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1、AnalysisofShylock’sCharacterin TheMerchantofVenice Abstract: TheMerchantofVenice isoneofthegreatestcomedieswrittenbyWillliamShakespeare.ShylockhasbecomeoneoftheimmortalcharactersinEnglishliterature.Thesuccessfulcharacterizationandannalysisofmanycharactershasarousedmuchinterestandcont
2、roversyformanyreadersandscholars.Amongthem,thecharacterofShylockisamostcontroversialone.ManypeopledespiseShylocktobeamanwhoisselfish,impious,stubborn,bloodthirsty.However,afterexamingtheviewofJewsduringShakespeare'stime,hisanotherpersonalitycomestothesurface.Thispaperstalksbrieflyabo
3、utTheMerchantofVeniceanditsreligiousbackground,thenanalysesShylock’scomplexpersonalitiesfromthreedifferentperspectivesasaJewwhowasenslavedtoanti-semitism,asausurerwhoaregreedyformoneyandasavictimofChristianandandindividualhavingindependentspirit.Keywords：TheMerchantofVenice;Shylock;u
4、suser;anti-Semitism TheMerchantofVenice isanappealingandfamousplaywrittenbyShakespearein1596,whichisthemasterpieceofthesecondperiodofhiswork.In TheMerchantofVenice,Shylockisa Jewishmoneylender wholendsmoneytohis Christian rival, Antonio,settingthe bond atapoundofAntonio'sflesh.Whena
5、bankrupt Antoniodefaultsontheloan,Shylockdemandsthepoundofflesh,asrevengeforAntoniohavingpreviouslyinsultedandspatonhim.Meanwhile,hisdaughter,Jessica,elopeswithAntonio'sfriendLorenzoandbecomesaChristian,furtherfuelingShylock'srage.ManypeoplethinkthatShylockisagreedyandmercenaryman,wh
6、oseactionsleadtosevereconsequencesforhim.Theywouldsayhedeservedeverythingthathappenedtohim.Butthisisnotthewholestoryinmyview. Moreover,discussionconcerningJewishShylockhasbeenahotissueovermanycenturies.Forhundredsofyears,alotofscholarshavemadevariousresearchandpublishedmanyarticles,
7、whichhavecausedgreatcontroversy.AsforthecharacterofShylockJohnWilsononcesaid:"ShylockhasthemostconfusingcharacterinadditiontoShakespeare'sHamlet."① Itsmaindifficultiesistodeterminehistypicalcharacter.IthinkthatShylockcharacterwhomShakespeareelaboratelydepictshastherichemotionalworlda
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