【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 0。 You called me misbeliever, cutthroat dog, And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine, And all for use of that which is mine own. Well then, it now appears you need my help:┆ What should I say to you? Should I not say, ‘Hath a dog money? Is it possible A cur can lend three thousand ducats?’ orShall I bend low, and in a bondman’s key, With bated breath, and whispering humbleness, Say this: ‘Fair sir, you spat on me on Wednesday last。 You spurn’d me such a day。 another timeYou call’d me dogand for these courtesies I’ll lend you thus much moneys?’ 10 Shylock had such a magnanimous spirit, that he even offered Antonio, who had abused him terribly, a loan, free of interest. Shylock was willing to loan money to one who totally ruined him in public, on terms that were nicer than his normal business terms. This kind, forgiving heart can be seen in Act 1 Scene 3, beginning with line 134: “Why, look how you storm ! I would be friends with you, and have your love, forget the names that you have stain’d me with, supply your present wants and take no doit of usance for my moneys, and you’ll not hear me: This is kind I offer.” 11And just in case the audience or reader thinks Shylock is exaggerating, Antonio answers: “I am as like to call thee so again/To spet on thee again, to spurn thee too.”12Even after Antonio’s admission, Shylock still claims, “I would be friends with you and have no doit of usance for my moneys.”13 In lieu of interest, he suggests that “in a merry sport” they will draw up a bond under which Antonio will be required to forfeit a pound of his flesh if the loan is not repaid. What could Shylock mean by this strange arrangement? What did Shakespeare want us to think he means? Since we cannot guess motives, let us take it at face value: Shylock really meant it as a joke. As Shylock explains, what could he gain by exacting a pound of flesh? He is a businessman, and a pound of flesh is not worth anything! Antonio accepts the bond, calls Shylock a “gentle Jew”, and says to Bassanio, “The Hebrew will turn Christian: he grows kind.”14(中間段落已被省略！范文僅供參考！)B. Shylock’s attitude towards his eloped daughter Shylock is invited to dinner by Bassanio. Then Shylock calls to Jessica。 when she finally es, he shows no sign of being upset (as many parents would justifiably be) that he had to call her three times. He tells her he has been invited to supper with Bassanio and says, Jessica, my girl, Look to my house. I am right loath to go: There is some ill abrewing towards my rest, For I did dream of moneybags tonight18 And then later in the same scene: Well, Jessica, go in— Perhaps I will return immediately— Do as I bid you。 Shut doors after you …19 These lines, and especially the phrase “Jessica, my girl,” prove that there is nothing amid the relationship as far as Shylock is concerned. He repeats his request—it is certainly not a harsh demand—that she take care of his property by shutting the doors. The worst thing that can be said about Shylock is that he is concerned about his money being stolen, which, under the circumstances, was a reasonable worry. He obviously trusts Jessica with all that he has, and she violates that trust as soon as he has gone.But the friends of Bassanio are planning to steal