Fabian Mora Ms. Welch English Honors 1 March 20 2012 The Merchant of Venice Act III‚ i 1.) Salerio and Solanio are designed to reflect Venetian society at large because they show what is happening to inform the audience. They are also very nosey and hate Jews like the entire Venetians do. 2.) It is such a crisis for Shylock that his daughter converted and married a Christian because when Jessica left she stole a lot of his precious jewels and money. Tubal claims that she is spending
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and Antonio‚ Shylock was cheated out of his bond then punished. "The party gainst the which he doth contrive shall seize one half his goods‚ the other half comes to the privy coffer of the state‚ and the offender"tms life lies in mercy"(The Merchant of Venice; Act 4‚ Scene 1; Lines 349-351). Another quote that shows how Shylock was treated was said by Gratiano‚ "O‚ be thou damned‚ inexorable dog‚ And for thy life let justice be accused! Thou almost mak"tmst me waver in my faith‚ To hold opinion with
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In the 16th century‚ there were not many Jews in England. They practised their religion secretly. Many of them either converted to Christianity or pretended to have done so because of the discrimination against them. Christians believed that the Jews were inferior to them and should not be accepted into their society. Jews were treated with strong disrespect because of their alternative religious beliefs‚ their financial status and ways of living. Jews were hated in many places because of
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Review for Final English Exam I. Introductory Material 1. Merchant of Venice- By: William Shakespeare Setting- Italy (Venice and Belmont) 16th Century‚ 1500s Social Problem- Hatred between Christians and Jews Protagonist- Antonio (For Comedy); Shylock (For Tragedy) Antagonist- Shylock (For Comedy); Antonio (For Tragedy) Characteristics of Comedy 1. Young lovers struggling to overcome obstacles 2. Mistaken Identity 3. Clever plot twist with multiple plot lines 4. Puns 5. Stock Characters
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Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice‚ Italy. His uncle Maffeo and his father Nicolo were both famous merchants. Marco Polo was educated in literacy skills and arithmetic. He also had a good knowledge of Italian and French. Marco became famous because of his journey to Cathay and his worked with Kublai Khan and also his splendid book called "The travels of Marco Polo". In 1260‚ when Marco was six years old Nicolo and Maffeo begen their first trip going east to the other side of the Black Sea. They
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Italian Renaissance The Italian Renaissance began in the Middle ages in the great city’s and state’s of Italy. Italian merchants and political officials supported and appointed the great artists of the day‚ because of this the products of the Renaissance grew up inside their own walls. The most powerful city’s and state’s were Florence‚ The Papal States‚ Venice‚ and Milan. Each of these states grew up with its own distinctive character‚mostly caused by the differences between their government
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Venetian merchant who has changed world travel in his time era and our era by not only exploring other parts of the world but also documenting his travels to china for all to read. I. Marco Polo A. Born in 1254‚ died in 1324‚ Venetian merchant‚ mother died while he was young‚ didn’t meet dad until he was 17‚ traveled china and documented his travels. B. Italy was separated into 4 regions‚ polo was from the east region of Venice‚ there society was based on merchant and commerce‚ Venice had
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V The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare‚ believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare’s other romantic comedies‚ the play is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic scenes‚ and is best known for Shylock and the famous "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech. Also notable is Portia’s speech about "the quality of mercy". The title character is the merchant Antonio
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Shylock: Victim or Villain? In the Merchant of Venice play written by William Shakespeare the character Shylock is highly debated as victim or villain. Throughout the play Shylock is mistreated by everyone. Shylock is physically‚ emotionally and mentally abused. By the end of the play Shylock has lost everything he owns‚ including his daughter Jessica. Thus Shylock is in fact a victim during the play. Unfortunately during the play the reader reads about Shylock being mistreated by everyone around
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today and address the well-founded complaints which justify the removal of The Merchant of Venice from our Curriculum. So‚ let’s delve into it‚ shall we? You know‚ when we consider all the hate speech on Islam right now‚ you’d think that we’d be a lot more sensitive with what we teach to our kids. You know‚ promote acceptance‚ world peace and those sorts of things. But instead‚ we’re stuck with The Merchant of Venice: an Elizabethan Playbook of sexist beliefs‚ overt racism and unfair treatment of
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