complication‚ but it also sets the tone for comic expectation by establishing upward rhythm of comedy in each of its three scenes. Antonio and Portia’s melancholy are shortly alleviated by appropriate distractions & hope. Bassanio hopes to thrive‚ Antonio tries to help his friend‚ Portia will not have to worry about being chosen by the suitors she has mocked. Bassanio and Antonio get what they mistakenly but happily think is a friendly loan and Shylock mistakenly and happily‚ he has hit upon a winning scenario
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lodged hate and a certain loathing I bear Antonio‚ that I follow thus A losing suit against him. Are you answered? In Venice‚ the Court convenes for Antonio’s trial. The duke of Venice greets Antonio and expresses pity for him‚ calling Shylock an inhuman monster who can summon neither pity nor mercy. Antonio says he knows the duke has done all that he can to lawfully counter Shylock’s malicious intentions‚ and that since nothing else can be done‚ Antonio will respond to Shylock’s rage “with a quietness
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Bassanio goes to Antonio‚ a merchant of Venice and his good friend. Bassianio asks Antonio if he is able to lend him some money. Antonio promises him the money if he is able to borrow it. Then both Bassanio and Antonio go to Shylock‚ a rich jew who lends money and also Antonio’s enemy. Antonio asks for three thousands ducats for three months. However Shylock doubts the security of Antonio’s ships but he seems willing to lend the three thousands ducats. He tells the audience why he hates Antonio for a variety
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Ruldolfo Anaya‚ however‚ offers a differing viewpoint on childhood and adolescence; one denoted by an inauguration into adulthood and maturity. Antonio Márez‚ the protagonist of Bless Me‚ Ultima‚ is a six year old boy whose childhood is marked by many conflicts and events that administer a lasting impact on his life. Ruldolfo Anaya‚ through the character of Antonio and his brothers‚ presents to the reader a childhood marked by a loss of innocence and progression into adulthood through the development of
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The Tempest (1510–1) takes the form of a “revenge tragedy averted‚” beginning with the revenge plot but ending happily. Merchant of Venice might be described as a revenge tragedy barely averted‚ as Portia swoops into the courtroom scene and saves Antonio from Shylock. Perhaps the most important related work for Merchant of Venice‚ however‚ is Christopher Marlowe’s The Jew of Malta (1589-90)‚ which tells the story of the moneylender‚ Barabas‚ who has all his wealth seized by the Maltese government
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transform from a little‚ young child to a big‚ grown adult? What problems do we face? Who helps us decide our future? In Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya‚ Antonio Márez must forward on the way to his own moral self-sufficiency. Antonio is put into the center of many distressing events which cause him to grow up faster‚ and lose his innocence. Antonio has many questions about spirits‚ god and beliefs. To get his answers‚ he must undergo a transformation. To attain maturity‚ you must have a loss of innocence
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Void upon my bread This speech by Shylock evokes the social world in which he lives. For‚ as a Jew‚ Shylock rails in magnified language against Antonio‚ a Venetian who has castigated Shylock for his usury. Also‚ within the setting of this play‚ the Venetians limited Jewish merchants and moneylenders/pawnbrokers‚ making them live in "geti" (plural of "geto"). The guttural pronunciation of this word made it sound like ghetto‚ a word still used today to mark emargination. So‚ Shylock is perceived
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Thieves follows Antonio Ricci (Lamberto Maggiorani) as he struggles to provide for his wife Maria (Lianella Carell) and his son Bruno (Enzo Staiola). Antonio gets a job‚ but needs a bicycle in order to fulfill his employment responsibilities. Maria pawns her beautiful bed sheets in order to purchase a bicycle. Antonio’s bike gets stolen on his first day of work. The police do not offer Antonio much help‚ but tell him that he should check at the Piazza Vittorio market. Antonio and Bruno find the
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murder rates between San Antonio‚ TX and San Diego‚ CA. Both have over one million people; however the comparison between the two cities is quite different. According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report‚ in 2007‚ San Antonio had 122 murders versus San Diego’s 59 murders‚ a difference of 63 murders. In 2006‚ San Antonio had 119 murders in comparison to San Diego’s 68 murders‚ a difference of 51 murders. In 2005‚ the murder rates between the two cities were very different. San Antonio had 86 murders and
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their characteristic is and also how they are viewed by society that can change their characteristics‚ therefore changing how they would give their mercy. The close friendship between Antonio and Bassanio is viewed the opposite of how all Christians view Shylock as a Jew and how they treat Shylock compared to Antonio and Bassanio. Since Venice is full of Christians‚ they are viewed totally opposite. Shylock who has been mocked‚ insulted and more is suffering from the despises that he gain from just
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