威尼斯商人中的夏洛克人物形象分析

The Mercha nt of Venice Shylock characters an alysis

威尼斯商人中的夏洛克人物形象分析

I. Introduction

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Shakespeare is a famous British dramatist and poet, is the world's most

influential classical playwright. He composed more than drama, for the reader to show the whole picture of 17th-century British society, therefore, is Marx called \greatest theatrical genius.\Jews were cast aside as God's nation, is the ringleader of all evil, and thus become enslaved, oppressed main objective; economically, often innocent Jews deprived of property, they have neither real estate, there is no chance of farming, even the employment business has also been marginalized and limited, especially in the late Middle Ages, they are in the field of trade and finance has also been marginalized. European rulers trying to exhaust all means to extort plunder the wealth of the Jews; on religion, Christian tried every way to change the Jewish faith, if you can not change proceeds framed and persecuted. \creation. Antonio works are often not only help others, but also to borrow money interest-free to a friend, so it is a respected Christian and businessmen. But the Jews Shylock is a veritable usurer. He believes interest rates to borrow money income is only right and proper thing, and thus very offensive behavior Antonio. Antonio had to help a friend to borrow money from Shylock the pursuit of happiness. Due to the long suffering insults and abuse Antonio, Shylock has already harbor hate, so when signing the contract, the two sides agreed maturity can not be returned if the borrower, Antonio must be based on the body of a pound of flesh as compensation.

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Results Antonio goods out of the accident, can not be returned according to the term loan, according to regulations he must cut his pound of flesh to debt. But because the clever Portia, Antonio saved, Shylock is not only to be confiscation of all land and property, but also forced to change religion. \Shakespeare's works, the most representative work, it is the richest part of the social significance of comedy. Play complex plot, language humor, it reflects the humanistic thought of the Renaissance. II. Resolution image of Shylock (2)

1. Is a usurer Shylock and persecuted unity

Shylock in capitalist countries capital accumulation stage. At this stage, the social environment is very complex, racial discrimination is very widespread, easy to intensify contradictions. And it is in the city of Venice intensification of these contradictions abnormal areas. Among the city, there are not only very rapid development of the commercial bourgeoisie, there is also living with usury usury bourgeoisie. Long-term coexistence of these two bourgeois groups, there is a very complex conflict between each other. Shylock at this time, this place of birth, which determines the complexity of his ideas and the diversity of personality identity.

Sherlock fought in this environment with, eventually come to a conclusion, that money can solve anything, the value of money is greater than the value of all things. So usury became his whole life center. He hopes to bring interest usury like the \short time. He did not think they usury behavior is to borrow money's kind of

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exploitation, but to borrow a variety of reasons to justify their actions.

However, in this extremely complex social environment contradiction, money does not determine a person's status, irreconcilable contradictions between the various aspects of racial discrimination brought pressure life and production, commercial bourgeoisie and the bourgeoisie usury, these make Shylock felt social injustice and all kinds of pressure. Shylock is a Jew, the Jews of this race is a branch of the Hebrews, is a descendant of the ancient Semites, the Jews have been wandering in the state and there is no fixed territory. Therefore, in this day in exile, have been discriminated against in various countries, some countries even as provoking ethnic conflicts and religious conflicts reason, use them to achieve the purpose of the oppressed against the ruling class. The climax of the persecution of the Middle Ages in Europe, during which the Pope in order to maintain their domination, once again launched against Jews and Jewish exclusion activities, so that Jews were the most intense persecution, life, property, residence homes were devastated by a strong, legally deprived of all rights, the bourgeoisie is also very hostile to the Jews, Jewish life would deprive seen as a Christian loyalty.

Shylock on by the ravages of racial discrimination , he deeply felt the lowly status. All sectors of society to carry out a strict Jewish pressure, he is not eligible to engage in public office, there is no land available for subsistence. Usury profession is what they are allowed to engage in the minority occupation being a Christian-controlled society. Therefore, he hopes to enhance the social status of the drive through the accumulation of money, hope can no longer be suppressed. He

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constantly engaged in revolt, and unfair class forces for the tenacious struggle. 2. Sherlock is a cruel cruel avenger

Shylock is a cruel cruel avenger. For revenge, depending on the accumulation of wealth as the focus of life for money that he did not move; in order to get a pound of Antonio's flesh body, he actually refused Antonio reconciliation in court. He said: \very clear, it is hoped by obtaining a piece of meat the enemy at all costs, to seize every opportunity for the enemy retaliation.

Shylock long-term persecution, led to his society, to the enemy's strong vengeance. He has been treated with respect and efforts on many different occasions suffered persecution for their conduct complaint. He once said, the ruling class that Christianity has been represented on his sacred national hatred in public occasions openly insulted him, spit on him, slandered his nation, interfere with his business. However, all this seems to have campaigned not play effect, the ruling class still Christian Jews to him the dehumanizing discrimination and persecution. Shylock is a source of resentment for Christians long, his monk Antonio vengeance hate is this a typical example. He Antonio before being Christians, felt the long-term abuse and discrimination, while Antonio home to borrow money to him, he felt an unprecedented sense of superiority, long oppressed pain can be a good catharsis. So the Shylock on the use of \hoping to kill each other, so I am really a avenger image and resentment and pathetic.

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