Shakespeare, William (Merchant of VeniceThe administration of law merchant, or mercantile law, in England is a possible source and explanation for the trial scene in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Law merchant was distinct from common law and was seen as somehow "Italian." It governed ...
Manipulation of the Law in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice In reading Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, several themes seem to emerge and cause the audience to question the nature of man's place within his society. One such theme is the nature of the law, and man's abiding by it, or ...
The Merchant of Venice (selection) 《威尼斯商人》 (选段) 一、阅读理解 Part A Back in Venice, there was one very angry moneylender (放债人), Shylock. When he discovered his daughter, Jessica, had run away and taken money and jewels with her, he was furious. He tried to find h...
根据文中“The law of Venice, says that if you plan to kill a citizen of Venice, you will lose everything that you own. Half of what you have will belong to the person you tried to kill, and the other half will belong to the duke.” 威尼斯的法律规定,如果你打算杀死一个威尼斯公民,...
The Merchant of Venice: Directed by Michael Radford. With Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins. In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions,
The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare main characters & synopsis: Bassanio巴塞尼奥 (a Venetian merchant) Antonio安东尼奥 (a rich merchant and Bassanio's good friend) Portia波西亚 (a rich heiress,a girl who Bassanio seeks to marry) Shylock夏洛克 (a Jewish moneylender) ...
阅读理解The Merchant of Venice Shylock held his knife and told Antonio to get ready. "Wait!" said Portia. "You will not do anything that is not written in the contract (合同). Is that right, Shylock?""Yes, that's right," said Shylock. He wondered what the wise young judge was goin...
The Merchant of Venice is the important early works of Shakespeare, which is a comedy with a great satire. It's about to make in 1596 ～ 1597.In the play Shakespeare not only speaks highly of love and friendship, but also mirrors the social background of that time. Antonio had a...
The Merchant of Venice Venice.A Court of Justice.Enter the DUKE: the Magnificoes; ANTONIO, BASSANIO, GRATIANO, SALARINO, SALANIO, and Others.Duke.What, is Antonio
Shylock turns and starts to leave the court. P: Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him. One half of his money and his goods shall be given to the city of Venice and...