从法律的视角解读《威尼斯商人》,吝啬商人夏洛克的主张实际上是在以法律为武器为维护自身权利而进行的斗争;鲍西亚对夏洛克的审判也在恪守法律的前提下进行;最终夏洛克的失败其实是权利的失落、是法律的失败。造成这种法律悲剧的原因是资本主义早期法律本身的不公正,以及西方民众的法律信仰的传统。但这并不是否定和抛弃法律的理由。我们所要做的是使法律得到普遍的遵守,同时使法律本身制定得良好,这才是实现公平正义的法治之道。 Interpretation of the “Merchant of Venice” from a legal perspective, stingy Shylock’s proposition is actually in the law as a weapon for their own rights and the struggle; the trial of Shylock Paulsia also abide by the law premise; eventually Shylock’s failure is actually the loss of rights, is the failure of the law. The reason for this legal tragedy is the unjust nature of the early laws of capitalism and the tradition of the legal beliefs of the Western people. But this is not a reason for denying and abandoning the law. All we have to do is to make the law universally observed and at the same time to make the law itself well-devised, which is the way to achieve the rule of law that is fair and just.