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1、MyIdeaAboutTheMerchantofVenicAsofmanyfamousnovelsintheworld,notonehasimpressedasmuchonmeasTheMerchantofVenicetellsastorythathappensinItaly.AmoneylessyoungVenetian,Bassanio,ismakingpreparationstocourtPortia,arichbeautyofBelmonte.HeneedsmoneyandappealstohisfriendAnto
2、nio,amerchantofVenice,forhelp.ButAntonio’smoneyisinvestedinshipsatsea.ToaidBassanioinhiscourtship,heborrowsmoneyfromShylocktheJewishusurer.Shylock,whohasbeeninsultedbyAntonioandotherChristians,agreestolendthemoneyontheconditionthat,iftheloanisnotpaidinthreemonths,h
3、emaycutapoundoffleshfromAntonio’sbody.Withthismoney,BassaniogoestoBelmonteandisacceptedbyPortiainmarriage.ButnewscomesthatAntonio’sshipdoesn’treturnontimeandhecannotpaythemoney.Shylockdemandshispoundofflesh.Thecaseisbroughtbeforethecourt.Antonioisindanger.Atthecrit
4、icalmoment,ayoungdoctoroflawarrivesatthecourt.HeappealstotheJewformercyinamovingspeech,butinvain.ThenthedoctoradmitsthevalidityofShylock’sclaim,butwarnshim,underpainofdeath,thathemustfulfiltheveryletterofhisbond,takingnomoreandnolessthanonepoundofflesh,andspillingn
5、odropofblood.Seeinghimselfthuscornered,theJewhasnochoicebuttoobeytheverdictofthecourt.TheyoungdoctoroflawwhosavesthelifeofAntonioisnootherthanPortiaindisguise!Thisisafuunystorywithahappyingending.IthinkPortiaisoneofShakespeare’sidealwomen—beautiful,cultured,courteo
6、usandcapableofrisingtoanemergency.Meanwhite,theimageofShylockisalsoverypowerful.Besidesbeinganbadmoney-lender,heisaJewofprideanddeepreligiousinstincts.HehassufferedmuchinthehandsoftheChristians.HisrevoltingbondiscounterbalancedbyAntonio’sarroganttreatmentofhim.Sohi
7、sloudprotestagainstracialdiscriminationcannotbealtogetherignoredbytheaudience.TheMerchantofVeniceisa“gravecomedy.”
