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1、威尼斯商人剧情探析A Probe into the Plot Development of the Merchant of VeniceContents Abstract 1. Introduction2. Introduction to the Literator and the Background of the Play21. William Shakespeare 22. Background32.1 1596-1597, Anti-Semitism in England 32.2 Background of the Merchant of Venice43. The Brief In
2、troduction to “Play” 4III. A Probe into the Plot Development of the Merchant of Venice4Summary of the Merchant of Venice 51. The Beginning of the Plot 52. The Development of the Plot 83. The Climax of the Plot 94. The Ending of the Plot 11. Analysis of the Themes and the Symbols of the Play121. Anal
3、ysis of the Themes 12 1.1 Love and money 121.2 The Divine Quality of Mercy 132. Analysis of the Symbols 132.1 The Three Caskets 132.2 The Pound of Flesh 142.3 Cross-dressing 14. Conclusion 15References 16A Probe into the Plot Development of the Merchant of Venice摘 要：威尼斯商人是16世纪的一部杰出的戏剧作品，在莎士比亚创作的所有喜剧
4、中，他是最富于社会讽刺意义的一部，剧中包含两个平行的情节：主要情节是威尼斯商人安东尼奥和犹太人高利贷者夏洛克之间围绕割一磅肉的诉讼而展开的冲突；次要情节是富家小姐鲍西娅遵父命三匣选婿的浪漫故事；此外还穿插了夏洛克的女儿杰西卡同罗兰佐卷款私奔的故事。剧作的矛盾冲突是代表正义、友情、爱情和人性的势力与代表仇恨、报复、贪欲和残忍的势力间的冲突。与体现“爱情友谊”主题的青年人站在对立面的是犹太人高利贷者夏洛克，他与基督教徒安东尼奥的矛盾构成了全剧戏剧冲突的主线，夏洛克作为作茧自缚的丑角的结局随着剧情的步步深入也水落石出，反犹太人的斗争在那个时期愈显严重。关键词： 矛盾、冲突、爱情、友谊、基督教、反犹太
5、人Abstract: The Merchant of Venice is an outstanding play in the 16th century, and it is the most satirical one in all Shakespeares comedies. The play includes two parallel plots: the main plot is the conflict between the merchant of Venice Antonio and the Jewish money-lender Shylock, who have a suit
6、 about a pound of flesh; the sub-plot is a romantic story, wealthy Portria who follows her fathers will, chooses her husband by means of three caskets. In addition, it inserts the story that with a sum of money Shylocks daughter Jessica elopes with Christian Lorenzo. The main conflict is between the
7、 symbol of justice, friendship, love and humanity and the symbol of hatred, revenge, greed and cruelty. Shylock-a Jewish money-lender, who stands opposite to the “love and friendships”, so the contradiction between Antonio and Bassanio becomes the main clue of the whole plays conflict, the struggle
8、with anti-Semitic becomes serious in that period. Key Words: contradictory; conflict; love; friendship; Christian; anti-SemiticA Probe into the Plot Development of the Merchant of VeniceI. Introduction:The Merchant of Venice is an outstanding play in the 16th century, in which Shakespeare presents u
9、s a tortuous interesting plot to show the truthful love and friendship among people, the acute contradiction between Christian and Jewry. It is classified as an early Shakespearean comedy (more specifically, as a Christian comedy)1. In the 16th century, the epoch of Renaissance, many works expressed the aggravation of the contradiction between the wealth of the ruling class and the poverty of the people, and also the religious contradictions.
