夏洛克形象的悲剧性探析

Reread Shylock from a Tragic Viewpoint

《威尼斯商人》中的夏洛克形象一般被认为是一个贪婪、狡诈、吝啬而残酷的喜剧小丑。然而从文学表现手法以及社会文化背景来看,该剧亦可解读为一部以间距为喜剧,而内容为悲剧的作品;作为犹太人的夏洛克则是种族歧视和宗教迫害的牺牲品,他身上所承载的不仅是个人的悲剧还有种族和人性的悲剧。

Traditionally Shylock was viewed as an unsympathetic usurer and miner on the stage. Looking over the literary devices adopted in this play and the social and religious peculiarities of the time, the author analyzed The Merchant of Venice as a tragedy and viewed Shylock as a victim of racial prejudice who suffered a lot from religious persecution. This thesis leads to a conclusion that differs from the traditional one and puts forward a different image of Shylock-a tragic hero of his 'scared race' the Jews.