萧伯纳-卖花女-课件

GeorgeBernardShaw•Doyouagreeordisagree,one'smanner,suchaspronounciation,behavior,socialskills,etc,wouldinfluencehisorherreputation?《卖花女》PygmalionInGreekmythology,PygmalionwasakingoftheislandofCyprus（塞浦路斯）andasculptor.Hespentmanyyearscarvinganivorystatueofawomanmorebeautifulthananylivingfemale.Pygmalionbecamefascinatedbyhissculptureandfellinlovewithit.Hepretendeditwasanactualwoman.Hebroughtitpresentedandtreateditasifitwerealive.However,thestatuecouldnotrespondtohisattentions,andPygmalionbecamemiserable.Finally,heprayedtoAphrodite,thegoddessoflove,tobringhimawomanlikehisstatue.Aphroditedidevenbetter.Shebroughtthestatuetolife.Pygmalionmarriedthiswoman,oftencalledGalatea,whogavebirthtoadaughter.•ThewriterGeorgeBernardShawtookthenamePygmalionasthetitleofhisplayaboutanEnglishprofessorwhoturnsapoorgirlfromthestreetsintoafashionablesocietywoman.Shaw'sstorywasthebasisofthelaterBroadwaymusicalandmovieMyFairLady.GeorgeBernardShaw1856-1950AnIrishplaywright.Irishdramatist,literarycritic,asocialistspokesman.Aleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheaterwhowasregardedas‘asecondShakespeare’.WinneroftheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1925.GeorgeBernardShaw'sHouseHishousebecamethepropertyoftheNationalTrustandbecameaplaceofpilgrimage.BedroomHisLifeGeorgeBernardShawwasbornon26July1856,inDublin,hischildhoodwastroubled.HisfamilybelongedtotheIrishprotestantgentry.Hisfatherwasanunsuccessfulbusinessman;hismotherwasamusicianoftalent.Apartfromthemusicaleducationhereceivedfromher,hewaspracticallyself-educated.Attheageof15hestartedtoworkasajuniorclerk.In1876hewenttoLondon,joininghissisterandmother.ShawdidnotreturntoIrelandfornearly30years.Shawbeganhisliterarycareerbywritingmusicandtheatrecriticism,andnovelswithoutmuchsuccess.HisLifeIn1895ShawbecameadramacriticfortheSaturdayReview.Shawalsowrotemusic,artanddramacriticismforDramaticReview(1885-86),HismusiccriticismhasbeencollectedinShaw'sMusic(1981).HisLifeIn1898ShawmarriedthewealthyCharlottePayne-Townshend.TheysettledintheHertfordshirevillageofAyotSt.Lawrence.ShawremainedwithCharlotteuntilherdeath.HisLifeIn1931,whenShawwasonaworldtour,hevisitedChinaandwaswarmlyreceivedbytherevolutionarypeoplehere,representedbyLuXunandothers.Shaw'sworks(generalview)BestNovel:CashelByron'sProfession《卡歇尔.拜伦的职业》(1886)AnUnsocialSocialist(1887)Criticism：OurTheatersintheNineties《九十年代的英国戏剧》（1931）。Shaw'sworks(generalview)Shortstories:TheBlackGirlinSearchofGod(1932)TheMiraculousRevenge(healsowrotesomeessays)Shaw'sworks(generalview)Drama:Widowers'Houses(1892)MrsWarren'sProfession(1893)TheDevil'sDisciple(1897)TheManofDestiny(1895)ManandSuperman(1902–03)MajorBarbara(1905)AndroclesandtheLion(1912)Pygmalion(1912–13)HeartbreakHouse(1919)SaintJoan(1923)TheAppleCart(1929)andsoon.(Helivedalonglifeandwrote51playsthesearesomefamousworks)ProfessorHigginswasascientistofphonetics,onedayhemetwithElizaDoolittle,thecockneyspeakingCoventGardenflowergirl.HetoldElizathatshewouldalwaysbepoorwithherpooraccent.ElizawasaflowergirlwithatongueofveryharshEnglishtotheuppersociety.•Thenextmorning,thegirlappearedathislaboratorytoaskforspeechlessons,offeringtopayashilling,sothatshemightspeakproperlyenoughtoworkinaflowershop.Higginsmademercilessfunofher,butwasseducedbytheideaofworkinghismagiconher.ColonelPickeringwasalinguistofIndiandialects.HegoadedHigginsonbyagreeingtocoverthecostsoftheexperimentifHigginscouldpassElizaoffasaduchessatanambassador'sgardenparty.Thechallengewastaken,andHigginsstartedbyhavinghishousekeeperbatheElizaandgavehernewclothes.•ThenEliza'sfatherAlfredDoolittlecametodemandthereturnofhisdaughter,thoughhisrealintentionwastohitHigginsupforsomemoney.Theprofessor,amusedbyDoolittle'sunusualrhetoric,gavehimfivepounds.Onhiswayout,thedustmanfailedtorecognizetheclean,prettyflowergirlashisdaughter.•Foranumberofmonths,HigginshastrainedElizatospeakproperly.TwotrialsforElizafollow.ThefirstoccuredatHiggins'mother'shome,whereElizaattractedFreddy.Asecondtrial,whichtookplacesomemonthslateratanambassador'sparty,wasaresoundingsuccess.Thewagerwasdefinitelywon,butHigginsandPickeringwereboredwiththeproject,whichcausedElizatobehurt.Shedidnotknowwhatwastobecomeofher.Hesuggestedshemarrysomebody.Shereturnedhimthehiredjewelry,andheaccusedherofingratitude.Thefollowingmorning,Elizahasrunaway.Mrs.HigginshasbeenhidingElizaupstairsallalong.Whensheentered,ElizathankedPickeringforalwaystreatingherlikealady,butthreatenedHigginsthatshewouldgoworkwithhisrivalphonetician.TheoutragedHigginsstartedtoadmireher.•Atthistime,Lisa'sfathercamebackagain,butinarichway.HeaccusedHiggins,whosejokeputtinghimintothepositionofthemostmoralBritishmadehimamiddleclassbutlosthishappiniessaseverbefore.AsElizaleftforherfather'swedding,Higginsshoutedoutafewerrandsforhertorun,assumingthatshewouldreturntohim.Eliza,whohadalovelornsweetheartinFreddy,andthewherewithaltopassasaduchess,nevermadeitclearwhethershewouldornot.WhatwecanlearnfromPygmalion?•Shawcalledthisplay“intenselyanddeliberatelydidactic.”Whatlessonsdoesitteach?•Thisplaytellsusthat:Theformingofidentityorself-identific