revolves around fairness and so karma since in the end Shylock does not deserve what he gets. First of all‚ Shylock is portrayed as the victim in the play; he is not mean. He has never done anything to hurt Antonio who is in fact the bad guy. Shylock is being persecuted by Antonio and his friends‚ because he is a Jew. Antonio had spit on Shylock‚ called him a misbeliever‚ a dog‚ had disgraced him‚ thwarted his bargains and more. While Shylock did nothing but take it without responding‚ in hope that
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Shylock in the play was treated very bad by the Christian people. All the people in the play all said hateful things to him and spat on him. For his "un-Christian" behavior he was called a dog Jew by everyone he doesn’t even know. Shylock was fed up with Christians hating the Jews‚ so he made a bond with Antonio to get revenge. The bond had a slight catch to it‚ if Antonio did not pay him back on time then he would have to give Shylock a pound of his own flesh. He deliberately asks for a pound of
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all in England in Shakespeare’s time‚ and there had not been since the year 1290 when they were officially expelled by King Edward I. For some time it was thought that Shakespeare had never actually met a Jew and must have created the character of Shylock of The Merchant of Venice entirely from his imagination‚ however it is now believed that this was not necessarily the case. Despite what the law said‚ there was a small community of Spanish Jews living in London during Shakespeare’s time. These exiles
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Merchant of Venice” is a play‚ so the audience can see the strong feelings:- “’The pound of flesh which I demand of him is dearly bought; ‘tis mine‚ and I will have it” pg.70. This is when Shylock demands his pound of flesh of Bassanio. This long speech is when the Duke is questioning Shylocks unusual bond. Shylock the Jew is determined to take revenge and to take the pound of flesh. The ‘Merchant of Venice’ is a play‚ so you cannot see feelings through letters; this is why Shakespeare presents strong
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application of mercy and the law together there cannot be justice or fairness. This is the exact thing she tries to get Shylock to understand. “Therefore‚ Jew‚ though justice be thy plea‚ consider this – that in the course of justice none of us should see salvation. We do pray for mercy‚ and that some prayer doth teach us all to render to deeds of mercy.” She appeals to Shylock that he should spare Antonio’s life saying that we all pray for mercy and are saved by God being merciful toward us‚ we
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the outcome of this scene. He is talking about if he should run away from his master‚ who just happens to be Shylock. This soliloquy has all the makings of what a soliloquy should do. It creates the mood that Lancelot (Shylock’s jester) is having a lot of troubles trying to decide whether to run away or not. It must have a lot to do with how Shylock treats him since he calls Shylock "a kind of devil" and also says that he can’t handle being "ruled by the fiend." He must have really been
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spouse‚ in the hope of a divine recompense he can never truly deserve. The contest certainly suits Bassanio‚ who knows he does not deserve his good fortune but is willing to risk everything on a gamble. The Pound of Flesh The pound of flesh that Shylock seeks lends itself to multiple interpretations: it emerges most as a metaphor for two of the play’s closest relationships‚ but also calls attention to Shylock’s inflexible adherence to the law. The fact that Bassanio’s debt is to be paid with
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prejudice and then his arrogance‚ which gives him a lack of compassion towards people who are different from him. We see his racial prejudice when Shylock says to him‚ “You call me misbeliever‚ cutthroat dog and spit upon my Jewish gaberdine‚” Antonio’s lack of compassion even when he is asking a favor out of someone is seen when he replies to Shylock statement saying‚ “I am as like to call thee so again‚ to spit on thee
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eventually persuades the court in her favor and they give the worst sentence to Shylock. All his wealth was taken away from as well as his religion. He had to convert to Christianity after being tortured for years by Christians themselves. Portia‚ who makes this long speech about mercy to make Shylock surrender in court‚ is now the merciless one in this situation. The Christians in this courtroom show no mercy towards Shylock and treat him as if he is not a human being. Portia is the hypocrite in this
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was dependant on foreign businessmen like shylock. The city has laws to protect their legal rights and it is how the two religions follow and obey these laws which separate them. Elaboration: In the context of Merchant of Venice‚ Jews believe in justice‚ and following the law and Christians are shown to have mercy. Shylock with his bond prepares to cut Antonio’s heart‚ meanwhile the Christian court begs him and asks why he will not show mercy. Shylock replies saying he doesn’t have a logical
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