原创广州花都重点中学邝维煜纪念中学英语专题复习试卷
日期:2010-07-19 07:40
aJewishmoneylender,Portiahasproposedariddle,featurestwomaincharacters:Shylock,comedybyEnglishplaywrightWilliamShakespeare,MerchantofVenice,Italy,andPortia,awealthyheiressThetwocharacters’storiesarecleverlyintertwinedShylockprosecutesthemerchantAntonioforfailuretorepayaloanthatAntoniohadcontractedonbehalfofhisfriendBassanioShylockthreatenstocutoffapoundofAntonio'sflesh,Bassanio,apenaltyoriginallyinsertedinthecontractasajestThetwomustresolvetheirsituationincourtMeanwhile,The,choosescorrectlyForhissake,statingthatshecanbewoninmarriageonlyifasuitorisabletoguesstheonechestofthreeinwhichherportraitishiddenHerlover,writtenaround1596ItisregardedbysomescholarsasthestrongestandmostsuccessfulofShakespeare'searlycomediesTheplay,PortiagoestothecourtroomdisguisedasalawyertodefendAntoniofromShylock’sdemandsShedefeatsShylockbypointingoutthatalthoughhehasarighttoapoundofAntonio'sflesh,whichissetpartlyinVenice,heisnotentitledtoasingledropofhisbloodAnimportantelementofShylock'scharacterishi,
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