『베니스 상인』의 베니스와 벨몬트의 상징성 : 사랑과 우정의 본질을 중심으로 Love and Friendship = Study on the Symbolism of Venice and Belmont in The Merchant of Venice

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This study attempts to examine the essence of love and friendship that are symbolized by venice and Belmont. The Merchant of Venice was probably written in 1596, at any rate fairly early in the first period of easy mastery which extends from Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Richard Ⅱ through the Henry Ⅳ and Ⅴ plays and As You Like It to Julius Caesar and Twelfth Night. At the opening of this period, the two comedies modeled directly on festivities represent a new departure, from which Shakespeare returns in The Merchant of Venice to write a comedy with a festive emphasis. The Merchant of Venice, as its title indicates, exhibits the beneficence of civilized wealth, the something-for-nothing which wealth gives to those who use it graciously to live together in a humanly knit group. So we were able to see material value in Venice. But Belmont was a place of romance and love. For to woo Portia, Baassanio sailing off like Jason who is the title role in Medea, to win the golden fleece in Belmont. But this is done against a background of anxiety. In fact, we can throw away the suspicion that Bassanio was a fortune hunter. Nevertheless, the bond of loyalty which ties Bassanio to Antonio is not broken even when the former has crossed the sea to Belmont. Bassanio, who was being indulged in luxurious romance at Portia's, come back to rescue his friend Antonio. In conclusion, through this, we realize that a friendship is a kind of contract requiring us to carry out the obligation of loyalty.