Learning Objectives:
1. To stimulate the students' interest in reading "Notre Dame de Paris", and to further read it independently on the basis of the classroom guided reading.
2. Eliminate the obstacles in reading Notre Dame de Paris, and generally understand the characters, plots and perspectives of appreciation of the novel.
Study focus:
How to y understand the theme of the novel by analyzing the characters.
Learning Difficulties:
Thinking and discussing the issue of "beauty and ugliness" in human nature, and forming correct aesthetic values.
Study Methods:
Recitation method, inquiry method.
Knowledge Links:
1. Author's Introduction:
Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was a 19th-century Romantic literary figure and one of the greatest writers in the history of French literature.
He was a multi-talented writer since childhood, especially enthusiastic about literature, began to write poems at the age of 14, and at the age of 15, he wrote "Reading Music" won the French Baccalaureate Essay Prize.
In 1827, Victor Hugo published "Cromwell> Preface", which put forward systematic ideas of Romanticism, and is known as the manifesto of the French Romantic Theater Movement. Subsequently, he published a series of Romantic works, such as the play "Eunanes", the collection of poems "Oriental Collection", "Autumn Leaves", etc. In 1831, he completed his first full-length novel "Notre Dame de Paris".
In 1851, he was persecuted for his opposition to the dictatorship of Louis Bonaparte, and began a 19-year exile abroad.
2. Background
In early 1828, Hugo began to conceive the work of Notre Dame de Paris, until the outbreak of the July Revolution in 1830, in the cheers of the fall of the Bourbon dynasty, he formally began to write and create the novel was published in February 1831. The creation of the novel, just when Hugo from the political gradually detached from the conservative position and tend to liberal democracy, literature and art gradually detached from the classicism and advocate romanticism at the time.
The novel is set in Paris under the rule of Louis XI at the end of the fifteenth century, and can naturally be regarded as a historical novel, which is centered on the experience of a gypsy girl and describes the life of the lower class characters. Hugo takes care to depict the historical landscape of the time, as he himself noted, "It is a picture of fifteenth-century Paris." In the novel, the medieval folk festivals, the staging of mystery plays, the election of the king of scandalous people of the old style is carefully depicted, the special society of vagabonds, in the streets and squares towering gallows, the eerie Bastille, witchcraft and alchemy, the popularity of religion, the privileges enjoyed by religion, the king's life of hiding and uncertainty of whereabouts have been reproduced one by one.
In March 1831, Hugo said in the ((original preface) in ((Notre Dame de Paris)): "A few years ago, when the author of this book visited, or rather explored, Notre Dame, in a dark corner of one of those two bell towers, he found on the wall such a terrible word: ANARKH (note: a Greek word meaning destiny). ...... These capital letters, blackened by age and embedded quite y in the stone ...... The tragic, fatalistic implications of these letters struck the author y. He searched and tried his best to guess who that agonizing soul was, and why he must leave this sinful or tragic mark on the forehead of the old church before he would leave this world ...... It was because of this word that the author wrote this work." Hugo in this passage clearly suggests to people Claude's sinful life, tragic life and the cause of the creation of Notre Dame de Paris.
Study process:
I. Basics (A level)
1. Pronounce the following punctuated words.
hijacked ( ) monstrous ( ) original ( ) creepy ( )
coveted ( ) escape ( ) imposing ( ) exhaustion ( )
2. Complete the following words.
( )场作戏 ( )命是从 ( )羞成怒 面目狰 ( )
( )腕叹息 白璧无 ( )前 ( )后继) 脍 ( )人口
Two, Initial Perception (Level B)
1. Theme Overview.
Notre Dame de Paris is Hugo's first large-scale novel. It writes a story that happened in the 15th century in France with bizarre and contrasting techniques: Frollo, the vice bishop of Notre Dame de Paris, is a man with a sinister appearance and a snake's heart, who first loves and then hates, and persecutes the gypsy girl (a person's name). The ugly, kind-hearted bell-ringer (name) sacrifices his life to save the girl. The characters and events in the book, even if they originate from real life, are greatly exaggerated and intensified, forming a splendid and strange picture under the writer's pen, and forming a sharp contrast. The novel exposes the hypocrisy and declares the bankruptcy of asceticism, and praises the lower class working people. Kindness, love and self-sacrifice, reflecting Hugo's humanitarian thinking.
2. Briefly describe the character of Esmeralda in Notre Dame de Paris.
3. Briefly describe the character of Quasimodo in Notre Dame de Paris.
4. Briefly describe the character of Frollo in Notre Dame de Paris.
III. Reading Inquiry (Level C)
1. Also in love with Esmeralda, the love of Forbes and Quasimodo is different. Try to give an example to illustrate this.
2. Hugo said, "Ugliness is next to beauty, deformity is near to grace, vulgarity hides behind the sublime." Please illustrate with the main characters or storyline in the work.
Four, Learning Reflection (Grade D)
Through the study of Notre Dame de Paris, how do you think we should look at the beauty and ugliness in human nature?
V. Assignment (Grade B)
1. Briefly describe one of the scenes in Quasimodo that touches your heart the most.
2. Briefly describe a memorable scene in Notre Dame de Paris.
VI. Expanded Reading
An Angry and Tragic Symphony of Fate
-- Appreciation of Notre Dame de Paris
In 1830, at the age of 28, Victor Hugo began to write his Notre Dame de Paris, one of the "Trilogy of Fate" (the other two being Les Misérables (known as "The Fate of the Law") and The Maritime Laborers ("The Fate of Things"). Such a magnificent masterpiece was completed the following year in just over 150 days, worthy of a world-class talent! We can study the ancient Greek tragedy, Hugo's predecessors of the ancients said that the fate of the three categories, one is the accidental misfortune, the second is the human self-split and its unfortunate resolution, and the third is the irreconcilable conflict between human beings and the social or natural. Certainly, an important aspect of the fate narrated in Notre Dame de Paris is the obscenity and apostasy of Claude, the cleric, who does not believe in the teachings of the Catholic Church, but prefers to believe in the alchemy and evil arts, and who is dominated by lust, which finally leads to the demise of himself as well as of all the people he loves and doesn't love - this is one of the tragedies. And the bell ringer Quasimodo due to birth deformity, especially his both blind and deaf, to prevent attempts to rescue Esmeralda came to attack Notre Dame of the righteous people in the forecourt square, and finally he and the king sent to capture the gypsy girl's army up and down, representing the dark medieval seldom seen in the power of justice - those of the lower classes of the pariahs are all being annihilated, which is yet another tragedy. Innocent dancing girl is not only one among all the poor people who have been brutalized by the dark forces of ignorance that have ruled Europe for a thousand years, but also their beautiful image, no matter how she pleads her case, no matter how people try to help out out of righteous indignation, she still can't escape from the fate of being hanged - this is the third tragedy. All of these are the tragic results of the three major opportunities or motives of the above mentioned tragic fate working together. Notre Dame de Paris is a touching portrayal of this tragic fate, which was inescapable for almost all the common people in those dark times. King Louis XI, who was hidden behind a dark curtain, was the culprit of the bloody massacre that Hugo showed to the public! Innocent people who were brutalized by the power of darkness he represented are the real protagonists of this tragedy. However, the great humanist Hugo still asks us to believe that "life is to look forward with head held high", we throw tears at the same time, like Hugo, "I opened my eyes and saw the brilliant morning star", yes, should always be optimistic: Yes, we should always be optimistic: "Believe in day, believe in light, believe in joy". Hugo sang the verses that inspired people to resist oppression and break through the darkness of the night, and marched forward, spreading his humanitarian appeal to mankind, and from the age of 30 into the French and even the whole of Europe's Romanticism, a higher and more flourishing period of creativity.
Notre Dame de Paris, majestic, with its immortal wisdom, in its existence so far more than 800 years, silently watching the rolling river, the multitude of beings, was once how many human tragedy, human comedy witness! In Hugo's novel, it seems to have the breath of life, sheltering Esmeralda, confirming the crime of Frollo, lamenting the heroes try to fight the darkness of the reign of the heroes and heroically sacrificed, praised Quasimodo, this "insignificant particles of dust and thistle," all the jackals and tigers, all the executioner stepped on the chivalry of the behavior; and it is even with the Quasimodo into one, both the master of the soul of this deformed man, but also the support of his strange shell. Under Hugo's skillful writing, it came to life, and at the same time added to the great writer's glory with the symphony of destiny that it inscribed, recounted and majestically performed. The beautiful Notre Dame de Paris is a gem of Gothic architecture. Hugo as early as his teenage years on the art of architecture - especially the Gothic architectural art has a strong interest, and youth, he carried out at least three years of preparation, familiar with the medieval French society, especially repeatedly into the recesses and nooks and crannies of Notre Dame in person, while widely read the relevant information, mastered the French proud of the building all the mysteries, in order to facilitate the 18th century. In July, 1830, he began to write the manuscript. He pretended to find, in a dark corner of one of the two lofty bell towers, this Greek word hand-carved on the wall by a medieval figure: destiny! The author was y moved by the fatalistic allegory of the omnipresence of this force of darkness, the Devil, which governs the destiny of mankind and, in fact, of all the people of that age of ignorance. Indeed, the book "Notre Dame de Paris" was written to narrate the word "fate". The great humanist Hugo sought the true meaning of fate. Whether it is Frollo, or Quasimodo, they are ultimately social people, their inner division, conflict, reflecting their time between theocracy and human rights, ignorance and knowledge, the huge heavy dark system and the struggle of the fragile individual between the division, conflict, and finally led to the tragedy of the tragedy of the death of all the characters of the tragic end. The destiny we see in this masterpiece is one that exerts its sweeping power in a particular setting, the medieval capital of France, a society where ignorance, superstition, and barbarism reigned supreme. As a masterpiece of Romanticism, Notre Dame de Paris, precisely because the author strives to conform to the natural original, portraying the real life of the medieval French society, with excellent techniques and romantic forms, based on the development of moving plots, cohesion, and refinement in this masterpiece to present their vivid appearance and rich connotation, won another victory of Romanticism to break the rigid shackles of classicism after Ainani. It is an angry and tragic work of destiny. It is a symphony of angry and tragic destiny!
Notre Dame de Paris Introduction
I. Basic Knowledge
1. hijacked jié monstrous jī 原形毕露 lù 毛骨悚然sǒng
coveted jì yú 遁入 dùn气氣礴礴 páng bó The whole world has been a great source of inspiration for the world's most important people
2. (逢)場作戏 (惟)命是从 ()命 ()怒 ()成怒 面目狰(狞 ))/p>
(扼)腕叹息 白璧无(瑕) 前(赴)后继 脍(炙)人口
Two, Initial Perception
1. Religion
2. Esmeralda is the embodiment of the author's ideal of "beauty". She loves freedom, is pure and kind, and is full of compassion. She saved the young poet Ganguo wa into the kingdom of beggars, when Quasimodo in the sun-exposed square was whipped, thirsty and issued a painful cry, only she was unusual and ugly and late at night and hijacked her bell ringer expressed sympathy; she also dared to give up their own lives, passionate naivety, chastity, innocence, is a Parisian vagabonds and beggars of the favorites. She was passionate and naive, died in love with the heartless Fabi, without the slightest doubt that he would cheat and betray himself. Her character is steadfast, in the face of Claude's power rather than die, and finally sent to the gallows innocently.
3. Quasimodo is ugly in appearance and kind-hearted. He was extremely grateful to Vice Bishop Frollo for his upbringing. On April Fool's Day, he was chosen as the "King of Fools" and was ordered by Frollo to abduct Esmeralda. While being tortured, he is touched by Esmeralda's offer of water. He bravely robbed the court and rescued Esmeralda to Notre Dame, where he took care of her and fell in love with her. In the end he killed the evil Frollo and died himself holding Esmeralda's body.
4, vice bishop Frollo is the representative of the evil forces of religion, the appearance of morality, inner poison like a snake, on the surface of the serious, hard, stereotypical life, flaunted noble virtues, abandoned the secular life, and even on the holiday revelry also expressed aversion and abhorrence. Inwardly, however, he coveted women, was envious of pleasure, and was full of malice toward the world. He instructed Quasimodo to rob Esmeralda in the night and single-handedly caused her tragedy. He is a contradictory unity of false asceticism and lecherous nature.
Three, read and explore
1. Esmeralda will be executed, she found that Phobos is not dead, he is sitting on the upper floors of his aunt's house indifference to look at her, with a girl leaning on his side, he did not dare to come forward to prove that she is not guilty, and also closed the door to her. At that moment Gazimodo rushed from the church, and waving his hand over the executioner who was executing her, he raised the maiden high on his shoulders, and leaped into the church, and called out in a terrible voice, "Holy ground!"
2. Hugo's principle of "contrast between beauty and ugliness" is reflected in: Esmeralda's beauty and Quasimodo's ugliness, her goodness and Claude's cruelty, her love and Phoebus's meanness, all form a clear contrast. There are also contrasts in the same person, for example, although Forbes is handsome, not only is he flirtatious, but he is also extremely mean, and he even led the archers to chase Esmeralda after he toyed with her; Quasimodo, the bell-ringer, is ugly in appearance, but he has a kind heart, and he sacrifices everything he has for Esmeralda's happiness.
Fourth, learning reflection (a little)
Fifth, set homework
1. Esmeralda was escorted to the square execution. Phoebus is afraid to come forward to prove Esmeralda's innocence. Quasimodo rushed from the church, swung down the executioner, lifted Esmeralda high on his shoulders, jumped into the church, and cried out in a hissing voice, Holy Land! Quasimodo rescues Esmeralda and arranges her on top of the bell tower. Looking at Esmeralda, who has been hanged, grieves. He finally recognizes Frollo, the culprit of Esmeralda's harm. He could not restrain his anger to Frollo lunged at him, pushed Frollo from the top floor, and finally he accompanied Esmeralda to sleep in the tomb cave, to martyrdom.
2. The day after April Fool's Day, at Frollo's behest, the intention to kidnap Esmeralda unsuccessful and was caught by the patrol of Quasimodo tied to the square to show the public, in the scorching sun, thirst, suffered from the onlookers of ridicule and insults, only Esmeralda regardless of the former, the water sent to his mouth, this seems to be a fool of a person touched to shed tears.