莎士比亞維納斯商人3 merchant of Venice courseware課件

1、Shakespeare：The Merchant of Venice2008-09-15Lecture Outline1. Lead-in: Summary of the plot2. Characterization: Antonio(good) vs. Shylock(evil)?3. Dramatic type: comedy vs. tragedy4. Humanistic puzzle: material affluence = happiness? 5. Conclusion: the greatness of Shakespeares drama6. AssignmentHuma

2、nism2008-09-15I. Summary of the plotAntonioPortiaBassanioShylockbond2008-09-15Bassanios plan to pursue Portiathe strange bond between Antonio and Shylock (3000 ducats= a pound of flesh)Jessica s escape with great amount of goldAntonios shipwreck and arrestPortia disguised as a doctor of law, Nerriss

3、a a clerkone exact pond of flesh and no blood to be shedthe crime of conspiring to kill a Venetian citizenloss of property and convert from Judaism to Christianity2008-09-15Lecture Outline1. Lead-in: Summary of the plot2. Characterization: Antonio(good) vs. Shylock(evil)?2.1 First impression 2.2 A s

4、econd view2.3 Background: Anti-semitism3. Dramatic type: comedy vs. tragedy4. Humanistic puzzle: material affluence = happiness? 5. Conclusion: the greatness of Shakespeares drama6. Assignment2008-09-152.1 First impression on Antonio and ShylockAntonio： Christian，generosity, Kindness,Shylock： hereti

5、c, greed, Mercilessness,Goodevil?2008-09-15Is Antonio straightforward and virtuous, as he claims? Does he treat Shylock fairly and justly? 2.2 A second view of Antonio and Shylock2008-09-15Shylocks anger and sadness1). the servant Launcelot Bobbos leaving from shylock to Bassanio2). daughter Jessica

6、s elopement with Lorenzo3). deprivation by the Christian world represented by Antonio, both financially and psychologically2008-09-15Shylock is abandoned materially and spiritually.Is Shakespeare anti-semitic?2008-09-15Did Shakespeare show sympathy towards the sufferings of Jews in this play?Is Shyl

7、ock a man more sinned against than sinning, more wronged than wronging others?Whats the cultural background for Antonios contemptuous treatment towards Shylock and Shylocks tragic life? Questions:2008-09-153. Drama type: Comedy vs. tragedywhy did the author write this story into a comedy instead of

8、a tragedy in which Antonio would have a tragic and sublime ending?2008-09-15Then, is it possible to rewrite this comedy into a tragedy with Shylock as the hero at that time? Why?What is a tragedy?Whats the purpose/function of tragedy?2008-09-15On the one hand, influenced and limited by the anti-semi

9、tic tradition, the author has to make Shylock a comic villain, a stereotypical figure to some extent.On the other hand, in such a period when Anti-semitism was in fashion, the humanist Shakespeare is brave enough to show sympathy towards Shylock and depicts him as a human being with dignity.We may say that the wronged Shylock is a mirror to reflect the social injustice at that time.Shakespeares humanistic idea rose far above the prejudices of his time!4. Humanistic puzzle: material affluence = happiness? Which direction may the material affluence