萧伯纳华伦夫人职业The Possession of Mrs Warren.pptx
第1页/共17页The characters第2页/共17页VivieVivie Warren,a thoroughly modern young woman,has just graduated from the University of Cambridge with honours in Mathematics(equal Third Wrangler),and is available for suitors.第3页/共17页Ms WarrenMrs.Warren(her name changed to hide her identity and give the impression that she is married)第4页/共17页Mr.PraedMr.Praed,Ms warrens friend,a middle-aged,handsome architect.第5页/共17页CroftsMs Warrens business partner,Sir George Crofts,a scoundrel,who is attracted to Vivie despite their 25-year age difference.第6页/共17页FrankFrank Gardner,Vivie is romantically involved with the youthful Frank Gardner,who sees her as his meal ticket第7页/共17页Reverend SamuelReverend Samuel Gardner,A local minister and Franks father.His father,the(married)Reverend Samuel Gardner,has a history with Vivies mother.As we discover later,he may be Vivies out-of-wedlock father,which would make Vivie and Frank half-siblings.第8页/共17页Mrs.Kitty WarrenVivie WarrenSir George CroftsFrank GardnerMr.PraedReverend Samuel Gardnermother daughterhalf sisterhalf brother fatherson former loversfather(probably)pursuerbusiness partnerpursuer former lovers第9页/共17页maily focusing onMrs.Warren successfully justifies to her daughter how she chose her particular profession in order to support her daughter and give her the opportunities she never had.She saved enough money to buy into the business with her sister,and she now owns(with Sir George)a chain of brothels across Europe.Vivie is,at first,horrified by the revelation,but then lauds her mother as a champion.第10页/共17页However,the reconciliation ends when Vivie finds out that her mother continues to run the business even though she no longer needs to.Vivie takes an office job in the city and dumps Frank,vowing she will never marry.She disowns her mother,and Mrs.Warren is left heartbroken,having looked forward to growing old with her daughter.第11页/共17页criticism the whole story of the play,the atmosphere surrounding it,the incidents,the personalities of the characters are wholly immoral and degenerate.it defends immoralityit glorifies debaucheryit besmirches the sacredness of a clergymans calling第12页/共17页it pictures children and parents living in calm observance of most unholy relations.it contenances the most revolting form of degeneracy,by flippantly discussing the marriage of brother and sister,father and daughter and makes the one supposedly moral character of the play,a young girl.declare that choice of shame,instead of poverty is eminently right第13页/共17页themesas G.B.S said himselfthe whole aim of may play is to throw that guilt on the British public itselfat all events,to prohibit the play is to protect the evil which the play exposes the capiticalist system.criticize the hypocricy of the world through the mouth of Ms Warren第14页/共17页the moral and economic evil done by trying to get other peoples money without working for itthe majority of English girls remain so poor,so dependent,so well aware that the drudgeries of such honest work as is within their reach are likely enough to lead them eventually to lung disease,premature death and domestic desertionyouve been taught wrong on purpose:you dont know what the world is really like.第15页/共17页李丹阳20120351023第16页/共17页感谢您的观看！第17页/共17页
