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1、威尼斯商人英文简介Venice,1596.MelancholyAntoniolovestheyouthfulBassanio,sowhenBassanioasksfor3000ducats,Antoniosaysyesbeforeknowingit'stosueforthehandofPortia.Hiscapitaltiedupinmerchantshipsatsea,AntoniomustgotoShylock,aJewishmoneylenderhereviles.Shylockwrapshisgrudgeinkindness,offeringathree-monthloanat
2、nointerest,butifnotrepaid,Antoniowilloweapoundofflesh.TheJew'sdaughterelopeswithaChristian,whettingShylock'shatred.WhileBassanio'sawaywooingPortia,Antonio'sshipsfounder,andShylockdemandshispoundofflesh.Withcourtassembledandajudgmentdue,PortiaswingsintoactiontosaveBassanio'sfriend.Althoughcritics
3、tendtoagreethatShylockisThe8/8__来源网络整理，仅作为学习参考MerchantofVenice’smostnoteworthyfigure,noconsensushasbeenreachedonwhethertoreadhimasabloodthirstybogeyman,aclownishJewishstereotype,oratragicfigurewhosesenseofdecencyhasbeenfracturedbythepersecutionheendures.Certainly,Shylockistheplay’santagonist,and
4、heismenacingenoughtoseriouslyimperilthe-happinessofVenice’sbusinessmenandyoungloversalike.Shylockisalso,however,acreationofcircumstance;eveninhissingle-mindedpursuitofapoundofflesh,hisfrequentmentionsofthecrueltyhehasenduredatChristianhandsmakeithardforustolabelhimanaturalbornmonster.InoneofShak
5、espeare’smostfamousmonologues,forexample,ShylockarguesthatJewsarehumansandcallshisquestforvengeancetheproductoflessonstaughttohimbythecrueltyofVenetiancitizens.8/8__来源网络整理，仅作为学习参考Ontheotherhand,Shylock’scoldlycalculatedattempttorevengethewrongsdonetohimbymurderinghispersecutor,Antonio,preventsus
6、fromviewinghiminaprimarilypositivelight.Shakespearegivesusunmistakablyhumanmoments,butheoftensteersusagainstShylockaswell,paintinghimasamiserly,cruel,andprosaicfigure.PortiaQuick-witted,wealthy,andbeautiful,PortiaembodiesthevirtuesthataretypicalofShakespeare’sheroines—itisnosurprisethatsheemerge
7、sastheantidotetoShylock’smalice.Atthebeginningoftheplay,however,wedonotseePortia’spotentialforinitiativeandresourcefulness,assheisanearprisoner,feelingherselfabsolutelyboundtofollowherfather’sdyingwishes.Thisopeningappearanc
