it's taught as a love story and a commentary on anti-Semitism.

反犹太主义者视之为一部爱情剧和评述剧
Now, of course, it's both.

当然现在两者兼备
It is a love story and commentary on anti-Semitism.

对反犹太者它既是爱情剧又是评述剧
Shylock the lender is Jewish.

出借人夏洛克是犹太人
And remember what we heard about the great religions?

还记得伟大的宗教背景吗
They were all forbidding lending at interest except for

他们禁止非犹太的出借人收利
Judaism which let you loan money at interest to non-Jews.

也就是说你不能向非犹太人收利
So Shakespeare correction: ,

于是莎士比亚纠正道
who's the money lender, is Jewish and lending it to

如果一个犹太的出借人
Christians and that plays a big role in the play and what

将钱借给天主教徒
happens to him, and what people say about

会发生什么呢
Judaism is a big element of the story.

人们对犹太人的评价成了本故事一大亮点