extremely disdainful of the Jewish representative Charlotte who did this, and spat at him. Later, Antonio's friend Posanio needed a lot of money to go to a princess's house far away to ask for marriage, so he
had to borrow money from Antonio. At this point Antonio had invested his money in several boats, and it was unknown whether these boats would bring back double the wealth.
So Antonio had to borrow usury from the Jews. The Jews seized the opportunity and asked Ann to sign an agreement. If he could not return it on time, he would have to cut off a
pound flesh to pay off the debt. Posanio finally saved enough money, so the whole fleet set off for the castle of Princess Portia. He really lived up to his expectations. He was not
attracted by the gorgeous appearance of the gold box, nor was he fooled by the shiny silver box. He chose the simple and real lead box, which won the princess' heart and people, and they were preparing for the
wedding happily. But his good friend didn't have this luck. All of Ann's boats were killed, and there was no money to pay back to Charlotte. Charlotte took revenge on the Christians who stole his daughter for Antonio's sake
. He ignored the dissuasion of the villagers and insisted on taking Ann's heart. pound of meat. Posanio needs to rush back to rescue his friend immediately, and Portia gives him a ring and
makes him swear it will never be lost or damaged. That night Posanio returned to Venice, while Portia and her entourage surreptitiously followed. Charlotte has been
desperate to take his life, and under the guise of the law, he brazenly prepared a knife to cut meat. Posanio and the jury's blocking did not seem to have the slightest effect. He refused to accept
double the money and vowed to die for the meat.
At a critical moment, a young judge was ushered in. The judge affirmed the validity of Charlotte's actions and believed that it was within the scope of the law, but according to
the agreement they signed, if the Jews wanted to take Ann's flesh , it must be not bad, it can only be one pound, and the cut meat must not be bloody, because the terms and conditions only need to use
Flesh compensation, and blood is not added. If Charlotte couldn't do it, she would be sentenced to death, guilty of attempted murder, and half of his property should go to Ann and half to the state.
Ann finally put down the big stone in her heart and got through the difficulties safely. Ann and Posanio wanted to give them a souvenir to thank the young judge. The judge chose Posanio's ring.
Posanio thought of his promise to his wife and refused at first, but under the judge's banter and Ann's persuasion, he gave the ring to the judge. After returning to the castle, Portia In order to
punish Posanio for breaking his promise, he made a scene to make him feel guilty, and said that he had slept with the judge, and finally she told the truth that she was the young judge.
Under a sea of joy and happiness, there was a man who got the punishment he deserved and knelt on the ground in repentance.
I think the whole play Charlotte is a big victim, he is a Jew who has been persecuted by Christians for a long time. The reason why the Jews lend usury is also forced by the situation. The Jews also need to
survive. When they cannot find jobs through proper channels, they also need money to support their lives. As he himself said, Jews also feel cold and warm, Jews feel
pain when they are beaten, and Jews want to take revenge when they are insulted. Jews and Christians differ only in their religious beliefs, so why should they be killed? What he did to Antonio was
a kind of resistance, a kind of revenge, against the social discrimination and exclusion of Jews. Under the oppression, the poor Jew could only suffer silently, or, like Antonio, his heart was full of
hatred, always thinking of revenge. In the end, it looked like a happy ending. The poor Jew not only lost the money he lent, but also lost his belongings, and his beloved
daughter had left him. The most blameworthy thing he did is that he wanted to take Antonio's life, but other people are also wrong. Christians buy slaves and don't treat slaves as human beings. It
reflects various social injustices and stands in the position of Christians. Thought it was a good ending, but as a bystander, I could feel Charlotte's pain more deeply.
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