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1、ThemeAnalysis:TheMerchantofVeniceTheme:LoveThesisStatement:AntonioandShylockboth“l(fā)ovesomething”deeplyandtheyarewillingtosacrificeforthem.IntheplayofTheMerchantofVenice,Antonioisconsideredtobethe“justside”whileShylockisthesymbolofgreedandspite.However,the
2、ybothhavesomethingthattheylovedeeplyandtheywouldsacrificeforitifnecessary.Antonio’s“l(fā)ove”isfriendship,butShylock’s“l(fā)ove”ismoney.Atthebeginningoftheplay,thethesis“AntonioandShylockbothlovesomething”isintroduced.InAct1Scene1,BassanioisaskingformoneyfromAnt
3、oniobecausehewantstowintheloveofabeautifulwealthygirlnamedPortia.Atthattime,Antoniodoesn’thaveenoughmoneybecauseallhismoneyistiedupinthecargothatisstillatsea,buthesaid,“Butgoaheadandchargethingstomeoncredit,asmuchcreditasIcangetinVenice.I’lluseallmylines
4、ofcredittohelpyougettoBelmont,toPortia.”(Ⅰ,i)Althoughhedoesn’thavecashforBassanio,hestilltriedhisbesttogetmoneyforhisfriend.EvenwhenShylockproposestocutAntonio’sfleshifAntoniodoesn’treturnthemoney,Antonioagreesimmediatelyjustforhelpinghisfriend,thisiscon
5、sideredtobeasacrificebecauseAntonioisriskinghislife.Also,AntoniovaluesthefriendshipbetweenheandBassanioverymuch,becausewhenapersoncan’tgetmoneydirectly,he/shewillrefusetolendmoneytoothers,evenhis/herclosestfriend,letaloneborrowmoneyfromotherstolendmoneyt
6、ohis/herfriend.ButAntoniodoesit.SoitshowsthatAntonio’s“l(fā)ove”isfriendship,andhecansacrificeforit.Thisisthefirstappearanceofthethesis“AntonioandShylockbothlovesomethingdeeply”.Asthestorycontinues,theotherpartofthethesisisrevealed,thatisthe“l(fā)ove”ofShylock.S
7、hylockisameanandgreedyman,inAct3Scene1,whenTubaltellsShylockthathecan'tfindShylock’sdaughterwhorunsawaywithherloveLorenzo,Shylock’sfirstreactionisnotthesafetyofhisdaughterbuthismoney,“Oh,oh,oh!OneofthestolendiamondscostmetwothousandducatsinFrankfurt!…Two
8、thousandducatsinthatdiamond,andotherprecious,preciousjewels!Iwishmydaughterweredeadatmyfeetwearingthosejewels!Iwishshewereinhercoffinhere,withtheducatsinhercoffin!”(Ⅲ,i)Additionally,whenTubalsaysthatherdaughterspendsducats