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About This Novel

"The Merchant of Venice" is one of Shakespeare's plays. It is extremely ironic and creates a typical image of Shylock, a profit-seeking and ruthless loan shark. The main theme is to praise benevolence, friendship and love, reflecting the contradiction between the commercial bourgeoisie and the loan sharks in the early stage of capitalism, showing the social reality at that time, embodying the pursuit of the value of "people" during the European Renaissance, as well as humanistic thoughts on issues such as money and law. The period from 1590 to 1613 was the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical dramas, reached their peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. By 1608, he was mainly writing tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiments, and his tragedies often described sacrifice and revenge, including "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", which are considered among the best examples in the English language. Towards the end of his life, he began to write tragicomedies, also known as romance plays.

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