威尼斯商人
The Merchant of Venice
William Shakespeare · 初版 1600 年
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为什么值得读
- 借债务与反犹等危机直面人类恒久的真切痛感
- 包含一磅肉等大量融入现代流行文化的著名典故
- 作为课堂经典，能让人深刻理解影视中的文学隐喻
在这部发生在16世纪威尼斯的关于爱情与金钱的生动喜剧中，Bassanio 想打动富家女继承人 Portia，却缺乏必要的资金。他向商人好友 Antonio 求助，Antonio 被迫向犹太放贷人 Shylock 借钱。当 Antonio 的生意受挫，无力偿还债务时——按照借款协议的条款，Shylock 得以索要 Antonio 身上的一磅肉。Portia 巧妙介入化解危机，最终皆大欢喜（当然除了 Shylock）。
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……对我来说就像是脑子受了伤的产物。我想知道从16世纪到现在究竟改变了什么，因为莎士比亚的幽默在当时显然确实很受欢迎。但悲剧又是另一回事了。《威尼斯商人》即便是对21世纪的观众来说也非常直击人心。就好像人类的烦恼（无论是债务还是反犹主义）随着时间的推移并没有改变多少。
…like product of a brain injury to me. I wonder what has changed since the 16th century, as obviously Shakespeare's humor was genuinely popular back then. It is a different story with the tragedies. The Merchant of Venice was very visceral even for 21st century audience. As if troubles of people (be it debt or anti-Semitism) changed less over time.
我好像属于少数派，但我很喜欢我们在学校读的文学作品——时隔多年，我依然怀着深厚的感情记得《动物农场》、《蝇王》、《人鼠之间》、《威尼斯商人》……不过我当时阅读量就已经很大了；也可能是我碰到了好老师（我不记得他们有多出彩，不算差，但也没那么神）。
Seems I'm in the minority but I loved the literature we read in school - still remember Animal Farm, Lord of the Flies, Of Mice and Men, The Merchant of Venice, ... with great affection many years later. I was already a prolific reader though; perhaps I had good teachers (I don't remember them as such, not bad, but not great).
……班级没有实地考察旅行。去看一场真正的莎士比亚戏剧，大概比必须捧着书排演更能改变很多人的看法。对我来说豁然开朗的时刻，是九年级被逼着读了《威尼斯商人》之后，我突然在电影、音乐等各种地方看到了所有那些文化梗（“我要我那一磅肉”或者“发光的未必都是金子”）。我记得看《疯狂麦斯》（Strange Brew）时有人提到了那个……
…classes don't have field trips. Going to an actual Shakespeare play would probably change many people's minds than having to direct it in book form. What clicked for me was after being forced to read The Merchant of Venice in grade 9, I suddenly saw all the cultural references ("I want my pound of flesh" or "All that glisters is not gold") in movies, music, etc. I remember watching Strange Brew and somebody mentioned that…
所以，莎士比亚全集被禁就是因为里面包含了《威尼斯商人》？
So, the complete works of Shakespeare are banned because they contain "The merchant of Venice"?
……投资。他们根本不在乎钱是怎么来的。可以是资本收益，也可以是营业收入，但他们总是想要以一博十……自从莎士比亚写了《威尼斯商人》以来，事情其实并没有太大改变。
…invest. They really don't care how they get it. It can be from capital gain or operating revenue but they always want 10 for 1........ Things haven't really changed all that much since Shakespeare wrote "Merchant of Venice".
……本来就是为了娱乐，尽管去享受就好！我觉得你对剧本分类的看法很对，喜剧、悲剧之类的标签并不一定符合我们现代人的感知。在莎士比亚时代，《威尼斯商人》被称为“喜剧”，但在我们这个时代，我们会觉得它悲剧色彩更浓。我很赞同熟悉剧作本身比它的归类更重要。
…always meant as entertainment, go and enjoy! I think you are right about the classification of the plays, Comedy, Tragedy, etc, don't necessarily fit our modern sensibilities. In Shakespeare's time, "Merchant of Venice" was called a "comedy", but in our era we'd say it's more tragic than not. I'd agree familiarity with the play is more important than its categorization.