1. Lesson Three Blackmail
主讲：高福猛

2. An item of news
58 people were killed in a residential building fire in
downtown Shanghai on Nov. 15th years ago.
Life is fragile .

3. Discussion What factors can threaten people’s lives?
Fire, war, disease, and car accidents, etc.

4. A video clip of a car accident

5. Author: Arthur Hailey (1920-2004)
1. a bestselling author and screenwriter
2. He was born in Luton, England,
emigrated to Canada, lived briefly in
America
3. a RAF pilot during WWII
4. His novels received lukewarm
reviews from critics, but were hits with
the public.
5. This lesson was taken from his novel
Hotel.

6. How many basic elements should be concluded in a play?
Setting Characters Suspense

7. Setting The atmosphere was created. Where is the tension from? TENSE
1. the mysterious phone call from the house officer
2. the delay
3.the possible return of the maid and secretary
TENSE

8. Main characters the Croydons/the Duke and the Duchess
Ogilvie (the house detective)

9. Suspense Why did Ogilvie visit the Croydons?
Why did Ogilvie deliberately delay his visit?
Why were the Croydons nervous?
Why did the Duchess send her servants out on purpose?

10. III. Character Analysis
The Duchess
1. Looked pointedly
2. Would you kindly put that out.
Would you please open the door? ?
rising or falling tone?
The Duke: No lines

11. III. Character Analysis
The Duchess: Arrogant
The Duke: No lines Q:
Who has a bigger say, the Duke or the Duchess?

12. III. Character Analysis
Ogilvie, the house detective
1. cigar smoke piggy
3. sardonically gross-jowled
5. You folks got.

13. The duchess behaved
arrogantly.
Ogilvie is vulgar, ill-mannered, impolite, uneducated, coarse, greedy.

14. Homework: A question to think about
Read the following parts and analyze how Ogilvie used
the CIGAR to achieve his intention.
the symbolic meaning of Ogilvie’s cigar