چکیده:
This study aims to depict the image of the Jew by two different authors of
various periods of time. Undoubtedly, the Image of the Jew had been
discussed and depicted in many plays of famous and prominent authors,
especially during The Renaissance Era, such as Christopher Marlowe in his
brilliant artistic work The Jew of Malta. In addition to, William
Shakespeare’s glorious piece of art The Merchant of Venice which is
described by Dr. Mahmoud Shetywi, in his article “The Merchant of Venice
in Arabic” as the play that is considered till now as the most prominent
Elizabethan comedy that has been studied, performed and adapted by many
universal and Arab modern and contemporary authors ; who one of them is
the Yemeni author and playwright Ali Ahmed Bakathir with his adaptation
of The Merchant of Venice which is called The New Shylock , in which he
relates the traditional Elizabethan image of the Jew to the issue of (The
Arab – Israeli Conflict). So, this study endeavors to show the genius
dramatic techniques, that are used by both authors and the effect of
Shakespeare on Bakathier. The New Shylock can be considered an
adaptation of The Merchant of Venice with modern modifications and new
concepts that serve the purpose of Bakathir. Accordingly, the researchers
will rely on the theory of adaptation in excavating the treasures of both
texts. Moreover, there are various (psychological, political, social and
anthropological) aspects of depth that they tried to convey within their
creation of the character of Shylock and what does this character really
imply of the essential issues, to criticize and relate them to their own
societies and times.