The Rising of the Moon月出PPT学习教案

1、会计学1The Rising of the Moon月出月出PlaywrightLady Gregory (1852-1932) is the great Irish playwright and the founder of the Abbey Theatre, an institution which was as important to the history of drama as it was central in the rise of the turn-of-the-century Irish nationalist movement. George Bernard Shaw

2、defined her as “ the greatest living Irishwoman.”第1页/共17页WorksDuring her 35-year career, she translated and wrote 40 plays in all. Lady Gregorys best plays were one-act comedies. Such as:Spreading the news(1904)The Gaol Gate(1906)The Rising of the Moon(1907)第2页/共17页References1.格雷戈里夫人与艾比剧院 王首川2.浅谈戏剧月

3、出中动作揭示的主人公心理变化浅谈戏剧月出中动作揭示的主人公心理变化 王丽娜王丽娜3.从爱尔兰月亮上升到抗战名剧三江好 安凌4.三江好对奥古斯塔格雷戈里夫人之月亮上升的“创造性叛逆” 刘光玥第3页/共17页The Rising of the Moon is a politically motivated one-act play. It is political in its theme. By the time Lady Gregory wrote this play, Ireland was still under the direct rule of England. Irish peop

4、le were ambiguous as to whether Ireland has to remain as a part of England or a separate nation. Since people at large were living a relatively better life, they thought it as a useless point to struggle for independence. But others thought in a sharply distinct way. They witnessed several problems

5、generated by the direct British rule in Ireland. Under the iron-heel of direct British rule, Ireland had been losing her cultural resources, her own language and political independence.General Introduction第4页/共17页CharactersPoliceman BSergeantPoliceman XcomradecomradeAn Escaped criminal (The ballad-s

6、inger)Want to arrest 第5页/共17页PlotExpositionRising ActionClimaxFalling ActionDenouement第6页/共17页“The Rising of the Moon” is an Irish ballad recounting a battle between the United Irishmen and the British Army during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.The Rising of the MoonO, then, tell me, Shawn OFarrell,Whe

7、re the gathering is to be.In the old spot by the river, Right well known to you and me!One word more, for signal token, Whistle up the marching tune,With your pike upon your shoulder, At the rising of the moon. At the rising of the moon.At the rising of the moon.With your pike upon your shoulder,At

8、the rising of the moon.第7页/共17页ThemeThere are three major themes running through just eight pages. First, we notice the theme of inversion in social norms. Second, Lady Gregory acknowledges the importance of loyalty in Irish nationalism and explores the tension between different loyalties.Lastly, th

9、e tensions between Law and Nation are highlighted. The play shows that harmony can be found in the midst of great tensions and promotes songs and community as the way to achieve harmony in the new Irish nationalism.第8页/共17页DictionS: “He must have had some friends among the gaolers.”(P881)This quote

10、further implies that the Man is one of the people-he is not distinctly individual because what Ireland needs is a community, a group of people, not one hero. Although we learn later that his name is Jimmy Walsh, he is referred to for the duration of the play as “Man” and this is a significant messag

11、e from Lady. She does not want her readers to think of the rebel as a hero, but rather, to realize that “the people” are the hero.第9页/共17页 SymbolismThe title of the play The Rising of the Moon is symbolic. The title of The Rising of the Moon comes from a popular Irish ballad that pointed to the risi

12、ng of the moon as the signal for the rising of peoples against oppression. The main characters of the play represent the two opposing forces in Ireland: freedom and independence, personified by the ballad singer (Man) and law and order, represented by the Sergeant. So we can infer that the rising of

13、 the moon is the symbol of awakening of the Irish national independence from the clutch of British tyranny. 第10页/共17页MusicLady Gregory uses the aspects of music and dialogue to develop the two main characters, the sergeant and the ballad-singer. Lady Gregory allows the two man from “different worlds

14、” to discover a common bond between, and they begin to create a deeper connection as the ragged man names more songs he believes the sergeant possibly sang as a young boy. Throughout the play, the two man grow closer and more comfortable in the presence of one another. They share a seat on the barre

15、l.第11页/共17页QuestionExcept one-act play we have mentioned before, What kind of drama does it also belong to? One-act playComedySocio-drama（社会剧/社会心理剧）Political drama（政治剧）第12页/共17页Thank you ! WANG Yuhuan2015300352第13页/共17页A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur

16、 over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of drama。One-act Play (独幕剧) 第14页/共17页 伊莎贝拉奥古斯塔格雷戈里夫人是伟大的爱尔兰剧作家。1852年出生于戈尔韦郡一地主家庭。1892年从事文学活动。1899年与诗人和剧作家叶芝等人共同在都柏林建成爱尔兰民族文学剧院，实验演出3年，1902年组成爱尔兰民族戏剧学会，1904年建立阿贝剧院，作为演出中心，上演爱尔兰民族戏剧。1932年 在库勒庄园逝世。萧伯纳称