【正文】 capitalism rapid developing and gradually to expand overseas. In England, to build wealth was national goal. As Shylock has not a social status, he can’t have legitimate career, only to be a usurer. Although these usuries settled the urgent need for economic development, they couldn’t created wealth and couldn’t bring interests for the country. They were called parasite by rising capitalists. Because they just fillup their pockets using others wealth. While Antonio as representative of rising capitalist businessman, he was engaged in overseas trade, establishing the image of the state, spreading the influence outside the British territory. Moreover, they brought wealth for the country. Such people were just those that the state needed. Thus, this economic condition was fit for Shylock, and he was destined to a tragedy. In Elizabethan era, it was true that the Jews were confiscated wealth and were forced to change their belief, thus, they were persecuted no matter what their body and their soul were. Shakespeare stated for the Jews by Shylock’s words:… and what39。s his reason? I am a Jew: hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jewhands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons,subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means,warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, asa Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? if youtickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we notdie? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we arelike you in the rest, we will resemble you in that( Act iii Scene i).What were differences between the Jews and Christians? Why did the Jews have to suffer so much? Just for they are the Jews, and don’t believe Christianity, they must bear all people’s hatred. But in that society, Shylock just had this fate. Family and other Reasons The person that Shylock could love and only loved was his daughter—Jessica. But his daughter had little affection to him and betrayed him, she never considered his father’s sad and trouble a Jew and a usurer. Around all the hatred eyes, with dignity and personality in exchange for little savings to feed him and his daughter, Jessica takes many ducats to her lover—Lorenzo without hesitation. Shylock cries and shouts in the street “my daughter! Oh, my ducats! Oh, my daughter!”. How heartrending scene it was! Many people think this shows his greed, but I think this because he really feels sad. Even more sad thing was his friend Tubal told him that his daughter traded a wild monkey with his ring which the only bit of his pleasant memory, that ring was the present sent by his dear wife. What we see is an old man who can’t be accepted by that society and betrayed by kinship, as if any attempt was wasted, and pitiful Shylock had to bear alone this pain which will tear his heart. In addition, in the Christiandominated society, although Shakespeare have some sympathy for the Jews, but the audience couldn’t bear that Shylock had a good result in that time, certainly, this result can better reflect the social reality. The Merchant of Venice is one of the most famous edy in the world, but when we think of Shylock, we have to say it is a tragedy. While we are pleasant for three couples of lover, we certainly remembered that an old, sympathetic man walk in the street. Everything has its own reason, if people must say he was selfish, cruel, first, they have to know its background and social condition in that time, and then, I’ll tell you Shylock is pity, clever, courageous, tough, frank, rich national spirit, and I have reasons to say that.Notes Shakespeare, Merchant of .《威尼斯商人中英對照》,梁實秋,2001,中國廣播電視出版社. ibid ibid ibid ibid ibid ibid ibid ibid ibid ibid李巧英,2010,＜威尼斯商人＞中夏洛克的悲劇色彩,《消費導(dǎo)刊》第4期,167. Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of .《威尼斯商人中英對照》,梁實秋,2001,中國廣播電視出版社.BibliographyShakespeare, William. 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Besides her help with my thesis, she has also given me some advice on the methods of doing research, which is of great value to my future academic life. Last but not least, my special thanks are due to my dearest parents and my beloved friends for their love and constant support. Thanks for their dedication on my thesis.