannersEliza’spooreducationThefixedsocialclasses

Act1：FatefulMeetingsAct2：Scene1：MakingtheBet

Scene2：ChangingElizaAct3：TestingElizaAct4：TheAmbassador'sGardenPartyAct5：Afterwards

Pygmalion(FiveActs)WriteasummaryofActOneinnomorethan120words.Predict:whatdifficultieswillElizameetwithinthefuture?Readtherestoftheplayinthisunittocheckyourprediction.Homework

Thewaythatmanyworking-classpeoplespoke

wasanobstacle（障礙）totheirbecomingmiddleclass.BernardShawstronglyfeltthattheEnglishshouldappreciatetheirlanguage.BackgroundoftheplayApsychologicaleffect

ThePygmalionEffectisthatpeopletendtobehaveasyouexpecttheywill.說你行，你就行；說你不行，你就不行.Todrawreaders’attentiontothesocialproblem---fixedsocialclassesToencouragewomentoimprovetheirsocialpositionTocallonpeopletorespecttheEnglishlanguage

upperclassmiddleclassworkingclassNOENTRYNOENTRY

Thewriter’sintention

WhatsignsarethereinChinathatindicatesocialpositions?Canyougiveussomeexamples?Readbeyondthelines

SocialpositionsignsmannerscountriesvisitedforeignlanguagesspokencontentoftheconversationeducationlevelexpensivepossessionsaccentfriendsjobsplaceclothesE