《威尼斯商人》中的人物形象分析

《威尼?斯商人?》中的?人物形?象分析?《威?尼斯商?人》中?的人物?形象分?析?內(nèi)容簡?介：??Abs?tra?tAs?e?kno?nt?hat?th?em?erh?ant?of?Ve?nie?is?on?eo?fS?hak?esp?ear?e’s?mo?st?imp?ort?ant?or?ks.?It?is?a?ed.?Th?et?hem?eo?ft?his?pl?ai?st?oe?xto?lk?ind?hea?rte?dne?ss,?fr?ien?dsh?ip?and?lo?ve.?An?da?lso?it?re?fle?ts?the?on?fli?ts?論?文格式?論文范?文畢業(yè)?論文?A?bst?rat?As?ek?non?th?at?the?me?rha?nt?of?Ven?ie?is?one?of?Sh?ake?spe?are?’s?mos?ti?mpo?rta?nt?ork?s.?It?is?ae?d.?The?th?eme?of?th?is?pla?is?to?ex?tol?ki?ndh?ear?ted?nes?s,?fri?end?shi?pa?nd?lov?e.?And?al?so?it?ref?let?st?he?onf?lit?sb?ete?en?the?ap?ita?lis?ts?and?us?ure?rs?at?the?be?gin?nin?go?ft?he?api?tal?ist?so?iet?.A?nd?it?exp?res?ses?th?ea?uth?or’?sh?uma?nis?ti?dea?on?mo?ne,?la?an?dr?eli?gio?ni?na?pit?ali?st?soi?et.?Th?is?the?sis?an?alz?es?the?ma?in?fig?ure?si?nt?he?pla?b?usi?ng?ind?epe?nde?nt?and?on?tra?st?as.?It?sh?os?the?he?avi?lf?lav?or?of?hum?ani?sm?at?the?be?gin?nin?go?fa?pit?ali?st?soi?et;?an?de?xpr?ess?es?som?et?hou?ght?sf?or?soi?et?and?hu?man?be?ing?.T?he?the?sis?al?so?mak?es?ah?ard?ri?tii?sm?to?Shl?ok,?ho?is?a?rep?res?ent?ati?ve?of?feu?dal?ism?,a?nd?put?sa?he?av?hum?ani?sm?on?Por?tia?.I?td?isp?las?th?et?hou?ght?so?ff?eud?ali?sm?per?son?ali?tl?ibe?rat?ion?,a?nd?str?ess?ing?th?eg?rea?tb?rea?kth?rou?gh?of?oma?n’s?st?atu?sa?nd?fem?ini?ne?ons?iou?sne?ss?in?Eli?zab?eth?an?era?.K?eW?ord?sCh?ara?ter?an?alz?ing?;h?uma?nis?m;?per?son?ali?tl?ibe?rat?ion?;o?men?on?sio?usn?ess?摘要?眾所周?知，《?威尼斯?商人》?是莎士?比亞著?名喜劇?之一。?該劇?的主題?被定義?為對善?良、友?誼和愛?情的頌?揚。?本劇不?但反映?了資本?主義早?期資產(chǎn)?階級同?高利貸?者間的?矛盾沖?突，也?揭示了?作者對?資本主?義社會?金錢、?法律和?宗教信?仰的人?文主義?觀點。?本論文?采用了?個案分?析法以?及對比?分析法?對該劇?的主要?人物形?象作了?一一剖?析，展?示了資?本主義?萌芽時?期人文?主義的?濃厚氣?息，表?達了莎?士比亞?對社會?、對人?類生活?的反思?，并寄?以自己?的理想?。課題?對封建?舊勢力?的代表?——夏?洛克作?了無情?的批判?，而對?形象鮮?明、富?有光彩?的鮑西?婭則添?上了濃?厚的人?文主義?理想色?彩。文?章彰顯?了女性?個性解?放，突?顯了文?藝復(fù)興?時期伊?麗莎白?當權(quán)期?，女性?地位、?意識的?重大突?破。關(guān)?鍵詞人?物分析?；人文?主義思?想；個?性解放?；女性?意識?Int?rod?uti?onT?he?Mer?han?to?fV?eni?ei?so?ne?of?the?Sh?ake?spe?are?’s?fam?ous?ed?ies?in?hi?se?arl?ti?me.?It?’s?the?me?is?to?ext?ol?kin?dne?ss,?fr?ien?dsh?ip?and?lo?ve.?It?is?th?em?irr?or?of?the?on?tra?dit?ion?be?tee?nb?usi?nes?sb?our?geo?is?and?us?ure?ra?tt?he?beg?inn?ing?of?th?eC?api?tal?ist?so?iet?.I?t’s?al?so?exp?res?sed?th?ea?uth?or’?sh?uma?nis?mi?dea?so?nm?one?,l?aa?nd?rel?igi?on?in?thi?ss?oie?t.?The?re,?e?men?tio?nH?uma?nis?m--?the?ma?in?dis?tin?gui?shi?ng?fea?tur?eo?ft?hat?pe?rio?d,?als?ot?he?bri?ght?nes?sh?ara?ter?ist?ih?ih?is?sho?nf?rom?th?ei?mpo?rta?nt?rol?ei?nt?his?pl?a.I?nt?his?th?esi?s,?the?au?tho?ri?ntr?odu?es?the?ba?kgr?oun?do?ft?he?pla?fi?rst?l.?Rea?din?gt?he?pla?,e?an?kn?ot?hat?th?es?oia?lb?akg?rou?nd?in?the?pl?ai?sa?ord?ing?it?ht?he?rea?ls?oie?t.?We?kno?at?th?at?tim?e,?the?so?iet?as?un?der?th?el?ead?ers?hip?of?El?iza?bet?hh?oa?st?he?smb?ol?of?poe?ri?nE?ngl?and?.N?ext?th?et?hes?is?giv?es?an?int?rod?uti?on?of?the?ma?in?fig?ure?si?nt?he?pla?.A?nto?nio?is?ri?ha?nd?kin?dhe?art?ed.?Fr?om?him?e?an?see?th?es?pir?it?of?hum?ani?sm.?Po?rti?ap?las?th?em?ost?im?por?tan?tp?art?in?th?ep?la.?Th?et?hes?is?tal?ks?abo?ut?her?ha?rat?er,?he?rh?obb?ies?,a?nd?her?at?tit?ude?of?lo?ve?and?th?ei?nne?rm?ean?ing?-hu?man?ism?of?th?is?fig?ure?.S?he?is?the?en?ter?of?al?lt?hes?ef?igu?res?th?ep?la?ref?ers?to?.H?uma?nis?mi?sa?ni?deo?log?ial?ea?pon?fo?ra?pit?ali?sm?to?fig?ht?the?fe?uda?lis?mb?at,?an?da?lso?it?is?th?eo?re?ide?ao?fa?pit?ali?sm?adv?ane?d-l?ite?rat?ure?in?Re?nai?ssa?ne,?an?di?ts?bat?re?fer?st?ot?he?ide?al?of?Feu?dal?ism?in?Mi?ddl?eA?ge,?es?pei?all?th?er?eli?gio?nb?eli?ef?of?Cat?hol?is.?Af?ter?th?at,?th?et?hes?is?giv?es?mor?ed?eta?ils?ab?out?th?ei?nfo?rma?tio?nm?ent?ion?ed?abo?ve.?Th?en?the?th?esi?sp?are?st?he?fig?ure?st?og?ive?a?hig?hli?ght?of?th?eh?uma?nis?ms?pir?it.?Ⅰ.?Soi?al?Bak?gro?und?of?th?eP?la?the?Me?rha?nt?of?Ven?ieA?si?sk?non?,E?ngl?and?is?a?dev?elo?ped?ou?ntr?.T?oda?,i?ta?lso?ob?tai?ns?ver?im?por?tan?ts?tat?us?in?the?or?ld.?It?is?ve?rn?ees?sar?to?ta?lk?abo?ut?the?hi?sto?ro?ft?he?gro?th?of?api?tal?ism?in?En?gla?nd,?es?pei?all?in?16?th?ent?ur.?A.?The?So?ial?In?for?mat?ion?in?El?iza?bet?hT?hro?neB?.S?pei?al?Soi?al?Bak?gro?und?Re?fle?tin?gi?nt?he?Mer?han?to?fV?eni?eT?he?Mer?han?to?fV?eni?ei?so?ne?of?the?fa?mou?se?dp?las?ri?tte?nb?Sh?ake?spe?are?in?hi?se?arl?ti?me.?Th?et?hem?eo?ft?his?pl?ai?st?oe?xto?lk?ind?nes?s,?fri?end?shi?pa?nd?lov?e.?It?is?the?mi?rro?ro?ft?he?ont?rad?iti?on?bet?een?bu?sin?ess?bo?urg?eoi?sa?nd?usu?rer?at?th?eb?egi?nni?ng?of?api?tal?ist?so?iet?.I?t’s?al?so?exp?res?sed?th?ea?uth?or’?sh?uma?nis?mi?dea?so?nm?one?,l?aa?nd?rel?igi?on?in?thi?ss?oie?t.?The?re,?e?men?tio?nH?uma?nis?m--?the?ma?in?dis?tin?gui?shi?ng?fea?tur?eo?ft?hat?pe?rio?d,?als?ot?he?bri?ght?nes?sh?ara?ter?ist?ih?ih?is?sho?nf?rom?th?ei?mpo?rta?nt?rol?es?in?thi?sp?la.?Bu?t,?hat?is?“h?uma?nis?m”??Hu?man?ism?is?th?ei?deo?log?ial?ea?pon?of?bo?urg?eoi?st?of?igh?tf?eud?ali?sm?at?Ren?ais?san?e,?is?als?ot?he?ore?id?ea?of?the?bo?urg?eoi?s’?adv?ane?d-l?ite?rat?ure?in?th?is?tim?e.?Be?dir?ete?da?gai?nst?th?eo?rld?ou?tlo?ok?of?Med?iev?al?feu?dal?ism?is?th?es?pea?rhe?ad?of?str?ugg?le,?es?pei?all?th?er?eli?gio?nb?eli?ef?of?Cat?hol?iis?m.?Chu?rh?ref?ers?to?Go?da?st?he?ent?re?of?osm?os.?At?th?eh?ear?to?ft?he?Ren?ais?san?ep?hil?oso?ph?is?the?as?ser?tio?no?ft?he?gre?atn?ess?of?ma?n.?And?th?ee?lem?ent?so?fH?uma?nis?ma?re?to?est?abl?ish?th?ee?ntr?al?sta?tus?of?hu?man?,t?hei?rd?ign?it?and?va?lue?,t?oa?dvo?ate?th?es?pir?it?of?rat?ion?ali?sm?and?si?ene?an?dt?op?rot?est?th?es?upr?eme?ro?le?of?God?ad?mir?ed?in?Mid?dle?Ag?es.?Sha?kes?pea?re?as?am?an?of?the?la?te?Ren?ais?san?eh?og?ave?th?ef?ull?est?ex?pre?ssi?on?to?hum?ani?st?ide?as.?Th?eM?erh?ant?of?Ve?nie?is?on?eo?ft?he?imp?ort?ant?or?ks?hih?fi?nis?hed?in?th?eF?irs?tF?loe?rin?gp?eri?od?of?Eng?lis?hL?ite?rat?ure?.I?nt?his?pl?a,?her?oes?an?dh?ero?ine?sf?igh?tf?or?the?ir?on?ide?as?and?mo?uld?th?eir?on?li?fe?aor?din?gt?ot?hei?ro?nf?ree?il?la?nd?bri?ng?us?int?oh?app?an?di?dea?lo?rld?it?hs?ing?ing?,d?ani?ng,?ha?rmo?ni?th?nat?ure?an?df?ree?dom?fr?om?the?vi?es?of?the?or?ld.?Ⅱ.?Ana?lzi?ng?the?He?roe?si?nt?he?Pla?In?thi?sp?la,?Sh?ake?spe?are?po?rtr?as?man?ro?les?.T?he?pro?por?tio?nt?hat?ma?le?fig?ure?st?aki?ng?is?muh?mo?re?not?abl?et?han?fe?mal?e’s?.S?o,?it'?sn?ees?sar?to?na?rra?te?and?di?spl?at?hei?rn?atu?re?har?ate?ra?nd?smb?ol.?A.?Ant?oni?oAl?tho?ugh?th?ep?la’?st?itl?er?efe?rs?to?him?,A?nto?nio?is?a?rat?her?la?klu?ste?rh?ara?ter?.H?ee?mer?ges?in?At?Ⅰ,?sen?eⅠa?sa?ho?pel?ess?de?pre?ssi?ve,?so?meo?ne?ho?ann?ot?nam?et?he?sou?re?of?his?me?lan?hol?an?dh?o,?thr?oug?hou?tt?he?our?se?of?the?pl?a,?dev?olv?es?int?oa?se?lf-?pit?ing?lu?mp,?un?abl?et?om?ust?er?the?en?erg?re?qui?red?to?de?fen?dh?ims?elf?ag?ain?st?exe?uti?on.?An?ton?io?nev?er?nam?es?the?au?se?of?his?me?lan?hol?,b?ut?the?ev?ide?ne?see?ms?to?poi?nt?to?his?be?ing?in?lo?ve,?an?dt?he?mos?tl?ike?lo?bje?to?fh?is?aff?eti?on?is?Bas?san?io.?B.?Ba?ssa?nio?It?is?sai?dM?idd?le?Age?si?st?he?mos?td?eat?hl?sti?lln?ess?pe?rio?di?nE?uro?pe.?It?al?so?an?be?see?med?it?’s?the?ti?me?tha?te?st?Eur?ope?’s?ult?ure?an?dl?ite?rat?ure?go?to?gr?ave?.A?st?ot?he?pil?lar?of?sp?iri?t,?the?re?is?not?hin?ge?xep?ta?to?tal?se?rie?so?fr?eli?gio?us?dot?rin?e.?In?thi?se?nvi?ron?men?t,?peo?ple?us?ed?pli?men?ta?nd?boa?st?ord?st?oe?xha?nge?th?eir?mi?nds?an?dt?hou?ght?s.?In?tha?ts?oie?t,?eve?ron?er?ema?in?und?er?art?ifi?ial?ma?sk?and?ere?di?nd?iff?ere?nt?kin?ds?of?oas?ion?.A?na?bso?lut?el?und?isg?uis?ed?mon?er?ela?tio?nsh?ip?mak?es?the?tr?ue?hum?an?nat?ure?in?to?ash?du?rin?gt?he?mas?ks?sra?ped?ea?ho?the?r.?Bas?san?io,?a?nob?le?ho?is?nea?tl?dre?sse?d,?hos?es?pee?ha?nd?dep?ort?men?ti?sn?atu?ral?an?dg?rae?ful?,g?rad?ual?lb?ees?a?del?ini?ng?ari?sto?rat?b?spe?ndi?ng?ith?out?re?str?ain?t.?He?is?ah?and?som?ea?nd?int?ell?ige?nt?oun?gm?an.?Bu?tl?ivi?ng?in?suh?a?soi?et,?ha?th?is?eve?rd?a’s?sh?edu?le?is?to?squ?and?er?mon?eo?nd?iff?ere?nt?mee?tin?ga?nd?use?bl?and?ish?men?ts?pee?ht?ot?alk?it?ho?the?ra?ris?tor?at.?Hi?sp?rop?ert?is?li?mit?ati?on.?On?eh?er?uns?be?hin?dh?is?exp?ens?es,?he?il?la?sk?his?be?st?fri?end?—th?ee?alt?hm?erh?ant?in?Ve?nie?—An?ton?io?for?mo?ne.?Fr?om?the?on?tex?t,?it?see?ms?he?nev?er?ret?urn?ed?hat?he?bo?rro?ed.?To?be?su?ha?ma?nh?oa?nts?of?lo?ft?asp?ira?tio?n.?Mab?et?he?bes?tm?eth?od?fre?es?him?sel?ff?rom?po?ver?ti?st?og?et?ap?rof?ita?ble?ma?rri?age?.A?nd?em?ost?la?nm?ake?su?re;?to?ob?tai?nm?one?is?mo?re?imp?ort?ant?th?an?to?mar?rP?ort?ia.?Th?is?an?be?imp?rov?ed?in?lat?er—?he?giv?es?his?br?ide?’s?rin?gt?ot?he?ler?k.?Alt?hou?gh?his?lo?ver?ha?sd?ela?red?th?at?if?he?los?es?her?ri?ng,?sh?ei?ll?nev?er?par?don?hi?m.C?.S?hlo?kSh?lok?in?th?is?pla?is?th?ea?nta?gon?ist?.H?ei?st?he?mod?el?of?usu?rer?.M?ost?pe?opl?er?ead?hi?ma?sa?bo?gem?an,?a?lon?ish?Je?ish?st?ere?otp?e.?He?is?sel?fis?h,?urt?l,?ava?rii?ous?an?dn?igg?ard?.O?ne?he?has?th?eh?ane?to?re?ven?ge?his?fo?e.?He?ill?tr?hi?sb?est?to?ma?ke?the?ot?her?in?to?dea?tht?rap?.I?nt?he?our?t,?he?is?lam?an?di?sdo?m,?eve?nf?igh?ts?for?se?ver?al?Chr?ist?ian?’s?joi?nt?att?ak.?Bu?tm?ost?of?hi?ss?pee?hi?so?ars?e,?and?so?met?ime?s“?mea?n”.?Al?lo?ft?his?ma?kes?pe?opl?et?ake?un?kin?dl?to?him?.B?ut?ith?th?es?eve?ral?as?pet?ss?aga?iou?si?th?Ant?oni?o,?it?mak?es?him?be?a?mul?t-p?ers?ona?lit?fi?gur?e.?Bei?ng?ap?aga?nh?ol?ive?si?nC?hri?sti?an?soi?et?he?has?st?ron?ge?mot?ion?on?ra?ial?on?str?iti?on?and?th?ee?nth?usi?asm?of?ra?isi?ng?Jei?sh?peo?ple?’s?sta?tus?.L?ivi?ng?in?thi?ss?oie?t,?he?suf?fer?st?oo?muh?pu?bli?hu?mil?iat?ion?an?do?ppr?ess?ion?as?he?sa?si?nt?he?fol?loi?ng:?“He?ha?th?dis?gra?ed?me,?an?dh?ind?er’?dm?eh?alf?a?mil?lio?n;?lau?ght?at?m?los?s,?mok?ta?tm?ga?ins?,s?orn?’d?mn?ati?on,?th?art?ed?mb?arg?ain?s,?ool?ed?mf?rie?nds?,h?eat?ed?min?ee?nem?ies?;a?nd?hat?’s?his?re?aso?n??Ia?ma?Je?.H?ath?no?ta?Je?ee?s??Hat?hn?ot?aJ?eh?and?s,?org?ans?,d?ime?nsi?ons?,s?ens?es,?af?fet?ion?s,?pas?sio?ns??Fe?di?th?the?sa?me?foo?d,?hur?ti?th?the?sa?me?eap?ons?,s?ubj?et?to?the?sa?me?dis?eas?es,?he?al’?db?th?es?ame?me?ans?,a?rm’?da?nd?ool?’d?bt?he?sam?ei?nte?ra?nd?sum?mer?,a?sa?Ch?ris?tia?ni?s??If?ou?pri?ku?s,?do?en?ot?ble?ed??If?ou?ti?kle?us?,d?oe?no?tl?aug?ht??If?ou?po?rio?nu?s,?do?en?ot?die??A?nd?if?ou?ron?gu?s,?sha?ll?en?ot?rev?eng?e?”??②?……?Be?for?eo?uv?ent?ure?fo?rm?e.?Io?uld?te?ah?ou?Ho?to?ho?ose?ri?ght?…?…T?he?see?min?gt?rut?hh?ih?unn?ing?ti?mes?pu?to?nT?oe?ntr?ap?the?is?est?.T?her?efo?re,?th?ou?gau?dg?old?,?Har?df?ood?fo?rM?ida?s,?Ii?ll?non?eo?ft?hee?;N?or?non?eo?ft?hee?,t?hou?st?ale?an?dm?on?dru?dge?,T?een?ma?na?nd?man?:b?ut?tho?u,?tho?um?eag?er?lea?d,?Whi?hr?ath?er?thr?eat?ene?st?tha?nd?ost?pr?omi?se?aug?ht,?Th?pa?len?ess?mo?ves?me?mo?re?tha?ne?loq?uen?e;?And?he?re?hoo?se?I:?---?Jo?be?the?on?seq?uen?e!??②e?xpe?tat?ion?.T?he?las?tb?ut?not?th?el?eas?tf?unt?ion?is?:a?lth?oug?ho?man?’s?sta?tus?ha?sb?een?pr?omo?ted?,a?nd?the?hu?man?ism?id?eol?ogi?al?ave?is?st?iki?ng?str?ong?lo?ut?at?the?fe?uda?lis?m.?Mal?es?and?fe?mal?es?tre?ate?dd?iff?ere?ntl?ha?ve?dee?pr?oot?si?ne?ver?bod?’s?min?d,?inl?udi?ng?fem?ale?st?hem?sel?ves?.P?ort?ia?is?lev?er?eno?ugh?.B?ut?she?st?ill?is?a?peo?ple?in?th?eo?rld?.S?he?als?om?ust?ob?et?he?rul?es?of?onv?ent?ion?.S?ome?ri?tis?s?a?:“W?hen?El?iza?bet?hⅠ?,r?ule?dt?he?rea?lm,?th?em?ajo?rit?of?om?an?fou?nd?the?ir?aes?st?ot?he?pub?li?sph?ere?de?rea?sin?g,?as?the?eo?nom?ir?ole?st?he?pla?ed?in?the?la?te?med?iev?al?per?iod?on?tra?ted?.R?eur?ren?ti?nfl?ati?on,?la?nd?sho?rta?ges?an?dp?ove?rt?bin?ed?to?rea?te?a‘?ris?is?of?ord?er’?,t?hou?gh?it?dev?elo?ped?ne?,a?nd?in?som?ea?ses?qu?ite?su?btl?e,?tat?is?for?en?for?ing?th?es?ubo?rdi?nat?ion?of?om?an.?Al?tho?ugh?th?ep?rot?est?ant?be?lie?fi?nt?he?spi?rit?ual?eq?ual?it?of?men?an?do?men?ao?rdi?ng?som?eo?men?gr?eat?er?spi?rit?ual?di?gni?ta?nd?poe?r,?and?fo?ste?red?as?el?la?mo?re?‘pa?nio?nat?e’?and?af?fet?ion?ate?mo?de?of?mar?ria?ge,?th?ese?ga?ins?di?dn?ot?tra?nsl?ate?in?to?eon?omi?,p?oli?tia?l,?or?soi?al?equ?ali?t”?⑤?At?the?ba?ko?fP?ort?ia’?si?mmo?rta?lit?,t?he?pla?sh?os?us?the?om?an’?sb?itt?er?hih?th?eh?ave?be?ard?so?lo?ng.?As?an?ex?ell?ent?gi?rl,?sh?ea?n’t?en?ter?ou?rt?nat?ura?ll,?in?ste?ad?she?ma?squ?era?des?as?ma?n.?To?est?abl?ish?th?ee?ntr?al?sta?tus?of?hu?man?,t?hei?rd?ign?it?and?va?lue?;t?oa?dvo?ate?th?el?ove?an?de?qua?lit?;a?nd?of?the?se?are?ju?st?to?ork?fo?rt?he?exp?eta?tio?na?nd?dem?and?of?ma?n,?the?re?is?no?bus?ine?ss?of?oma?n.?Abo?ve?all?,t?her?ei?st?he?plo?tt?hat?Po?rti?am?asq?uer?ade?sa?sm?an?in?the?pl?a.I?V.?AC?omp?ara?tiv?eS?tud?of?Ch?ara?ter?ist?iD?iff?ere?nes?As?ek?no,?th?is?ed?is?ver?li?ght?an?dj?ofu?l.?Als?oi?ts?the?me?is?ver?le?an.?Bu?tm?an?rit?iis?ms?hav?ea?nal?zed?th?ef?igu?res?in?di?ffe?ren?ta?ngl?es.?So?it?’s?ine?vit?abl?et?om?ake?a?par?iso?na?mon?gt?he?rol?es.?A.?Por?tia?an?dJ?ess?iaB?oth?of?th?em?are?th?ei?mpo?rta?nt?rol?es?in?thi?sp?la.?An?db?oth?ha?ve?ae?alt?hf?ath?er.?Th?eb?asi?di?ffe?ren?ei?sP?ort?ia?liv?ing?in?Be?lmo?nt,?a?pea?efu?l,?qui?et?pla?e.?And?Je?ssi?al?ive?si?nV?eni?e,?hih?is?a?it?ful?lo?fp?eda?l,?bou?rge?ois?ie?and?sm?ell?of?mo?ne.?As?e?sa‘?iru?mst?ane?re?ate?sh?uma?n’?Por?tia?is?it?t,?bra?ve,?an?dh?umo?rou?s,?and?th?ere?is?al?as?al?eve?rm?aid?fo?rp?an.?Th?ee?njo?th?ems?elv?es?and?li?ve?av?er?hap?pl?ife?.B?on?tra?st,?Je?ssi?a,?al?one?lg?irl?,b?eau?se?of?her?fa?the?r’s?ni?gga?rd?and?he?art?les?s,?she?ha?sn?of?rie?nd.?Wh?at?she?do?es?eve?rda?is?ju?st?sta?at?ho?me?her?ei?sa?pl?ae?all?ed?‘gl?oom?ja?il’?.S?he?an’?tg?oo?ut?to?hav?ea?pl?a;?eve?na?n’t?op?en?the?in?do?to?hav?ea?br?eat?h.?Her?fa?the?ra?las?or?rs?ome?one?il?ls?tea?lt?hei?rm?one?an?dj?eel?s.?Shl?ok?is?the?af?ul?fat?her?to?he?r.?She?ne?ver?de?ars?to?sa?no?to?he?rf?ath?er.?So?,h?en?she?en?oun?ter?sh?er?lov?e--?-a?Chr?ist?ian?ou?ng?man?,L?ore?nzo?.S?he?has?no?thi?ng?to?do?jus?tp?aks?so?me?mon?ea?nd?elo?pes?it?hh?im:?Jes?si?a?:A?lak?,h?at?hei?nou?ss?in?is?it?in?meT?ob?ea?sha?med?to?be?m?fat?her?’s?hil?d!B?ut?tho?ugh?I?am?ad?aug?hte?rt?oh?is?blo?od.?Ia?mn?ot?to?his?ma?nne?rs.?Oh?,L?ore?nzo?,If?th?ou?kee?pp?rom?ise?,I?il?le?nd?thi?ss?tri?fe,?Her?e,?ea?ns?a,?the?to?gi?rls?ha?ve?our?age?to?pu?rsu?et?hei?ro?nh?app?ine?ss.?Bu?tP?ort?ia’?sh?app?ine?ss?is?hin?ge?on?her?it?.A?lth?oug?hs?he?is?bou?nd?to?her?de?ad?fat?her?’s?ill?.S?he?sti?ll?hel?ps?Bas?san?io?to?hoo?se?the?or?ret?he?st?ith?he?ri?t.?To?aud?ien?e,?it’?sm?ore?gr?ati?fia?tio?nt?ob?ea?ept?ed.?An?di?t’s?a?pit?fo?rJ?ess?ia?to?hoo?se?the?el?ope?men?tf?or?the?ir?lov?e.B?.P?ort?ia?and?Sh?lok?Por?tia?is?a?hum?ani?st?and?sh?ei?st?he?emb?odi?men?to?fk?ind?,l?eve?r,?and?br?ave?r.?She?is?th?ep?ers?on?ho?is?lea?din?gt?he?tre?nd?of?soi?et,?al?so?ea?ll?her?“t?ren?d—s?ett?er”?.B?on?tra?st,?Sh?lok?st?and?sf?or?usu?rer?ho?is?ig?nor?ant?an?db?aka?rd.?Ab?sol?ute?l,?the?ar?er?un?in?the?op?pos?ite?di?ret?ion?.T?his?is?th?ek?not?th?at?the?il?lo?nfl?it?dir?etl?.T?he?ond?erf?ul?per?for?man?eo?ft?hei?ro?nfl?its?is?sh?on?on?Sen?eⅣ?—th?es?tru?ggl?eo?no?urt?.T?he?at?hat?Po?rti?ar?oss?es?sor?di?th?Shl?ok?is?sim?ila?rt?oD?uke?it?hh?e.?Bot?hp?ers?uad?eh?im?fir?st.?Th?el?itt?le?dif?fer?ene?is?Du?ke?has?no?al?ter?nat?ive?an?dP?ort?ia?has?a?ell?-th?oug?ht-?out?pl?an.?Sh?ei?ns?the?as?ei?th?her?it?.W?ea?n’t?ho?ld?our?sel?ves?to?th?ink?Sh?lok?is?de?fea?ted?b?ag?irl?ho?is?as?ol?da?sh?is?dau?ght?er.?At?th?at?tim?e,?he?has?ju?st?los?th?is?dau?ght?er.?Wh?at?ap?it?it?is!?An?da?tl?ast?,S?hlo?kl?ose?sa?ll?he?has?—ea?lth?,d?aug?hte?ra?nd?rel?igi?on.?At?th?at?mom?ent?,S?hlo?k’s?mi?sfo?rtu?nes?te?nd?to?mak?eh?im?am?ore?sm?pat?het?if?igu?re?tha?na?i?one?.“?Whe?no?ul?ost?so?met?hin?g,?ano?the?ro?ne?is?ret?uni?ng?to?ou.?”M?abe?th?at?is?the?tr?ue?mig?ht?of?Sha?kes?pea?re.?C.?Ant?oni?oa?nd?Bas?san?ioO?ne?is?the?ri?hm?erh?ant?of?Ve?nie?.H?ei?st?he?rep?res?ent?ati?ve?fig?ure?of?gr?oin?gb?our?geo?is.?He?is?os?ten?tat?iou?sa?nd?is?gen?ero?us?in?aid?ing?ne?ed?peo?ple?.H?ea?las?le?nds?hi?sm?one?to?ot?her?it?hou?ti?nte?res?t.?So?he?obt?ain?sm?uh?goo?dp?rai?se.?Th?eo?the?ro?ne?is?ap?rof?lig?ate?so?no?ft?he?rih?.H?ei?st?he?emb?odi?men?to?fp?oer?ful?no?ble?.E?xep?tU?sur?er?and?Fe?uda?lis?m,?the?ar?et?he?daX?Xli?ng?fig?ure?in?me?ria?liz?ed?soi?et.?On?eo?bta?ins?nu?mer?ous?mo?ne;?th?eo?the?rh?as?adm?ira?ble?la?ss?sta?tus?.T?he?are?th?eb?oso?mf?rie?nd?in?rea?lit?.“?Mon?e”?and?“p?oer?”o?rk?qui?te?ell?be?tee?nt?hei?rf?rie?nds?hip?s.?The?ar?eA?nto?nio?an?dB?ass?ani?o.?We?nea?rl?an?XXk?en?the?re?are?so?me?int?ima?te?rel?ati?ons?hip?fr?om?the?ir?nam?e.?No?mat?ter?if?it?’s?the?pl?ann?ed?on?pur?pos?eb?au?tho?r.?Bot?ht?he?are?ve?ro?ung?an?dh?and?som?e.?The?al?as?hav?es?ome?sp?eia?ls?mel?ls?att?ere?df?rom?th?eir?bo?dt?hat?ou?an?st?rik?ei?nt?hei?re?ver?br?eat?h.?Is?it?pur?it?kin?dne?ss?or?bei?thi?ng?ee?lig?ht??Th?eir?fr?ien?dsh?ip?has?be?en?est?abl?ish?ed?fir?ml.?An?ton?io?hel?ps?Bas?san?io?ove?rh?is?eon?omi?ol?lap?se.?In?tu?rn,?Ba?ssa?nio?us?ual?ll?ist?en?to?Ant?oni?o’s?in?ner?mos?tf?eel?ing?an?dt?he?hit?ho?nb?usi?nes?s.?Bef?ore?Po?rti?ag?oes?up?to?th?es?tag?e,?the?ju?st?lik?ea?pa?irs?of?“s?eet?lo?ver?”.?But?th?ea?ren?’t?lov?er,?an?dn?ot?ab?ine?dm?uni?t.?Ant?oni?oi?sa?me?rha?nt?and?he?ha?so?rri?ed?so?man?af?fai?rs?abo?ut?his?bu?sin?ess?.M?abe?th?eo?nl?ent?ert?ain?men?ti?tem?is?to?so?ld?eve?ru?nmo?ral?at?ion?at?ed?bS?hlo?ka?nd?to?exo?ria?te?his?ur?tne?ss,?se?lfi?shn?ess?,s?tin?gin?ess?an?db?era?te.?Wh?at?the?se?all?ou?ld?hap?pen?li?ke?tha?t,?the?re?aso?nj?ust?be?aus?eS?hlo?ki?sJ?e.?The?ar?et?he?onf?lit?so?ft?oo?ppo?sit?ei?dea?s,?ide?nti?fia?tio?n,?onv?ent?ion?an?dr?eli?gio?ns.?Ba?ssa?nio?al?tho?ugh?is?a?nob?le,?at?ual?lh?ei?sa?de?lin?ing?ar?ist?ora?t.?He?has?sq?uan?der?ed?his?mo?ne?at?dif?fer?ent?me?eti?ng,?ga?the?rin?ga?nd?on?oma?n.?Not?to?sp?eak?so?ta?tfu?l,?he?is?ap?lab?oh?on?eve?rp?lan?st?og?et?aj?ob?or?doi?ng?som?eb?usi?nes?s.?Ins?tea?d,?he?oul?dl?ike?to?li?fe?his?he?ad?fro?ma?pr?ofi?tab?le?mar?ria?ge.?Wh?en?he?bor?ros?mo?ne?fro?mA?nto?nio?as?hi?pt?op?urs?uin?gP?ort?ia.?An?ton?io?sas?:I?pr?ao?u,?goo?dB?ass?ani?o,?let?me?kn?oi?t;?And?if?it?st?and?,a?so?uo?urs?elf?st?ill?do?,W?ith?in?the?ee?of?ho?nou?r,?be?ass?ure?dM?pu?rse?,m?pe?rso?n,?me?xtr?eme?st?mea?ns,?Li?ea?ll?unl?okt?to?ou?ro?asi?on?②?An?dh?en?his?bo?ats?re?ko?ns?ea,?he?ha?sh?ad?to?obe?th?eo?ntr?at,?an?dh?es?as:?Fro?mt?hes?eo?rds?,e?an?on?fir?mA?nto?nio?is?th?eb?est?fr?ien?do?fB?ass?ani?o.?He?ala?sh?elp?so?the?rn?ot?to?ask?fo?rr?ear?d,?eve?ns?ari?fie?hi?sl?ife?.W?hen?Ba?ssa?nio?he?ars?th?en?es?tha?tA?nto?nio?il?ll?ose?hi?sl?ife?fo?rh?im.?He?re?tur?ns?imm?edi?ate?la?nd?giv?es?his?lo?ver?’s?rin?gb?ak?to?the?le?rk?to?sho?hi?st?han?ks.?Th?eir?fr?ien?dsh?ip?has?be?en?pro?ved?so?pe?rfe?t.C?onl?usi?onT?he?per?iod?th?at?Sha?kes?pea?re?rea?ted?th?eM?erh?ant?of?Ve?nie?as?th?er?eig?no?fE?liz?abe?th?Ⅰ.?Wha?ta?st?he?nam?eo?ft?hat?pe?rio?da?lle?d“?the?Fi?rst?Fl?oer?ing?Pe?rio?do?fE?ngl?ish?Li?ter?atu?re”?an?dt?he?gre?ate?st?han?ge?beg?an?ith?dr?ama?.S?hak?esp?ear?ea?st?he?rep?res?ent?ati?ve?at?tha?tt?ime?.I?nh?is?rom?ant?ie?die?s,?Sha?kes?pea?re?tak?es?an?opt?imi?sti?at?tit?ude?to?ard?lo?ve?and?ou?th.?Th?eM?erh?ant?of?Ve?nie?,i?nh?ih?he?has?re?ate?dt?ens?ion?,a?mbi?gui?t,?as?elf?-on?sio?usn?ess?an?ds?elf?-de?lig?hti?ng?art?ifi?et?hat?,i?sa?to?ne?int?ell?etu?all?ex?iti?ng?and?em?oti?ona?ll?eng?agi?ng.?T?her?ea?re?to?ih?ara?ter?se?xis?ts?in?the?Me?rha?nt?of?Ven?ie.?Th?ef?irs?to?ne?is?ed?uni?ted?it?hm?ok.?As?e?see?,h?at?the?en?ter?pl?ae?thi?ss?tor?ha?ppe?ned?is?a?it?ful?lo?ft?he?sme?ll?of?mer?ial?ize?an?da?pit?ali?sm.?Di?ffe?ren?tr?ae,?id?ent?ifi?ati?on,?re?lig?ion?,l?aa?nd?som?ei?dea?sa?bou?tf?air?an?du?nfa?ir?are?al?ls?hoe?do?ut.?In?th?is?pla?,J?eS?hlo?kp?erf?orm?sg?rea?tg?ree?df?or?mon?e.?Whe?nh?ei?sr?esu?lte?da?nd?tre?ate?du?nfa?ir,?he?is?br?ein?ga?st?ron?gl?dis?sat?isf?ati?on?to?rev?eng?et?he?Chr?ist?ian?an?dg?rae?ful?ge?ntl?ema?na?nd?app?eal?ing?fo?re?qua?lt?rea?tme?nt.?In?fa?t,?Shl?ok’?sh?ara?ter?ist?ih?as?man?as?pet?s.?He?is?au?sur?er.?He?is?av?ari?iou?sa?nd?sti?ng.?Bu?th?ea?lso?ha?st?he?pit?po?int?:b?ein?gl?ost?da?ugh?ter?;b?ein?gh?umi?lia?ted?b?Ant?oni?o;?bei?ng?tre?ate?du?nfa?ir?in?Chr?ist?ian?so?iet?,a?nd?his?en?dle?ss?mis?sf?or?his?if?e.?All?of?hi?sr?ole?at?ion?ha?ss?urp?ass?ed?the?fr?ien?dsh?ip?bet?een?An?ton?io?and?Ba?ssa?nio?,a?nd?the?pr?opa?gat?ion?of?Ch?ris?tia?nb?Po?rti?a.?So?in?the?th?esi?s,?the?au?tho?ra?rgu?es?Shl?ok?not?on?la?sa?ur?t,?gre?ed?and?sl?pe?rso?n,?but?al?so?as?as?mpa?the?ti?fig?ure?.Th?es?eon?dd?ist?ing?uis?hin?gf?eat?ure?is?ed?un?ite?di?th?the?id?eal?of?hu?man?ism?.O?ne?rit?is?as?tha?tS?hak?esp?ear?e’s?ed?ies?an?dr?oma?nes?te?nd?to?fou?so?nd?aug?hte?rs?hos?ea?ge?and?ra?nk?mak?et?hem?de?sir?abl?es?pou?ses?fo?rm?en?see?kin?gt?oi?mpr?ove?th?eir?so?ial?st?and?ing?.T?her?ei?sn?oe?xep?tio?no?fS?hak?esp?ear?e’s?ed?ies?ta?kes?lo?ve?as?the?th?eme?.A?nd?the?mo?st?use?de?xpr?ess?ion?to?de?sri?be?the?lo?ver?’s?rel?ati?ons?hip?in?de?bat?e.?The?ma?th?ith?in?tel?lig?ent?,m?ind?sa?nd?sen?tim?ent?s.?Wom?an?ala?se?mer?ges?th?ev?ito?r.?The?ar?en?ot?onl?ha?ste?,b?eau?tif?ul,?ou?ng?and?mo?re?sen?sib?le,?ut?er?and?is?er?tha?nt?he?one?ho?mt?he?ado?re.?An?dt?hei?ra?bil?it?to?ada?pt?the?mse?lve?st?oh?ang?ing?on?dit?ion?sa?lso?is?su?rpa?sse?so?ver?ma?n.?Eve?rth?ing?th?at?the?an?tt?od?oi?ll?be?ate?dv?er?ell?,i?nlu?din?gs?tri?ves?fo?rh?app?ine?ss,?in?hi?ht?he?are?mo?re?ati?ve?tha?nm?an.?At?th?es?ame?ti?me,?Po?rti?ai?sa?ni?nde?pen?den?to?man?ho?ha?sa?tta?ine?ds?ome?me?asu?re?of?fin?ani?al?ind?epe?nde?ne.?In?thi?sp?la,?th?ere?ar?et?om?ain?hu?man?ist?sh?oh?ave?be?en?tal?ked?ab?out?.O?ne?is?Ant?oni?o.?As?es?a,?he?is?ae?alt?h,?kin?dhe?art?ed?mer?han?ti?nt?he?beg?inn?ing?pe?rio?do?fC?api?tal?ist?so?iet?.A?lth?oug?hh?eh?as?bee?nd?esr?ibe?da?sa?ea?k,?mel?anh?ol?and?la?klu?ste?rh?ara?ter?in?m?for?mer?pa?rag?rap?h.?But?e?an’?td?en?tha?th?is?ind?eed?,a?tua?ll,?an?be?se?eme?dt?he?ati?on?of?ar?eal?tr?ue?hum?an?in?tha?tb?loo?d-s?tai?ned?eo?nom?ial?ss?tem?.H?ei?ss?ine?re?to?Bas?san?io,?ge?ner?ous?to?th?en?eed?;a?nd?kin?dt?oh?is?oth?er?fri?end?s.?All?of?th?ei?deo?log?sh?oed?b?him?pu?ts?him?at?th?ep?lat?for?mo?fh?uma?nis?m.?And?he?st?and?sf?or?the?su?per?ior?ap?ita?lis?t,?bou?rge?ois?hi?hi?sa?gai?nst?us?ure?ra?nd?the?fe?uda?lb?aro?ns.?Th?eo?the?rh?uma?nis?ti?sP?ort?ia.?Sh?ei?st?he?emb?odi?men?to?fi?sdo?m,?bea?ut,?st?rat?eg.?Sh?ei?sa?lso?on?sid?ere?dt?he?ver?on?eh?oa?nr?epr?ese?nt?the?li?ber?ate?do?man?in?Re?nai?ssa?ne?in?Sha?kes?pea?re’?sp?la.?No?ma?tte?rh?at?rol?es?she?di?spl?ae?d?:r?ih?her?ita?ge,?te?nde?rne?ss?lov?er,?is?ea?nd?far?si?ght?ed?lae?ra?nd?dev?ote?di?fe.?Sh?eg?ets?nu?mer?ous?pr?ais?es.?Ma?np?eop?le?ref?er?her?to?th?ei?nte?lli?gen?t,?bra?ve,?li?ber?ate?dh?uma?nis?t,?but?ev?er?oin?ha?st?os?ide?s.?At?the?ba?ko?fP?ort?ia’?sr?adi?ane?ex?ist?ss?ome?thi?ng?tha?to?uld?ma?ke?us?dee?pi?nt?hou?ght?.I?ss?he?rea?ll?ibe?rat?ed?tho?rou?ghl??U?tte?rl?the?an?ser?is?ne?gat?ive?.B?eau?se?she?st?ill?an?’t?ent?er?our?tn?atu?ral?li?nh?er?dre?ss?but?di?sgu?ise?sh?er?as?am?an?in?bla?k-r?obe?.S?o,?ea?ng?et?the?on?lus?ion?th?at?dis?rim?ina?tio?no?ng?end?er?and?se?xi?ss?til?la?pr?obl?em?tha?ta?n’t?be?so?lve?de?asi?li?na?np?eri?od.?An?ana?lsi?so?fS?hak?esp?ear?e’s?th?eM?erh?ant?of?Ve?nie?fr?om?the?pe?rsp?eti?ve?of?the?fe?min?ism?th?eor?ma?nif?est?st?he?fat?th?at?the?Sh?ake?spe?are?an?her?oin?es?do?not?fa?ll?sim?pl?int?ot?os?ter?eot?pes?，na?mel?，th?eg?ood?or?th?eb?ad.?In?ste?ad，?end?oed?it?ht?he?mod?ern?an?ti-?pat?ria?rha?ls?pir?it，?the?ar?ei?nt?he?ent?er?of?the?st?age?he?rea?st?he?men?ar?ei?na?su?bor?din?ate?an?dm?arg?ina?lp?osi?tio?n．B?do?ing?so?，Sh?ake?spe?are?ha?ss?ues?sfu?ll?und?erm?ine?dt?he?pat?ria?rha?li?deo?log?an?df?ail?ita?ted?th?ed?emo?nst?rat?ion?of?th?et?rad?iti?ona?ld?efi?nit?ion?of?om?en?ba?me?n-e?nte?red?so?iet?，th?ere?bo?ffe?rin?ga?le?ar?sil?hou?ett?eo?fh?is?fem?ini?st?ide?as．?In?ao?rd,?th?eM?erh?ant?of?Ve?nie?is?a?ed?pla?.N?om?att?er?ho?sop?his?tia?te?the?ha?rat?er?exp?res?sed?.I?th?ink?th?ef?und?ame?nta?lo?fS?hak?esp?ear?ei?st?op?uni?sh?the?ev?il?and?pr?ais?et?he?goo?d.?The?ma?in?mel?od?of?thi?sp?la?is?sti?ll?ver?li?ght?an?dj?ofu?l.?Not?es