论安东尼奥与夏洛克

A Brief Discourse on Antonio and Shylock

在《威尼斯商人》中 ,安东尼奥与夏洛克的多侧面对抗使其成为具有多重内蕴的圆形人物。安东尼奥是仁慈、宽厚、侠义的化身。夏洛克作为一个高利贷者 ,他精明、吝啬、贪婪、残忍 ,但作为一个生活在基督徒社会里的异教徒 ,他又有强烈的民族的被压迫感和为民族伸张的激情。莎士比亚克服了时代偏见 ,塑造出“一个具有伟大的敏感与个性的形象”。

In THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, the antagonism in many aspects between Antonio and Sh ylock have turned them into the round-shaped characters with multiple connotations. Antonio presents the embodiment of mercy, generosity and chivalry, but above all he is depressed, which he showed from the very beginning in the p lay. Whereas Shylock, the usurer, is shrewd, mean, avaricious and ruthless but, he, as a pagan in Christian society, is filled with the sense of a nation being oppressed and is greatly impelled with the strong passion of raising the voice f or his nation.Shakespeare overcame the prejudice of the times and created an i mage with great sensitivity and individuality.