论《威尼斯商人》中的宗教冲突

On Religious Conflict in the Merchant of Venice

莎士比亚的喜剧《威尼斯商人》反映了犹太教与基督教之间的冲突.安东尼奥与夏洛克之间的矛盾不仅仅是个人之间的矛盾,他们各自代表一种文化和宗教.在这部喜剧中,宗教冲突异常明显.夏洛克代表的是犹太教,安东尼奥所代表的是基督教,取得胜利的当然是主流文化所代表的宗教,即基督教.

Shakespeare’s comedy The Merchant of Venice reflects the religious conflict between Judaism and Christianity. The controversy between Antonio and Shylock is not only their personal one, and rather they represent their own cultures and religions. The religious conflict is prominently contained in the comedy, in which Shylock stands for Judaism, while Antonio represents Christianity. The latter one, being the representative of the dominant culture, prevails in the end.