investigated with in the play. These themes‚ although were evident in the time of Shakespeare‚ are just as significant and universal today. Shylock‚ the Jew‚ explores most of these negative themes as in the play he is depicted as being driven by hate. On the other hand though characters such as Bassanio and Antonio are portrayed with the themes of positivity. Shylock and Antonio’s relationship is greatly complex‚ in that it has many issues that contribute to their affiliation of hate. They were business
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Messages in Shakespeare’s Works Many of Shakespeare’s plays give one of the main characters a soliloquy or a speech in which they deal with the play’s key issues. There are three particular speeches that have been spoken about for many centuries because of their underlying messages- Katharina’s final speech in The Taming of the Shrew‚ Portia’s speech in The Merchant of Venice‚ and Hamlet’s soliloquy in Hamlet. In The Taming of the Shrew‚ Katharina gives the final speech of the play. She speaks
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friends with Antonio when he says‚ "I say‚ to buy his favour‚ I extend this friendship‚" when all he wants is to take a pound of Antonio’s flesh and end his life‚ "If I can catch him once upon the hip‚ I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him." Shylock pretends to want to be friends with Antonio‚ but only wants revenge against the Jew-hater. The choosing of the three caskets is used as the main explanation of appearance versus reality. The suitor of Portia must choose either a gold‚ silver
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themselves. The character Shylock has the most trouble’s being accepted into the community. He is disliked by many and multiple times he is called‚ “the devil” (I. iii. 94 and II. ii. 21-25). This judgement is put upon him because of his actions and how he presents himself. He asks‚ “for an equal pound of... [Antonio’s] fair flesh‚ to be cut off and taken...” (I. iii. 145-147) if Antonio is unable to repay Shylock within three months (I. iii. 152-155). This shows how Shylock struggles to properly
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English essay In Shakespeare’s play the merchant of Venice the audience learns about love in many forms. Through the characters‚ of Portia and Bassanio‚ Shylock and his love for money over his daughter and Antonio and Bassanio. The audience learns through Portia that true love always triumphs. From shylock we learn that money isn’t everything it seems to be and that you should treasure your family more than money. Through the friendship of Antonio and Bassanio we learn about the love of one friend
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carefully chosen and it is apt and suggested. There has been some controversy among the critics that the tittle belong to Shylock or Antonio. This controversy arose because in the first entry the play had been named ’The Merchant of Venice’ or ’The Jew of Venice’. Later on the double tittle disappeared and it was named ’The Merchant of Venice’. So critics supposed that it is Shylock who is real merchant of Venice and the play is slightly named after him. They pointed out that Antonio is passive and has
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The play ‘The Merchant of Venice’‚ by William Shakespeare‚ shows two different father-daughter relationships. The relationships are between Portia and her recently diseased father‚ the other involving Jessica and Shylock‚ a Jewish money lender. The first relationship emphasizes love‚ respect and trust whereas the other are obviously different. Portia’s relationship with her recently deceased father was full of respect and love‚ whereas Jessica didn’t like her father and thought he was rude.
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Venice and Belmont. What is the significance of these distinct settings in the play? 7. Discuss Portia’s character. What does she compare the men around her to? Is Bassanio a worthy husband for her? 8. Discuss the relationship between Jessica and Shylock. Are we meant to sympathise with the moneylender’s daughter? Does Shakespeare seem ambivalent in his portrayal of Jessica? Suggested Guidelines Index Information about the poet / writer / dramatist Brief summary of the poem / Act Critical Assessment
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Parents & Children Shakespearan plays are almost always deep-rooted‚ in the relationship between parents and their Children. The Merchant of Venice presents three parent-child relationships. 1.) Portia and her dead father 2.) Jessica and Shylock 3.) Lancelet and the old and ‘‘sand‘‘ blinded Giobbe Two father-daughter pairings and one comic-son (Lancelet also known as Iobb). 1.) Portia’s relationship with her father‚ was not perfect. However‚ it was the most healthy of the three. Even
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Throughout the centuries peoples’ views about what a true friendship is have changed and morphed into different things over the years. At one point in time a friend was someone who would do anything for you‚ at another a friend was a shoulder to cry on‚ or a person to gossip with about the latest news. At another time a friend was just someone who you could play racquetball or golf with after work. Most people have similar views on what a true friend is. That view is that a true friend is someone
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