《威尼斯商人》是莎士比亚早期创作的最优秀的喜剧之一。剧本在热情地歌颂友谊和爱情的同时，也反映了资本主义早期商业资产阶级与高利贷者之间的矛盾。全剧结构严谨，情节紧凑，内容风趣幽默，人物栩栩如生，充满浓厚的喜剧气氛，闪烁着人性的光辉。本书除了《威尼斯商人》，还收录了莎士比亚的著名悲剧《麦克白》。《麦克白》创作于1606年，同《哈姆莱特》《李尔王》《奥赛罗》并称为莎士比亚的"四大悲剧"。主人公麦克白是一个弑君篡位的野心家、杀人如麻的血腥暴君，但也正是他，成为莎士比亚戏剧的众多人物中最富吸引力的人物，人们在厌恶他的同时，又对他充满了同情。为了便于青少年更好地理解，我们在每篇戏剧前都添加了导读，或介绍作品的主要内容，或分析作品主要表达的思想，以使文章的可读性大大加强。希望本书能够丰富青少年的内心，成为青少年朋友学习的好伙伴。

(The Merchant of Venice is one of the most excellent comedies created by Shakespeare in his early years. The script fervidly extols friendship and love, meanwhile reveals conflicts between the merchant-capitalist class and usurer. With structural strictness, compact plots, humorous contents and real-life characters, the masterpiece is full of comedy and highlights brilliance of humanity. In this book, in addition to The Merchant of Venice, the famous tragedy of Shakespeare, Macbeth, is also included. Created in 1606, the Macbeth is included in "Shakespeare's Four Great Tragedies" together with the Hamlet, the King Lear and the Othello. The leading character Macbeth is an ambitious, bloody regicide and usurper. However, he's also the most attractive figure in Shakespeare's dramas. People hate but sympathize with him. To significantly improve readability and make the works better comprehended by teen readers, we add an "Introduction" before each drama to introduce the content, or analyze the controlling idea. This book is supposed to be a good extracurricular companion for teenagers and enrich their inner world.)