The Merchant of Venice‚ by William Shakespeare‚ shows the deliberate use of deception by the characters. Deception is a tool that is used for many purposes. The purposes can be harmful‚ protective or for personal gain. In The Merchant of Venice‚ Portia‚ Jessica‚ and Shylock are all characters who use deception to carry out their own motives. Shylock‚ the hated Jew‚ makes his living through the practice of usury and uses deception when Antonio asks to borrow money from him. Shylock agrees to lend
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as part of routine clinical care at a specialized psychiatry practice co-located in a developmental-behavioral pediatric clinic‚ serving a large population of children with ASD / DD between June 1‚ 2015 and January 31‚ 2016. The Clinical Global Impressions scale (CGI) was conducted
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tale of The Moor of Venice‚ a novel that many consider to have been rescued from complete irrelevance solely by its connection to the highly acclaimed Shakespearean play. Proponents of simplicity and a focus on linear plotlines may argue that Cinthio’s novel is the “better” work‚ but the majority of theatre and literature enthusiasts value the detailed character development‚ poetic prowess‚ and vivacity of the story that Shakespeare was able to bring to the table. The Moor of Venice served as a narrative
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were actually banned from England in 1290‚ and were not allowed back into England several decades after ‘The Merchant of Venice’ had been written. The Elizabethans were ignorant of the Jewish culture. Shakespeare knew that the majority of the population was Christian and had to write something that was somewhat an outrage to the Jews. So he decided to write the Merchant of Venice‚ in which he deliberately included stereotypical prejudice to reflect current society. The play in the earlier part of the
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Merchant of Venice and Stories from Rwanda William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and Phillip Gourevitch’s We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda are very similar in the fact that both address the value of human life. In The Merchant of Venice‚ one of the main characters is intent on murdering a man for money. In Stories from Rwanda‚ people are killed mainly because of their appearances. Throughout both works‚ The Merchant of Venice and Stories
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Prejudice is a significant theme in The Merchant of Venice. This is expresses at various occasions throughout the novel. One of the most significant examples of prejudice in this novel is the Anti-Semitic views of the Christian citizens in Venice. A second act of prejudice in The Merchant of Venice occurs when the Prince of Morocco arrives in Venice. The third example‚ though more subtle‚ is the prejudice towards the Prince of Arragon. These three examples fall in to two major categories‚ racial
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How does Shakespeare create dramatic interest for the audience in the trial scene‚ Act 4 scene 1 in The Merchant of Venice’? In the trial scene (act 4 scene 1)‚ Shakespeare uses many different dramatic techniques to make the tension in the court room rise and build. He also uses dramatic irony and many other techniques to engage an audience in this particular scene in the play. These techniques would work have worked on an Elizabethan audience or a modern day audience. Although‚ these two eras
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The merchant of Venice contains many points and ideas which were relevant to the Elizabethan society‚ many if not all of these points and ideas are still relevant in today’s modern society. Some points and ideas included in the merchant of Venice are the role of women‚ the power of love and friendship and justice and mortality. All of these themes are present in today’s modern society. The role of women in the play is represented though Portia‚ Nerissa and Jessica. The three of the women are very
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elements in ’The Merchant of Venice’. For example‚ there is the idea of being three different items such as the three caskets‚ three thousand ducats in the bond and the three marriages. There is also the idea of deception‚ which is featured in many fairy tales. An example of this idea is when Jessica betrays her father to elope with Lorenzo. There is also disguise‚ when Portia and Nerissa disguise themselves as male layers to save Antonio from the bond. The idea of Shylock taking a pound of flesh from
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As Nelson and Mr. Head venture off in to the ghetto‚ the first detail that is described is how all the houses are unpainted‚ and the lumber used to build the homes are rotting (119). That the part of the city they wander in to is perceived to be ignored by society. Yet it is Nelson whom detects that they’re in the colored section of town‚ instead of Mr. Head. Which is a significant because Nelson becomes fascinated with the city and states his excitement “I was born here” (117). In effect‚ Mr. Head’s
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