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1、ThreeGreatPlaysofShakespeareLevel4RetoldbyKarenHolmesSeriesEditors:AndyHopkinsandJocelynPotterContentspageIntroductionVRomeoandJulietlMacbeth24KingLear37Activities63Introduction'Andso,'theprincesaid,'thisdarkandcloudymorninghasbroughtasadpeace.TherewillneverbeasadderstorythanthestoryofRomeoandJu
2、liet.'RomeoandJuliettellsthestoryoftwoimportantfamiliesinVerona,inItaly.Thefamilieshateeachother.Romeo,thesonofLordMontague,fallsinlovewithJuliet,thedaughterofLordCapulet.Butwhenpeoplehateeachother,everybodyaroundthemisaffected.ThestorydoesnotendhappilybecauseRomeoandJulietcannotescapefromthewar
3、betweentheirfamiliesandlivehappilytogether.Inthisplay,hatehasmorepoweroverpeople'slivesthanlove.Allthreestoriesinthisbookhavesadendings.Ineachstory,themaincharactersdie.Theydiebecausethey,orothers,areweak,greedyorveryfoolish.LordandLadyMacbeth(Macbeth)aregreedy,andasaresultalotofpeopledie.Macbet
4、hisalsoweak.LadyMacbethsays,'Macbethistookind,toogentle.Therearethingsthathemustdobutheisafraidtodothem.Imustspeaktohim,andmakehimbrave.'Hebecomesamurdererandacruelkingbecausehiswifetellshimthathemustperformevilacts.Bytheendoftheplay,Macbethdoesnotcareaboutanybody.Whenhiswifedies,hesays,'Itwould
5、bebetterifshediedatanothertime.'Inthethirdstory,KingLear,thekingisanaveryoldman.Hisgreatagemakeshimweakandfoolish.Hedoesnotunderstandthecharactersofhisthreedaughters,andhebelievesGonerilandReganwhentheysaythattheylovehim.Hethinksthathisyoungestdaughter,Cordelia,doesnotlovehimbecausesherefusestou
6、sesuchfinewords.ButGonerilandReganaregreedyforpowerandtheydonotcareabouttheirfather.vManyofthecharactersinthesestorieshavealotoffaultsbut,historicalplays;nineoftheseareaboutEnglishkings.Thethirdlikerealpeople,theyhavegoodqualitiesandmomentsoftypeweresadandseriousplays,likethethreestoriesinthisbo
7、ok.greatnesstoo.Macbethisafinearmycommander.HewinsanimportantwarandKingDuncanadmireshim.Learisagreatking.TheKingofFrancethinksthatheisagoodman,andtheEarlofGloucesterloveshim.EventheMontaguesandtheCapuletsendtheirquarrel—butt
