The-Taming-of-the-Shrew读书笔记

姓名徐琼年级2011级6班学号20110512002指导教师杨洁分数等级文章题目TheTamingoftheShrewTheTamingoftheShrew(I)Abouttheauthor:TheTamingoftheShrewiswrittenbyWilliamShakespeare.AlthoughShakespeareisveryfamous,butweknowverylittleabouthim.ThescantyfactsofShakespeare’slifecomedowntousfromthreesources:churchandlegalrecords,folktraditions,andthecommentsofhiscontemporaries.WilliamShakespearewasbornonApril23,1564,inStratford-on-Avon,acharminglittletowninWarwickshire.Hisfather,JohnShakespeare,wasawellto-dotraderinwool,hidesandleathernarticles,andonceheldtheofficeofchiefalderman,equivalenttomayor.AttheageofsevenWilliamwassenttothegrammarschoolwhichheattendedforsixyears.Hereadwidelyinthebookscurrentinhisdayandpickup“smallLatinandlessGreek.”WhenShakespearewasfourteen,hisfatherfellintodebt,andtheboyprobablyleftschoolandbecameacountryschoolmaster,tohelpsupporthisfamily.In1582ShakespearewasmarriedtoAnneHathaway,afarmer’sdaughter,whowaseightyearsolderthanhim.Theyhadthreechildren:Susannaandthetwins,JudithandHamnet.HewenttoLondonin1586or1587,Atthattimethedramawasrapidlygainingpopularityamongthepeople.ShakespearelivedinanagewhentheoldfeudalsocialandeconomicorderwasbeingdestroyedandanewcapitalistwasbeingbornandwhenLondontookaleadingpartinthatdestructionandthatnewbirth.Whileleadingthebusylifeofanactor,Shakespeareworkedhardwithhispen.Herevisedoldplaysandwrotenewplays.In1593and1594,hepublishedhistwonarrativepoemVenusandAdonisandTheRapeofLucrece.HisSonnetswereprintedin1609.Hisgeniusasapoetwonrecognitionfromhiscontemporaries.Shakespearethenwentoncreatingcareer.HediedonApril23,theanniversaryofhisbirth,in1616,andwasburiedinStratfordChurch.Hecreatedalotofworksinhislife:38plays,154sonnetsand2longpoems.TheTamingoftheShrewisacomedyofcharacter,whichdescribesthewooing,wedding,andtamingofKatharina,the“shrew”,byPetruchio,amanwithastrongerwillthanherown.(II)CharacterRelationships:(III)Summary:KatharinetheShrew,wastheeldestdaughterofBaptista,arichgentlemanofpadua.Shewasaladyofsuchanungovernablespiritandfierytemper.So,itseemedimpossiblethatanygentlemanwouldeverbefoundwhowouldventuretomarryher.AndBaptistawasmuchblamedforputtingoffallhersisterBianca’ssuitors.However,oneday,agentlemannamedPetruchiocametoPaduatolookforawife.HeheardthatKatharinewasrichandhandsome,decidingtomarryherandtameherintoameekandmanageablewife.Hewasawittyandmosthappy-temperedhumorist,andsowise,andofsuchatruepassionateandfuriousdeportment.Then,PetruchiowenttoKatharine’sfatherforhisdaughter’slove.WhenhefirstmetKatharine,hepridedherandcalledheramiable.AfterKatharinereceivedhim,theydecidedtogetmarriedwitheachother.Attheirweddingparty,PetruchioappearedlateandbehavedKatharinePetruchioBaptistaBiancaLucentioVincentioHortensioimpolitely.Aftertheyarrivedhomefromweddingparty,PetruchiowelcomedherkindlybuthealwaysfoundfaultswitheverythingservedtoKatharine.EverytimewhenKatharinewaseatingsomething,hewouldsaythatthefoodwasawfulandorderedtheservantstoremoveitaway.WhenKatharinewantedtosleep,hefoundsomethingfaultwiththebed,throwingthepillowsandbedclothesabouttheroom.ButhepretendedthateverythinghedidwasforKatharine.Oneday,hepreparedfoodforKatharineandtoldhertheywouldgotofather.Thenheorderedtheservantstotakethedishedaway,andtoldKatharinetoseetheclotheshehadchosenforher,whichhewouldworeintoherfather.Hehadtoldthetailortomakeperfectclothes,andKatharinelovedthem.Buthesaidtheywerebad.Atlast,theyworecommongarments.Petruchiomeantthatsheshouldbecompletelygentleandassenttoeverythinghesaidbeforetheywenttoherfather.So,ontheirwaytoherfather,hesaidtoKatharinethathewouldnotwentonifshealwayscontradictedtohim.So,Katharineforcedtobeobedient.WhateverPetruchiosaidshewouldapproval.WhenPetruchiosaidthesunwasmoon,andanoldgentlemanwasabeautifulgirl,shedidnotrefutehim.EverythinghesaidKatharinewouldagree.Aftertheyarrived,PetruchiobetwithLucentioandHortensiothatweathertheirwiveswereobedient.Atlast,PetruchiowonbecauseonlyKatharinecameout.KatharinewasprideandneverbecalledshrewbutasKatharinethemostobedientanddutifulwifeinPadua.(IV)AfterReading:ThroughTheTamingoftheShrew,Shakespeareexpressedhisvalueonloveandmarriage.ThestoryrelatedthatPtruchiofirstobjectifiedKatharineanddeprivedheroftheluxuriesshewasaccustomedtoinordertobreakherofhershrewish,spoilednature.ItseemedthathetreatedKatebadly,butallhedidwasforKate.Hewantedtochangeherintoaobedientwoman,andtaughtherwhatreallyimportantwasourinside.Andalso,wecangetthesexismatthattime:womencouldonlyobeytheirhusband,ortheywouldbecriticizedbypeople.Womenwasapprovedonlybegentlehousewives.(V)Somewordsandsentences:shrew:泼妇，悍妇termagant:泼妇defer:延期，展期herculean:有大体力或智力的withal：且；此外feign：假装assume：假装，佯作deportment：行为，举止woo：求爱；向女子求婚archly：顽皮地，调皮地bashful：害羞的solicit：恳求，请求，乞求eloquence：口才，雄辩，滔滔而言disdainfully：轻蔑地，藐视地courteous：彬彬有礼的，谦恭的，客气的idle：无用的，无价值的sexton：教堂司事sumptuous：华丽的，奢侈的，豪华的remonstrance：抗辩，规谏haughty：傲慢的，骄傲的fain：乐意的，高兴的famish：挨饿，饥饿soliloquy：自言自语，独白thither：到彼处henceforth：从今以后，今后wager：赌注headstrong：任性的，顽固的summon：召唤，传唤parlour：会客室，接待室heretofore：直到此时，以前Properlyspeaking,affectedbyhisexcellentdiscernment,astheonlymeanstoovercomeinherownw