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    Beliefs In both The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak and The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare‚ some characters demonstrate hypocrisy in their words and actions. Though there are other traits that the characters show‚ such as cruelty and mercy‚ hypocrisy is one of the more interesting ones. The Duke demonstrates hypocrisy in The Merchant of Venice during the trial scene when he punishes Shylock for not showing Antonio mercy. Antonio shows he is a hypocrite in The Merchant of Venice when he criticizes

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    Love and Hate The Merchant of Venice a play written by the famous poet and play writer‚ William Shakespeare‚ in the year 1596 - 1598. It is based on both love and hate. Shakespeare demonstrates the themes of love and hate clearly through various character. The friendship love is shown through Antonio towards Bassanio‚ romantic love is shown through Portia and Bassanio and self love is shown through shylock. However Shakespeare also illustrates hates during the play through the characters shylock

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    Parent-Child Relationship Between Jessica and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice After reading The Merchant of Venice‚ we should ask ourselves if Shylock‚ who many people perceive as tragedy stricken and victimized‚ is in fact so hard done by after all. When it comes to family matters‚ I believe that Shylock is the ultimate cause behind his awful relationship with Jessica. In this play‚ Shakespeare portrays an old fashioned child-parent relationship in which the child feels inferior to the parent

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    Merchant of Venice I agree with the statement saying that the main issues of The Merchant of Venice are credited to the development of Shylock and Portia. Throughout the story‚ the characters of Shylock and Portia are the ones who raise many significant matters to do with Venetian society and even our society today. Shylock’s experiences in the story bring up topics of racism and revenge‚ while through the character of Portia‚ issues such as justice‚ mercy and the role of women in a patriarchal

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    Joe Nagooga Mr. Harris LA 11 May 9‚ 2013 The Merchant of Venice Tragic or Comedy Anti-Semitic or not In my opinion‚ I think the merchant of Venice is more of a tragic play than a comedy. The merchant of Venice is more of a tragic play because of its negative intents from the characters in the play. Greed‚ deception‚ and hatred are couple of negative intents. Shakespeare gives reasons for Shylock’s actions. Antonio is a friend of Bassanio and a Christian. Antonio spits on Shylock whenever

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    main points‚ the time‚ morality and reflection) within the merchant of Venice?   Introduction -   The play‚ the merchant of Venice‚ was written by Shakespeare. The play puts forward ideas and themes which are universal and relevant in today’s life. He uses techniques‚ dramatic techniques and context to showcase these ideas which form the plot‚ climax and conclusion of this remarkable play.   Body -   Justice   Point: In Venice‚ 1596‚ the economic stability was dependant on foreign businessmen

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    Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" Summary: In "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare‚ Shylock is always portrayed as the villain of the play. However‚ a study of his strengths and weaknesses reveals how hard it is to tell whether he is a villain or a victim. ’The Merchant of Venice’ written by William Shakespeare is two stories; the flesh blond tale and the love caskets tale. An important character that portrays these two stories is Shylock‚ an arrogant Jewish merchant. Shylock is

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    Jews and Christians in Renaissance Venice as Portrayed by Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice Benjamin Ravid‚ Robert Finlay‚ and Walter Cohen all have their own way of explaining the Jews in Venice in their articles. There is no argument that Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice contradicts and is over exaggerated when it is compared to each one of their articles‚ although there are many situations and events that occur in the play that relate to the historical reality of the relationship

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    In Shakespeare’s play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ the audience is challenged by the conflict of different religions and faiths‚ unfairness in the law and revenge towards other characters to explore relationships with fellow humans. The play’s essential focus around these themes allows the audience to explore each character’s actions and morality. Antonio and Shylock’s continued conflict over their different religion‚ Portia’s inability to choose who she wishes to marry and Shylock’s revenge towards

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    The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare‚ believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598.In Shakespeare s The Merchant of Venice‚ there are many controversies over religion and friendship‚ but the idea of the play that interested me the most was the role of women. The two women that are in this play take on the role of the saviors of the men who seem helpless and hopeless compared to them. From the first time we meet Portia‚ we see that she is a very smart woman and that she is

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