威尼斯商人 性格分析 中英文对照

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 pou nd 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 Shyl ock 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，没有达成共识已经是否读他是一个嗜血的怪物，一个滑稽的犹太人的刻板印象，或是一个悲剧人物的庄重的感觉被迫害他忍受破碎。当然，这是该剧的拮抗剂，和他是威胁足以严重危害威尼斯的商人和年轻的恋人幸福一样。夏洛克是也，然而，创造环境；即使在他的一磅肉的执着追求，他经常提到他经历了残酷的基督教的手让我们很难把他自然出世的怪物。在莎士比亚的一个最著名的独白，例如，他认为犹太人是人类并呼吁他的复仇的教训产品教了他残忍的威尼斯公民。另一方面，夏洛克的冷冷的计算错误的企图报复谋杀他的迫害者，他做了安东尼奥，阻止我们观察他在主要的正面光。莎士比亚让我们明白无误地人的时刻，但他经常把我们对夏洛克一样，把他描绘成一个吝啬的，残忍的，和平凡的人物。

Antonio - The merchant whose love for his friend Bassanio prompts him to sign Shylock’s contract and almost lose his life. Antonio is something of a mercurial figure, often depressed and, as Shylock points out, possessed of a dislike of Jews. Nonetheless, Antonio is beloved of his friends and proves merciful to Shylock, albeit with conditions.

Bassanio - A gentleman of Venice, and dear friend to Antonio. Bassanio’s love for wealthy Portia leads him to borrow money from Shylock with Antonio as his

An ineffectual businessman, Bassanio proves himself a worthy suitor, correctly identifying the casket that contains Portia’s portrait.

Portia - A wealthy heiress from Belmont. Portia’s beauty is matched only by her intelligence. Bound by a clause in her father’s will that forces her to marry whichever suitor chooses correctly among three caskets, Portia is nonetheless able to marry her true love, Bassanio. Far and away the most clever of the play’s characters, it is Portia, the disg uise of a young law clerk, who saves Antonio from Shylock’s knife.

Gratiano - A friend of Bassanio’s who accompanies him to Belmont. A coarse young man, Gratiano is Shylock’s most vocal and insulting critic during the trial. While Bassanio courts Portia, Gratiano falls in love with and eventually weds Portia’s maid, Nerissa.

Nerissa - Portia’s maid and friend. She marries Gratiano and accompanies Portia to Venice by disguising herself as her law clerk.

Lorenzo - A friend of Bassanio and Antonio, Loren zo is in love with Shylock’s daughter, Jessica. He schemes to help Jessica escape from her father’s house, and he eventually elopes with her to Belmont.

安东尼奥 - 商人谁爱他的朋友巴萨尼奥提示他签署的合同和夏洛克几乎失去生命。安东尼奥是个善变的东西，经常情绪低落，当夏洛克指出，拥有一个讨厌的犹太人。尽管如此，安东尼奥是朋友的爱戴和证明怜悯夏洛克，尽管条件。

巴塞尼奥 - 威尼斯的绅士，和亲爱的朋友安东尼奥。巴萨尼奥的热爱使他富有的鲍西娅夏洛克借钱以安东尼奥为他的担保人。不成功的商人，他证明了自己是一个值得追求者，正确识别包含波西亚的肖像棺材。

波西亚 - 一个有钱的女继承人从蒙特。波西亚的美只能从她的智慧。的一个条款，在她父亲的意志，强迫她嫁给任何求婚者选择正确的在三个棺材的束缚，鲍西娅是仍然能够嫁给她的真爱，巴萨尼奥。最聪明的扮演的角色，这是她在一个年轻的律师助理，伪装，他将安东尼奥从夏洛克的刀。

葛莱西安诺 - 巴萨尼奥的朋友陪伴他蒙特。一个粗糙的年轻人，葛劳提阿诺夏洛克的最强烈的、侮辱性的评论在审判。巴塞尼奥法院波西亚时，葛莱西安诺爱上并最终与波西亚的女仆，尼莉莎。

尼莉莎 - 波西亚的女仆和朋友。她嫁给葛劳提阿诺和伴随波西亚到威尼斯将自己伪装成她的法律职员。

洛伦佐 - 朋友巴萨尼奥和安东尼奥，洛伦佐爱上了夏洛克的女儿，杰西卡。他计划去帮助杰西卡摆脱她父亲的房子，他最终跟她私奔去贝尔蒙特。

Jessica - Although she is Shylock’s daughter, Jessica hates life in her father’s house, and elopes with the young Christian gentleman, Lorenzo. The fate of her soul is often in doubt: the play’s characters wonder if her marriage can overcome the fact that she was born a Jew, and we wonder if her sale of a ring given to her father by her mother is extremely heartless.

Launcelot Gobbo - Bassanio’s servant. A clownish figure who leaves Shylock’s service in order to work for Bassanio.

The duke of Venice - The ruler of Venice, who presides over Antonio’s trial. Although a powerful man, the duke’s state is built on respect for the law, and he is unable to help Antonio.

杰西卡 - 虽然她是夏洛克的女儿，杰西卡不喜欢生活在她父亲的房子，和私奔与年轻的基督教绅士，洛伦佐。她的灵魂的命运往往是在怀疑：剧中的人物不知道她的婚姻可以克服的事实，她出世的犹太人，我们怀疑她的销售一个戒指给她父亲的母亲是非常无情的。

兰斯洛特戈博 - 巴萨尼奥的仆人。滑稽的人物，叶夏洛克的服务为巴萨尼奥。

威尼斯 -公爵威尼斯的统治者，谁主持安东尼奥的审判。虽然一个强大的人，公爵的状态是建立在对法律的尊重，他无法帮助安东尼奥。