萧伯纳戏剧Pygmalion卖花女专题培训课件

萧伯纳戏剧Pygmalion《卖花女》GeorgeBernardShawGeorgeBernardShaw(26July1856–2November1950),wasanAnglo-Irishplaywright,criticandpolemicistwhoseinfluenceonWesterntheatre,cultureandpoliticsextendedfromthe1880stohisdeathandbeyond.Hewrotemorethansixtyplays.Witharangeincorporatingbothcontemporarysatireandhistoricalallegory,Shawbecametheleadingdramatistofhisgeneration,andin1925wasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature.MajorWorks《卡希尔.拜伦的职业》CashelByron'sProfession《武器和人》ArmsandtheMan《鲧夫的房产》Widowers'Houses《英国佬的另一个岛》JohnBull'sOtherIsland《圣女贞德》SaintJoan《卖花女》Pygmalion《魔鬼的门徒》TheDevil'sDisciple《人与超人》ManandSuperman《伤心之家》HeartbreakHouse《华伦夫人的职业》Mrs.Warren'sProfession《巴巴拉少校》MajorBarbara《苹果车》TheAppleCart《长生》（《千岁人》）BacktoMethuselah《凯撒和克娄巴特拉》CaesarandCleopatraPygmalionisaplaybyGeorgeBernardShaw,namedafteraGreekmythologicalcharacter.CharacterHenryHiggins,alinguisticscientist.Arobustandhandsomeforty-year-oldbachelor.Heisabsolutelyuncivilizedinhisrelationswithpeople.Althoughhefirmlybelieveshimselftobekindheartedandconsiderate.Higginsmakesabetwithanotherscientist,ColonelPickering,thathecan,insixmonths,makeaCockneyflowergirlspeaksowellthatshecanbepassedoffasaduchess.亨利.希金斯ElizaDoolittle,theflowergirl.Dirtyandignorant,ElizacomestoHigginsandpatheticallybegshimtoteachhertospeakwellenoughtorunarespectableflowershop.GrownfondofHigginsandgratefultohim,Elizatriestopleasehimandisignored.GraduallydisappointedatHiggin'singnorance,sheleftthe2meninthenigntaftertheembassyreception.Toassertherself,ElizathreatenstogointocompetitionwithHiggins,usinghisownmethodsofteachingproperspeech.HigginsrudelycongratulatesElizaonherassertivenessandwelcomesherasafriendandequal.ElizamarriesnotHigginsbutFreddyHill.Theyopenaflowershopthat,withPickering’shelp,finallybecomesprosperous.伊莉莎.杜利托ColonelPickering,alinguistwhohastraveledtoLondonfromIndiatoseeHiggins.Anelderly,amiablesoldier,PickeringisasconfirmedabachelorasHiggins,butheisagentlemanwhotreatsElizawithrespectandhelpstomoderateHiggins’mistreatmentofher.皮克林上校AlfredDoolittle,adustman,Eliza’sfather.Doolittleisdistinguishedbyagoodvoice,anoriginalmind,andacompleteabsenceofconscience.HeplanstoblackmailHiggins,mistakenlythinkingthatHigginshastakenElizaashismistress.HigginsandPickeringaresodelightedbythescoundrel’sstraightforwardnessthattheygivehimfivepounds.DoolittleismademiddleclassbyHiggin'slettertoEzraD.Wannafeller,anAmericanphilanthropist,HigginscallsDoolittle“themostoriginalmoralist”inEngland.WannafellerleavesDoolittleanincomeof3thousandpoundsayear.

阿尔弗雷德.杜利托Mrs.Higgins,Henry’smother,awomanoftaste.Shehasaskedherbarbaricsontostayawaywhensheisreceivingguests.Herpoiseandcompetencehelptobringsomeorderintothelivesofthosearoundher.FreddyEynsfordHill,theuneducatedandunintelligentsonofanimpoverishednoblefamily.HeisthesonandthebrotherofMrs.EynsfordHillandMissClaraEynsfordHill.HelovesElizaandhauntsthestreetbyHiggins’housetocatchaglimpseofher.Hemarriesheratlastandsubmitstoherbenevolentdespotism.Mrs.Pearce,HenryHiggins’housekeeper,averyproperandverymiddle-classwoman.Mrs.Pearce,bysheerforceofwill,enforcesasemblanceoforderandproprietyinHiggins’house.ActOneAgroupofpeopleareshelteringfromtherain.Shortlytheyarejoinedbyagentleman,ColonelPickering.Whilethe

flowergirlElizatriestosellflowerstotheColonel,heraccentattracts

HenryHiggins,aprofessorofphonetics.ElizaworriesthatHigginsisapoliceofficerandwillnotcalmdownuntilHigginsintroduceshimself.ItsoonbecomesapparentthatheandColonelPickeringhaveasharedinterestinphonetics;ActOneActTwoNextDay.ElizacomestoHiggin'shomeandtellsHigginsthatshewillpayforlessons.ActTwo

Meanwhile,

AlfredDoolittle,Eliza'sfatherwhohasnopaternalinterestinhisdaughter'swelfarecomestodemandhisdaughtersreturn.He

appearswiththesolepurposeofgettingmoneyoutofHiggins.

ThesceneendswithHigginstellingPickeringthattheyreallyhavegotadifficultjobontheirhands.Formonths,HiggginshastrainedElizatospeakproperly.2trialsforElizafollow.Act3ActThreeWhilstsheisnowabletospeakinbeautifullymodulatedtones,thesubstanceofwhatshesaysremainsunchangedfromthegutter.The2ndtrialtookplaceseveralmonthslateratanambassador'sparty.ThescenebeginswithawhiskerswhoclaimshimselfasoneofthefamouspupilsofProfessorHiggins.HisnameisNepommuck.Hesaidhecanspeak32languagesandisindispensableattheseinternationalpartiesandtonightheactsastheinterpreterbecausetheGreekdiplomatistspeaksEnglishsovillainouslythathehastopayNepommucktohelphim.What’sworse,NepommuckclaimshimselfabletodistinguishanymaninEuropejudgingfromhislanguages.ColonelPickeringworriesthatNepommuckwillfindoutElizaandblackmailher.ThefootmanannouncesPickeringandEliza.ActFourHiggins'home–Thetimeismidnight.Higgins,Pickering,andElizahavereturnedfromtheball.WhilePickeringcongratulatesHigginsonwinningthebet.Higginsscoffsanddeclarestheeveninga"sillytomfoolery",thankingGodit'soverandsayingthathehadbeensickofthewholethingforthelasttwomonths.DeeplyhurtedbytheignoranceofHiggins,ElizathrowsHiggin'sslippersathim.HigginsisatfirstcompletelyunabletounderstandEliza'spreoccupation.WhenHigginsdoesunderstandhemakeslightofit,sayingshecouldgetmarried,butElizainterpretsthisassellingherselflikeaprostitute.FinallyshereturnsherjewellerytoHiggins,includingtheringhehadgivenher,whichhethrowsintothefireplacewithaviolencethatscaresEliza.Furiouswithhimselfforlosinghistemper,hedamnsMrs.Pearce,thecoffeeandthenEliza,andfinallyhimself,for"lavishing"hisknowledgeandhis"regardandintimacy"ona"heartlessguttersnipe",andretiresingreatdudgeon.Elizarootsaroundinthefireplaceandretrievesthering,shedecidedtoleave.ActFive

Mrs.Higgins'drawingroomThenextmorning.HigginsandPickering,perturbedbythediscoverythatElizahasleftthem,callonMrs.Higginstophonethepolice.whichcausesMrs.HigginstodecrytheircallingthepoliceasthoughElizawere"alostumbrella".ActFiveDoolittleemergesdressedinsplendidweddingattireandisfuriouswithHigginsbecausepreviously

Higginshadrecommendedhimasthe"mostoriginalmoralistinEngland"toarichAmericanfoundingMoralReformSocieties;theAmericanhadsubsequentlyleftDoolittleapensionworththreethousandpoundsayear.Mrs.HigginsinformshersonthatElizaisupstairs,andexplainsthecircumstancesofherarrival,alludingtohowmarginalisedandoverlookedElizafeltthepreviousnight.Higginsisunabletoappreciatethis,andsulkswhentoldthathemustbehaveifElizaistojointhem.Doolittleisaskedtowaitoutside.ActFiveElizaenters,ateaseandself-possessed.HigginsblustersbutElizaisn'tshaken