威尼斯商人 性格分析 中英文对照.doc

Analysis of Major Characters Characters analysis Shylock?-? A Jewish moneylender in Venice. Angered by his mistreatment at the hands of Venice’s Christians, particularly Antonio, Shylock schemes to take his revenge by ruthlessly demanding as payment a pound of Antonio’s flesh. Although seen by the rest of the play’s characters as an inhuman monster, Shylock at times diverges from stereotype and reveals himself to be quite human. These contradictions, and his eloquent expressions of hatred, have earned Shylock a place as one of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters. 夏洛克?-?威尼斯犹太放债人。对他的虐待在威尼斯的基督徒，尤其是安东尼奥的手，夏洛克的方案来报仇被无情地要求支付安东尼奥的一磅肉。虽然在剧中的人物都视为非人的怪物，夏洛克有时偏离的刻板印象，认为他自己是很有人情味。这些矛盾，和他的雄辩的表达仇恨，已经赢得了作为莎士比亚的一个最令人难忘的角色夏洛克的地方。 Shylock Although critics tend to agree that Shylock is?The Merchant of Venice’s most noteworthy figure, no consensus has been reached on whether to read him as a bloodthirsty bogeyman, a clownish Jewish stereotype, or a tragic figure whose sense of decency has been fractured by the persecution he endures. Certainly, Shylock is the play’s antagonist, and he is menacing enough to seriously imperil the happiness of Venice’s businessmen and young lovers alike. Shylock is also, however, a creation of circumstance; even in his single-minded pursuit of a pound of flesh, his frequent mentions of the cruelty he has endured at Christian hands make it hard for us to label him a natural born monster. In one of Shakespeare’s most famous monologues, for example, Shylock argues that Jews are humans and calls his quest for vengeance the product of lessons taught to him by the cruelty of Venetian citizens. On the other hand, Shylock’s coldly calculated attempt to revenge the wrongs done to him by murdering his persecutor, Antonio, prevents us from viewing him in a primarily positive light. Shakespeare gives us unmistakably human moments, but he often steers us against Shylock as well, painting him as a miserly, cruel, and prosaic figure. 虽然评论家倾向于认为夏洛克是？威尼斯的最引人注目的人物的商人，