理解莎士比亚作品的钥匙:三题一体——以《威尼斯商人》为例

Three Themes in One: Key to the Understanding of Shakespearean Works

通过对莎士比亚第105首十四行诗及其喜剧代表作《威尼斯商人》的研究发现:真善美三题一体是莎士比亚始终遵循的创作原则,也是帮助读者理解莎士比亚作品的钥匙。这一发现对于从文学视角理解我国构建法治社会的同时必须强调以真善美为核心的和谐社会建设的必要性和重要性具有重要意义。

As one of the masterpiece comedies by William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice strictly adheres to Shakespearian artistic creative principle of ＂Fair, kind, and true - three themes in one＂, and integrates the notions of true friendship, fair love and the kindness of human nature into the main plot - the trial scene. The Merchant of Venice demonstrates that if an undue legal justice is stressed, we shall deviate from our original intention--the pursuit of the real justice, and which in turn, may bring the society ruled by law into a dilemma. To the spectators and readers, especially to the Chinese public in the transition period from a traditional society ruled by man into a harmonious society ruled by law, this unique and leading theme has far-reaching and immediate enlightenment significance.