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The humble Jewish people have long been enslaved by local Christians. They are guarded and monitored by local officers and soldiers when they go out of the city. They are required to wear Little Red Riding Hoods by locals with "pure" blood to identify their Jewish identity. The weak Jewish nation was despised by Christian believers, so the Jews raised "usury", and Sherlock made profits by lending. And this kind of behavior just disgusts the native Antonio, who hates Jews from the bottom of his heart, hates the Jewish people who worship money, and hates Sherlock, who is addicted to money. When Sherlock greeted Antonio graciously, he spat without hesitation on his white beard, he called him a dog, and he insulted him with all the inappropriate words. This upper-class gentleman enjoys the respect and love of the local people. He is gentle and humble, but he is full of hostility and disdain for Sherlock and people of his own identity. His heart is really not fraternity, otherwise how can he do such a degrading gentleman's character the behavior of?
There is an old saying in China called "feng shui turns around", which warns us not to be too complacent when we are alone, because you will never know what situation you will be in the next second. The plot then reversed, when a new character appeared: "Bassanio". A young man living an extravagant life, impulsive and romantic, and his generous and unrestrained lifestyle made him heavily in debt. In order to pursue the rich lady Portia, he decided to borrow 3,000 gold coins from Antonio to satisfy his courtship desire. Antonio refused to refuse because of this brotherhood, and promised to raise money for him. I always feel that there is an ambiguity between them, which is unclear. The vague love is about to overflow the screen. Your brother is in love with another woman, you help him raise money, and then your brother is so moved that he kisses him? ? Oh my God, what a story, what a tragedy, how could it be rotten when you act it out! The two big men suddenly kissed, which was really exciting! If there is no way to promise, I have to do it for my brother. Antonio is really forced to find Sherlock...
Sherlock, the eccentric old man, said how much Antonio had humiliated him, but he actually lent him the money. As expected of a Jew, his business acumen is still online, and he can be considered a ruthless character. He even demanded that Antonio be the surety, and that if the debt was not paid, a pound of flesh would be cut off from him. Unexpectedly, Antonio agreed. This touching brotherhood made me cry. What puzzles me is that Antonio is not short of money for maritime trade. He said that he just can't come up with so much money now? Haha, a sea trader can't come up with 3,000 yuan in cash, but he is really an invisible rich man.
Bassanio was naturally happy with the money, and went to sea with a large number of brothers to find his beautiful wife. I didn't choose the gold box or the silver box, but I chose the most simple lead box, and successfully obtained the portrait of the princess. The two fell in love quickly and sweetly.
The rich Princess Bai Fumei fell in love with him at first sight, gave him a ring of her own, and made him promise that she would never take it off her finger for the rest of her life. Of course, the male protagonist readily agreed that a poor boy Bai Fumei fell in love with him, not to mention how happy he was! !
Sherlock is a greedy man, and his love for money and real estate trumps everything else. Understandably, a person without social status naturally chooses greed. What a pity, his daughter Jessica also chose to abandon his father, eloped with others and took most of his property, what a poor old grandpa. At the same time, he learned that Antonio's sea business had failed, and he, a man who was addicted to money, was completely defeated, and he began to hate debts to Antonio. Antonio, an upper-class gentleman, can't even get 3,000 yuan. You are ashamed to call yourself a gentleman. I'm sorry that the gentleman is not as poor as you? If he couldn't pay off his debts, he was about to have his flesh cut, and he might die. There was no way he could write to his brother in a far country for help. His brother received his help and rushed back overnight. What a pair of good brothers who see the truth in adversity!
In court, Sherlock insisted on asking the judge to adjudicate his promise. At the critical moment, Bassanio's wife actually disguised as a supporting male judge, and came to the judgment scene like a superman to save the earth. Of course Bassanio didn't know it, he was probably blind (maybe people at that time couldn't see well, and men and women couldn't distinguish between men and women). After his wife's ghostly words, Antonio was acquitted and returned to Xia. Locke was charged with intentional injury and gave half of his property to Antonio? ? ? The other half of the property confiscated? ? ? This is just too awesome, isn't it?
Then the female lead was over, and the male lead and his brother were very grateful (still didn't recognize her as a female) and decided to give her something to express their gratitude. The heroine started to play tricks. She didn't want anything valuable, but liked the ring on the man's hand. The man would definitely not agree at first. After all, the token from his wife must not be given. The heroine looked disappointed on the surface, but she must be very happy inside. Unexpectedly, the male protagonist's stupid brother began to persuade him, not just a ring, or giving it to the judge. When the heroine was about to get on the boat and go home, the idiot brother happily gave the judge with the man's ring. I don't know what the heroine is thinking at the moment... It's proved that men can't be trusted when they say anything. Take care, hero.
Sherlock is really miserable, his property is gone, his daughter is gone. He is the real tragedy in the whole play. I especially agree with a paragraph of his protest, "Don't the Jews have eyes? Don't the Jews have no senses, no senses, no emotions, no blood? He is not eating the same food, the same weapon can hurt him, the same medicine can Treat him, it will be cold in winter and hot in summer, just like a Christian? If you stab us with swords, won't we also bleed?" After reading this, I want to think, want Weeping, wanting to resist all inequality, but unfortunately we are not the parties, we will never be able to empathize.
Regarding the ending, the fishermen shoot fish in the water. The classical background music and the picture are very harmonious, and suddenly the words "wishers take the bait" flashed in my mind. Portia, the beautiful hostess, is not the fish, and Bassanio is not the fisherman. The love between the two is like this metaphor, maybe theirs is not as good as imagined. Girls should keep their eyes open and not be blinded by love.
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