appearance is sad. His dignity and generosity have earned him many admirers. A philosophical man‚ he is tired of frivolous activities and tends to be reflective. His early cruelty towards Shylock is partly evened out by the mercy he later shows the man. He has every desired virtue of nobility. | | Shylock A Jewish moneylender in Venice. He is shown as being oppressed by his private torments. The times have him constantly humiliated and scorned. He hates all Christians‚ and the feeling is
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Shylock as a sympathetic character[edit] Shylock and Portia (1835) by Thomas Sully. Many modern readers and theatregoers have read the play as a plea for tolerance‚ noting that Shylock is a sympathetic character. They cite as evidence that Shylock’s ’trial’ at the end of the play is a mockery of justice‚ with Portia acting as a judge when she has no right to do so. The characters who berated Shylock for dishonesty resort to trickery in order to win. In addition‚ Shakespeare gives Shylock one
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English 10 -1 “The Merchant of Venice” Act 1 – Scene 3 Questions 1. Bassanio contact Shylock regarding the loan. What are the terms of the loan? What does it mean for Antonio to be “bound” to a loan? The terms of the loan was Interest free The guarantor was to be Antonio If Bassanio did not repay the loan in three months‚ then Shylock would take a pound of flesh from Antonio. 2. What does it mean when Shylock says‚ “Antonio is a good man” (Line 12)? How does Bassanio take his meaning? What distinction
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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 it and it hurts him because he does not want to lose money. 3.) Shylock channels his grief over Jessica’s leaving into anger over Antonio because Antonio has a debt with Shylock that he has yet finished to pay off. 4.) Salerio and Solanio’s report about
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reason for his role as villain becomes muddled by distracting‚ humorous dialogue‚ strong lead protagonists‚ and conflicting statements about religion and social status. Shylock is one of the most complex villains in all of Shakespeare’s plays‚ even to the point of confusion among the best scholars (Smith). This is because Shylock takes on some of the most intricate human characteristics‚ and he represents those negative traits that make a villain more than just a plot point. Looking into his psyche
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Is Shylock portrayed as a villain or victim? In our lessons we have been studying one of Shakespeare’s plays The Merchant of Venice. This is one of Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedies‚ written in 1596. The bases of this play lies on dealing with a dispute between shylock‚ a wealthy Jew‚ and Antonio‚ a merchant of Venice. In my essay I am going to evaluate weather shylock is a man more sinned against than sinning. Shylock has the most important role‚ but despite his importance he doesn’t
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Shakespeare introduces deception when Antonio (a Christian) wants a bond from Shylock (a Jew). Shylock agrees to the bond under the condition that Shylock gets a pound of Antonio’s flesh for each pound he cannot return. This bond seems to come out of friendship from Shylock and he describes‚ “I would be friends with you‚ and have your love…” The audience‚ however‚ knows at this point that Shylock is deceiving Antonio; although Shylock pretends to like Antonio “Antonio is a good man” and wants to be friends
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Duke assume Shylock will do (4.1.15-33)? What is Shylock’s response? Why is Shylock unwilling to show mercy? How does he respond to the Venetians and their call for mercy (4.1.88-99)? What is his ultimate claim (even "threat") in demanding justice (4.1.100-101)? The duke summons Shylock into the courtroom and addresses him‚ saying that he believes that Shylock means only to frighten Antonio by extending this drama to the brink of performance. No one‚ the duke says‚ believes that Shylock actually means
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is called a ‘problem play’. Shylock is often classed as the stereotypical miserably Jew‚ and some use his repetition of “Three thousand ducats” to show how his life is dominated and ruled by money. Shylock is obsessed with money this becomes clear in Act 2‚ Scene 8 as Solanio mimics Shylock’s anguished cries of repetition “My daughter! O my ducats! O my daughter”. In Act 3 Scene 1 as Tubal notifies Shylock of Jessica spending “fourscore ducats” in one night‚ Shylocks reaction supports the fact that
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will answer to the question by analyzing the character of Shylock. Although Shylock takes action only in five scenes of the play‚ he is the cornerstone of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Shylock‚ “referred as ‘the Jew’ over sixty times”‚ is the key to the play: he shows not only the anti-Semitism sentiment of his time‚ which depicts Christians as brutal and harsh (Herbert Bronstein‚ 1969). Indeed‚ from the very beginning Shylock is mistreated by Antonio who called him a “misbeliever‚ cut-throat
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