人教版高二英语课文下册 Unit 19 The Merchant of venice

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

D:

Duke

S:

Shylock

B:

Bassanio

A:

Antonio

P:

Portia

D:

Shylock, the world thinks --

and I think so too -- that

you

are playing a cruel

game,

but we all

believe that you will give it up in the end. Have mercy

on Antonio,

Shylock.

Be reasonable.

S:

I've promised to take my pound of flesh. If you won't let me ha

ve it, that will be

a sign of weakness and no one will trust your laws any more. The greatness of Venice

will soon be lost. Antonio is my enemy, and I hate him.

B:

Do all men kill the things they do not love?

A:

It's useless trying to argue

with Shylock.

You

might as well go

stand upon

the

beach

and argue

with the sea. Don't wait any longer. Pass judgement on me and give Shylock

what he wants.

B:

I'll

pay you six

thousand ducats

for the three thousand

ducats that Antonio borrowed.

S:

If you offered me six times what you have just offered, I would still take my pound

of flesh. Give me my pound of flesh!

D:

Let

us

be

calm,

gentlemen.

Shylock,

how can you

hope for

mercy yourself when

you show

none?

S:

I have done nothing wrong and I fear no judgement. I desire

my pound of flesh.

(Enter Portia, dressed as the judge.)

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?

What are you accused of?

A:

Shylock does not accuse me of anything. My fate is a consequence of bad fortune.

P:

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

S:

Why must I have mercy on him? Tell me that! I've kept my side of the bargain and I

expect him to keep his.

P:

Mercy brings good. Mercy falls like the gentle rain from the sky upon the earth. It

is

twice

blessed:It

blesses

those

who

give

it,

and

those

who

receive

it.

It's

the

highest

of the

highest. We should

learn

to show mercy to others. Do you

still

ask

for this

pound

of flesh?

S:

I ask for my legal right.

B:

I offer ten times

the money that Antonio has borrowed.

Please change the law a little.

To do a great right, do a little wrong and in that way we can save Antonio.

P:

That's impossible, 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 nearest

to Antonio's heart.

(to

Shylock)

Be merciful!

Take more

than three times your money and

let me tear up this paper.

S:

I have sworn to heaven to have my pound of flesh. I must have it!

P:

It must be so. Antonio, get ready and offer up your breast. And Shylock, take your

knife and

prepare to do the deed. Have you brought something to weigh the flesh? A

balance?

S:

Yes. I have everything ready here.

P:

Did

you bring a

surgeon, Shylock, to take

care of Antonio's

wounds and

make sure that

he doesn't bleed to death?

S:

That's not a requirement. There's nothing about that in the agreement.

P:

Do you wish to say anything, Antonio?

A:

Only a little. I am ready for it. Farewell Bassanio. Don't be sad for me. Tell your

wife about me

and let her be the judge of my character. If Shylock cuts deep enough,

I'll pay him back with all

my heart.

B:

Let me take you in my arms and say goodbye. I love you more than my

own life, more than my wife, and more than all the world. (He cries.)

P:

Your wife would not be pleased to hear you say that.