Blackmail 课件.doc

Textual AnalysisI. Contrast on characters appearance(1) coarse and vulgar:the chief house detective, the fat man, his gross jowled face, the obese body, sudden savagery, the grossness of the detective, the self-assurance of Ogilvie, the evil fat man, the smug fat face, the oafish detective, the piggy eyes, the fat mans greed.(2) noble and haughty:the Duchess of Croydon, three centuries and a half of inbred arrogance, clasping her hands to conceal her trembling, with calculated coolness, her voice was a whiplash.II. Contrast on characters words and actions(3) strong and dominantdisadvantageous a. Dont play games, lady;b. I told youcut it out!c. you listen to me , your high an mightiness;d. Just sit an listen;e. Now listen, ladyf. he complied;g. Still without speaking, the fat man licked his lips;h. The silence hung;i. he gave the slightest of nods;j. the silence remained. (4) weak and vulnerable advantageous a. .the nerves of both the Duke and Duchess were excessively frayed. b. Her own tension was not lessened c. Two high points of color appeared in the paleness of the Duchess of Croydons cheeks; d. Wearily, in a gesture of surrender, the duchess of Croydon sank back into her chair. Clasping her hands to conceal their trembling, she asked e. “Oh, my God!” A hand to her face, the Duchess turned away; f. .the Duchess pointed out, her poise for moment recovered g. .her expression did not change; h. she cut him off; i. Her eyes were riveted on his face, her handsome, high-cheek boned features set in their most imperious mold; j. Her voice was a whiplash; k. She declared decisively l. She continued evenly III. Contrast on expression in characters eyes (5) control: a. The house detectives piggy eyes surveyed her sardonically from his gross jowled face. His gaze moved on to sweep the spacious, well appointed room, encompassing the Duke b. The piggy eyes blinked, then hardened. “If you want it the other way, just say so”; c. his eyes sardonically on the Duchess as if challenging her objection; d. Ogilvie glanced, grinning, at the Duchess e. The piggy eyes blinked, “Ten thousand dollars”; f. The house detectives eyes bulged; g. Ogilvie continued to stare h. His beady eyes, as if unbelieving, were focused upon her own. (6) anti-control: a. the Duchess looked pointedly at the half-burned cigar in the fat mans mouth; b. She met his eyes directly; c. Springing to her feet, her face wrathful, gray green eyes blazing, she faced the grossness of the house detective squarely; d. The Duchess faced Ogilvie. “How much do you want ?” e. Her eyes were riveted on his face f. Eyes bored into him. IV. Image description“Cigar”: interchange of blackmailer and blackmailee (7) From active to passive; from blackmailer to blackmailee a. A wave of cigar smoke accompanied Ogilvie in;b. Taking his time, Ogilvie removed the offending cigar, knocked off the ash and flipped the butt toward an ornamental fireplace on his right. He missed, and the butt fell upon the carpet where he ignored it;c. He took out a fresh cigar and bit off the endd. Ignoring the Duke, Ogilvie waved the unlighted cigar under his adversarys nose.e. He lit the fresh cigar;f. The house detective took his time, leisurely puff again in at the cigar as his listeners waited silently. When the cigar tip was glowing he inspected it, the continuedg. He paused to puff again at the cigar as his listeners waited silently. When the cigar tip was glowing he inspected it, then continuedh. “This cigar botherin you, Duchess?” As she nodded, he put it (the cigar)out.submissiveness V. Representation of theme (8) Implied expression for the “money” a. But I come to you first, in fairness, sos you could youre your side of it to me; b. Like I said, I come to hear your side of it;c. “I was hoping,” Ogilvie said, “that you folks could suggest something”;d. But I got to live, too;e. Well I figure you people are pretty well fixed (9) Direct & explicit expression for the “money”: a. You want money, dont you? b. If the work were done discreetly we could pay well; c. How much do you want? d. I asked how much; e