“割肉还债”故事是《威尼斯商人》中的主线,紧紧地把剧中三个主要人物夏洛克、安东尼奥和鲍细霞连在一起。其中莎翁塑造的夏洛克这个艺术形象最成功,并已由专有名词成了普通名词,等同于“狠毒的放高利贷者”。无疑,夏洛克也成了剧中第一重要人物。剧本的主题不见得是“鼓吹仁爱、友谊和真诚的爱情”,而是倡导惩恶扬善。对恶人夏洛克的惩罚,通过法律手段来解决,这在当时很难能可贵。 The story of “flesh-and-mortar” was the main line in “The Merchant of Venice,” tightly linking the three main characters, Sherlock, Antonio and Bao Xiaoxia. Among them, Shalom shaped by Shakespeare is the most successful art image and has become a common noun by proper nouns. It is equivalent to “a vicious lender.” No doubt, Sherlock has become the first important figure in the play. The theme of the script does not necessarily mean “advocating benevolence, friendship and sincere love”, but advocating punishing evil and promoting good. The punishment of the wicked Sherlock, solved by legal means, was very commendable at the time.