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1、TheMerchantofVenice威尼斯商人梗概及简介1Backgroundinformation2Maincharacters3Synopsis/Plot4ThemeTheMerchantofVeniceisaplaybyWilliamShakespeare,believedtohavebeenwrittenbetween1596and1598.ThoughclassifiedasacomedyandsharingcertainaspectswithShakespeare‘sotherromanticcomedies,theplayisperhapsmostrememberedfori
2、tsdramaticscenes.BackgroundinformationSynopsisSynopsisMeanwhileinBelmont,Portiaisawashwithsuitors.Herfatherleftawillstipulating,eachofhersuitorsmustchoosecorrectlyfromoneofthreecaskets–oneeachofgold,silverandlead.Ifhepickstherightcasket,hegetsPortia.ThetwosuitorsbeforeBassaniohavefailed.Luckily,wit
3、hthehelpofPortia’shousehold,Bassaniochoosestheleadcasket,winningPortia'shand.SynopsisSynopsisAtVenice,Antonio'sshipsarereportedlostatsea.Thisleaveshimunabletosatisfythebond.AntoniohasalreadymadeanenemyofShylockthroughhisoutspokenantisemitism,andalsobecauseAntonio'shabitoflendingmoneywithoutinterest
4、forcesShylocktochargelowerrates.ShylockisevenmoredeterminedtoexactrevengefromChristiansafterhisdaughterJessicahadfledhomeandelopedwiththeChristianLorenzo.SynopsisSynopsisHerecomestheclimax.ShylockrefusesBassanio'sofferof6,000ducats.HedemandshispoundoffleshfromAntonio.ThewitPortiadisguisesasayoungla
5、wyerappearsatthecourtoftrialanddefeatsShylock‘scrueldemandbyorderingtheJewtoremoveonlytheflesh,nottheblood.Shealsotellshimthathemustcutpreciselyonepoundofflesh,nomore,noless.Defeated,ShylockconcedestoacceptingBassanio'sofferofmoney.PortiathencitesalawunderwhichShylock,asaJew,havingattemptedtotaketh
6、elifeofacitizen,hasforfeitedhisproperty,halftothegovernmentandhalftoAntonio,leavinghislifeatthemercyoftheDuke.TheDukeimmediatelypardonsShylock'slife.Antonioasksforhisshare"inuse"toLorenzoandJessica.SynopsisSynopsisBassaniodoesnotrecognisehisdisguisedwife,butofferstogiveapresenttothesupposedlawyer.P
7、ortiarequestshisringandAntonio'sgloves.BassaniogivestheringonlyaftermuchpersuasionfromAntonio,asearlierhepromisedhiswifenevertolose,sellorgiveit.AtBelmont,Portiatauntandpretendtoaccuseherhusbandbeforereveal
