positive and negative aspects of Antonio‚ Portia‚ and Shylock will be discussed‚ and the effect of these aspects on the total outcome of the play. Shakespeare was successful in creating many complex characters in The Merchant of Venice‚ although from my point of view‚ Antonio is one of the less complex characters introduced in this play. Antonio is a good and generous man‚ who promises to pay shylock the money borrowed by Bassanio or else allow shylock to cut off a pound of his flesh. This risk that Antonio
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In "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare‚ Shylock is portrayed as an attractive villain. It is the relationship between Shylock and Antonio‚ Shylock and his daughter‚ Jessica‚ and his selfishness through his attitude to material possessions that make him an attractive villain‚ he is portrayed as an attractive villain‚ and I am going to look at the extent that this is true in "The Merchant of Venice." Shylock is portrayed as a stereotypical Jew which is one of the aspects that makes him
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the Old Testament and the concepts of mercy and forgiveness as taught by Christ in the New Testament. It is in the climactic trial scene that The Duke‚ hoping Shylock will excuse Antonio’s penalty‚ asks him‚ "How shall thou hope for mercy rend’ring none?" He is referring to expectations of judgment in the afterlife. However‚ so is Shylock‚ when he counters‚ "What judgment shall I dread doing no wrong?" This exchange perfectly presents this conflict between of the Old Testament and the New‚ in which
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friendship. The story is about‚ Shylock a wealth Jew‚ lending one of his enemies‚ Antonoi‚ three thousand ducats. Although Antonio is a rich merchant all his resources are in his ships‚ trading too distant countries‚ but because he wants to help out his friend‚Bassanio‚ he has no choice but to ask Shylock for a loan ‚ not to know it could lead to his death. In this play there is a big difference between the Christian charaters and Shylock‚ the main difference being Shylock seems to be more interested
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In Elizabethan Europe‚ Jews were seen as the lowest class of society‚ and were discriminated against to extreme degrees. Around the 1000s Jews lived in Europe amongst everyone else‚and did not live in ghettos. A Jew was often wealthy‚ and many became money lenders in their societies. Because of their jobs‚ they often had to be their own debt collectors as well. This led to much resentment against them‚ and the views on Jews were starting to turn negative. As time went on‚ these views became more
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Antonio and Shylock‚ and Abigail and the Proctors. In The Merchant of Venice characters that were impacted by lies‚ gossip‚ rumours were Antonio and Shylock. Antonio owes Shylock 3000 ducats by a certain time‚ or Shylock will be able to cut a pound of Antonio’s flesh. In the play Salerio and Solanio discuss about how Antonio’s ships have rumoured to sink at sea.”Why‚ yet it lives there unchecked that Antonio hath a ship of rich lading wrecked on the narrow seas” .With that rumour Shylock is now able
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In “the merchant of the Venice”‚ Jessica‚ daughter of shylock shows shame for her father’s in the play. She steals money from Shylock and elopes with Lorenzo who is a Christian. There’re both good and bad side for Jessica’s elopement. Jessica exclaims that her “house is hell” and eloping with Lorenzo can freed her from this horrible house and the control of her father. She doesn’t have to feel ashamed for having such a bad father and doesn’t have to bear her father’s cruel treatment anymore.
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of Venice is an individual called Shylock‚ a person of Jewish descent. The practice of usury was traditionally banned by the Christian church. This allowed many Jews‚ because their belief system contained no objection to profitable money-lending‚ to become the de facto loan officers. Bassanio approaches Shylock to ask for a loan‚ and Shylock seems as if he is going to agree‚ however‚ he first asks to speak with Antonio. It is revealed in an aside that Shylock harbors a secret hatred of Antonio
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(LORENSO )‚ friend of Gratziano‚ with Jessica SALARINO | SALANIO -Q1 (SOLANIO -Q1) | friends of Antonio SALERIO ‚ a messenger from Venice | SHYLOCK (SHYLOCKE -Q1) a Jewish money-lender JESSICA ‚ daughter of Shylock‚ with Lorenzo TUBAL (TUBALL-Q1)‚ a Jew‚ friend of Shylock LAUNCELET -Q1 (LANCELET -Q2‚ LAUNCELOT ‚ LANCELOT )‚ a fool‚ servant to Shylock OLD GOBBO (GOBBO )‚ father to Launcelet PORTIA ‚ an heiress of Belmont NERISSA ‚ her waiting-woman BALTHASAR-Q1 (BALTHAZAR) STEPHANO (STEFANO
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Shakespeare holds a very biased view of the Jewish people. Throughout the story‚ Shylock is tormented by shallow Christians whom Shakespeare portrays as protagonists‚ and Shylock himself is made into the picture of the time’s Jewish stereotype. Through his characters‚ Shakespeare deepens and encourages the time’s anti-Jewish sentiment. Throughout the play‚ Shakespeare glorifies the Christians who depersonalize and alienate Shylock by refusing to use his given name. Instead‚ they call him “the Jew”‚ “the
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