Shylock is a man more to be pitied then condemned. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Be sure to refer to details of the play in your response. In the historic play “The Merchant of Venice” written by William Shakespeare‚ Shylock is one of the main characters who I have great pity for. Therefore I agree with the above statement that Shylock should be more pitied than condemned. Throughout the play we see Shylock involved in many different incidences and it is unknown whether he is
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parts of the world there has been discrimination that has caused authors to write about it and show the world how their city and country is discriminated. Throughout both plays “Othello” and “The merchant of Venice” they face many obstacles including racial and religious discrimination. In “The merchant of Venice”‚ Antonio‚ a wealthy man‚ discriminates Shylock who lends them money. To compare‚ In “Othello”‚ Iago who serves for Othello does not like him because he didn’t get the promotion he thought
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Shylock as a plot device in The Merchant of Venice It is evident that anti-Semitism is a theme in William Shakespeare’s comedy The Merchant of Venice. However‚ the categorization of the play as a comedy has troubled people for some time. It is clear that if Shylock were removed from the play all of the problems that surround the play’s comedic status would disappear. Shylock functions as less of a man‚ and more of an object to reveal the social injustices at work in the play‚ and in the period in
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considered one the greatest playwrights in history. His work transformed English literature forever. Most of his plays were either comedies or tragedies and some seemed to have the line blurred between the two as they contain elements of both. The play Merchant of Venice is one of these plays that contains flavours of both a comedy and a tragedy. Many scholars have frequently debated whether the play is either classified as a comedy or a tragedy. There is no clear cut line to show which it is as it could
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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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in literature. Without an examination of both historic and contemporary anti-Semitism‚ students may be left with stereotypical and negative conceptions of Jews and Judaism. Certainly one of the most characteristic and troubling aspects of The Merchant of Venice is that the depiction of Shylock reinforces the stereotype of Jews as money- hungry and greedy. This stereotype has been around for centuries‚ and continues to be perpetuated today. Having students learn about some of the historical roots
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Hamlet and Merchant of Venice are two of most well-known plays of Shakespeare. Among the shinning characters of the plays‚ two most attractive women characters are most popular‚ Ophelia and Portia. For a long time‚ people consider the tragedy of Ophelia is because the “crulty” of Hamlet(Schlegel‚ 1973) and the happy ending of Portia is due to her intelligence. While no matter it’s the crulty of Hamlet or it’s the intelligence of Portia‚ the results of the two fair ladies come up with a premise:
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Characters that choose to live in faulty reality create an immoral environment for those closest to them and those who experience their change. For example‚ in a novel or play‚ characters’ immoral behaviors change the perspective on the reader. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare and A Street Car Named Desire by Tennessee Williams are prime examples of this hypothesis. Shylock and Blanche‚ the respective protagonists‚ constantly struggle with their faulty sense of reality‚ creating an immoral
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