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1、OntheCharacterofPortiainTheMerchantofVeniceAbstractTheMerchantofVeniceisoneofShakespeare’smostfamouscomediesintheworld.IntheMerchantofVenice,Portiaplaysthemostimportantpartinthisplay.Sheisaprettyyounggirl.ThegirlembodiesthevirtuesthataretypicalforShakespeare’
2、sheroines.Sheisgraceful,resourceful,humorous,wealthyandbeautiful.ThisarticlemainlyanalyzesPortia’sintelligence,mercy,bravenessandherindependentconsciousness.Keywords:Portia,characteristicsA.Herresourceandmercy,bravenessPortia’swisdomcanbeseenfromherdebateinco
3、urtwithShylock.Atfirst,shepraysforShylock’smercy.Then,sheagreesthathecangetapoundofflesh,butaddingthatitdoesnottoallowforanylossofblood.“Thewordsexpresslyare‘apoundofflesh.’Takethenthybond,takethouthypoundofflesh;But,inthecuttingit:ifthoudostshedOnedropofChri
4、stianblood,thylandsandgoodsAre,bythelawsofVenice,confiscateUntothestateofVenice.⑴”Fromtheabovewhatshesaysincourt,itrevealsherwisdom.Portiaisresourcefulnotonlybecauseshehastheabilitytomakethelawworkforher,butalsobecauseshecancomeupwiththeideatosaveAntoniowhile
5、mencannot.“Thequalityofmercyisnotstrain’d,ItdroppethasthegentlerainfromheavenUpontheplacebeneath:itistwiceblest......⑴”Fromherwords,wecanseethatPortiaisakind-heartedwoman.What’smore,sheisbravebecauseshehasthecouragetodressupasamantoappearatcourt.B.Herself-con
6、sciousnessPortiaisagirlwhoownsbeauty,dignityandwealth.Andthemostimportantthingissheobtainsstrongfemaleself-consciousness.Sheknowswhatsheneeds,andtriesherbesttopursue.Wecanseehershiningpointsfromchoosingherhusbandfromcasket.Inmale-privilegedsociety,womenhadnof
7、reedomandrighttochoosetheirmarriage,womenwereinasubordinateposition,theycannotbetreatedequally.However,Portiadarestochallengethetradition.Whenshefacedmanynoblemenwhohavehighsocialstatus,shewasverycalmandbrave.Itembodiesherself-consciousnessandself-reliance.Sh
8、eshowedhernobilityandpridetoshowthatshecannotbeobtainedeasily.WhenBassanio,hertruelove,arrives,Portiauseherresourcefulmindtoremindhimpickingthecorrectchest.“Iprayyou,tarry:pauseadayortwoB
