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1、摘要《威尼斯商人》是莎士比亚著名喜剧之一,而剧中的夏洛克更是一个经典形象,被人们一次次的分析。以前,尤其是16世纪,许多人认为夏洛克贪婪、自私、残酷、狡猾,而他的结局正是这部戏剧称为喜剧的一个原因。但是随着时间的发展,人们开始重新认识夏洛克,发现从夏洛克角度看是一个悲剧。夏洛克还有一些以前没被人们发现的特征:聪明、坦诚、勇敢、富有民族精神,这些特征慢慢地被人们发现。另外,论文分析了造成夏洛克悲剧结局的原因。关键词:夏洛克;宗教;法律;历史;悲剧IIAbstractTheMerchantofVeniceisoneofSha
2、kespeare’smostfamouscomedyintheworld.WhileShylockisaclassicalfigureandanalyzedagainandagain.Before,especiallyin16thcentury,manypeoplethinkShylockwasagreedy,selfish,cruelandsoon,andhisfinalresultisareasonthatthisplayiscalledcomedy.Astimesgoesby,peoplebegintore-ana
3、lyzeShylock.TheyfoundwhenweanalyzethisplayfromShylock’sangle,itisatragedy.Shylockalsohasothercharacterswhichwasnotdiscoveredbeforeandgraduallyacceptednow,suchas:clever,frank,courageous,richnationalspirit.Inaddition,thispapertalksomereasonswhyShylockhadatragicresu
4、lt.Keywords:Shylock,Religion,Law,History,TragedyIIContents1.SocialBackground11.1TheHistoryoftheJewish11.2TheJewishQuestionReflectedinTheMerchantofVenice22.AnAnalysisofShylock’sCharacters42.1HatefulShylock42.2DifferentShylock–fromanotherangle53.TheReasonsthatCause
5、ShylockhaveDiversifiedCharacter73.1Religion73.2Law93.3SocialandEconomicFactors103.4FamilyandotherReasons114.Conclusion13Notes14Bibliography15Acknowledgements1616MyEvilNotMyFault——AnAnalysisoftheImageofShylock1.SocialBackground1.1TheHistoryoftheJewishThisisanoldna
6、tionality,andcomesintotheworldwiththebornoftheJudaism.TheystartinArabia,andlivetheirlifealongwiththefloatgrassatfirst.Later,theybecamethefarmingnation.In586BC,manyJewsdescentinto‘BabylonianExile’,andweredispersedallovertheworld.IntheperiodruledbyRome,EmperorCarac
7、allaofRomepromulgatedlawstoalleviateethniccontradictionsin212AD,whichmadetheJewshavethecivilrightofRomeinlaw.ButwiththetimesofRomeendingandtheNordicinvading,theJewsandtheRomecitizenbecamethe‘denizen’.Later,moreandmoreTeutonsChristianise,becameChristians.Thus,theb
8、oundarybetween‘denizens’andTeutonsweredisappearinglittlebylittle,theybecameabigfamilywhichallthemembersbelievetheChristian.ButfortheJews,theyinsistontheirbelie