【导读】　《威尼斯商人》是莎士比亚早期的重要作品，是一部具有极大讽刺性的喜剧。这部剧作的一个重要文学成就，就是塑造了夏洛克这一唯利是图、冷酷无情的高利贷者的典型形象。

　　公爵--D　夏洛克--S　巴萨尼奥--B　安东尼奥--A　鲍西娅--P　庭宣--C　旁白--N

　　Merchant Venice (Excerpt)

　　D：Greetings，learned judge！I do not envy you your job.This is a most troublesome case.

　　P：Greetings.Please be seated.Are you Antonio，and is this your agreement with Shylock?

　　A：It is.

　　P：Then Shylock must be merciful.He must have mercy on Antonio.

　　S：Why must I have mercy on him？Tell me that!

　　P：Mercy brings good.Mercy falls like the gentle rain from the sky upon the earth.It blesses those who give it，and those who receive it.We should learn to show mercy to others.Do you still ask for this pound of flesh?

　　S：I ask for what is mine by law!

　　B：I offer ten times the money that Antonio has borrowed.Please change the law a little so that we may save Antonio.

　　P：Use your head a little，sir！We cannot change a law.If one law is changed，then people will later want to change other laws.

　　S：Oh，wise young judge!

　　P：Let me see this agreement，this promise of Antonio to you.

　　S：Here it is.

　　P：I see.According to the law，Shylock may have a pound of flesh to be cut off by him nearest to Antonio's heart.Be merciful！Let me destroy this paper.-No？Then，Antonio，be ready.And Shylock，take your knife and prepare to do the deed.

S：Oh，learned judge！Oh，wise young man!