浅析《威尼斯商人》.docVIP

Abstract The Merchant of Venice is written by Shakespeare, it is one of his most famous comedy in the world. The play talks about the affairs between Bassanio, Portia, Shylock and Antonio.The theme of this play is to extol kindheartedness, friendship and love. And also it reflects the conflicts between the capitalists and usurers at the beginning of the capitalist society. And it expresses the author’s humanist idea on money, law and religion in capitalist society. In this thesis, the author introduces the background of the play firstly. And then the papers will discuss the Antonio, Shylock and Bassanios characters, and analysis the relationship with Shylock, Antonio and Bassanio. Key words:The Merchant of Venice,Antonio,Shylock,characters 摘要 《威尼斯商人》是莎士比亚著名喜剧之一。这部剧讲述的是发生在巴萨尼奥，鲍西亚，夏洛克和安东尼奥之间的故事。该剧的主题被定义为对善良、友谊和爱情的颂扬。 本剧不但反映了资本主义早期资产阶级同高利贷者间的矛盾冲突，也揭示了作者对资本主义社会金钱、法律和宗教信仰的人文主义观点。 I. Introduction The merchant of Venice is written by Shakespeare. It is Shakespeares early comedy which is full of social satire. The Merchant of Venice talks about the affairs between Bassanio, Portia, Shylock and Antonio. Antonio is a Venice merchant who is best friends with Bassanio and often supports him with loans. He is wealthy, but at the start of the play, all of his money is tied up with his five ships which are at sea. He takes a loan from Shylock, a Jewish money lender who he has mistreated in the past. The forfeiture of the bond is a pound of his flesh. Unfortunately, all of his ships were broken in a storm. He realized that he were not able to pay the money back to Shylock on time. When he were getting ready to be executed, Portia pretended a judge and saved him. Antonio is an example of what is considered a good Christian in the play—he is generous and by their standard, merciful. It seems that he is spotless and lackluster. But there are some queries about him. what things does Shakespeare want to show in this character? We need to explore them gradually. 2.Social Backgro