Mexican-American boy named Antonio (Tony)‚ who lives with his Spanish-speaking Catholic family in the small New Mexican town of Guadalupe. Tony is nearly seven years old when Ultima‚ a wise old woman and long-time family friend‚ comes to live with them. She is a “curandera”‚ a woman who is able to heal the sick with herbs and ancient cures. Ultima becomes very close to Tony over the time that she is staying with them. She gives him insight about his culture‚ religion and heritage. Antonio is excited by Ultima’s
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disdain for Antonio in an aside‚ “How like a fawning publican he looks! / I hate him for he is Christian‚ / but more for that in low simplicity / he lends out money gratis…” (1.1.41-45). His hatred is dual in nature; Antonio lends money without interest threatening the existence of his job as a moneylender. Also‚ Antonio is prejudiced against the Jews and has humiliated and insulted Shylock publicly for both his lending practices and his religion. This is revealed when Shylock asks Antonio why he should
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Throughout the short story Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe and the novel Bless Me‚ Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya‚ the protagonist of each story goes through a series of dreadful events‚ one after another. But instead of seeing these experiences as reasons to give up the characters use them as a way to get stronger‚ by always looking on the brighter side of the situation. With their actions as examples‚ someone can conclude that the theme both Anaya and Achebe are trying to get through to the reader is that
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my true love‚ I thought I would marry my high school sweetheart. At one point in my life it seemed as though I would never find that “one” person. On August 18th 2005‚ I was on date with Antonio and we were in California on Coronado Island‚ San Diego. I thought this was just another date. I had been dating Antonio for two months when he asked me to go away with him in a few months to meet some of his family in California. I told him yes right away‚ but inside I was not sure if this was a mistake.
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Antonio – I don’t know why I am so sad. I am tired of it and you are saying you are tired of it too. I really have no clue of how I got so depressed. If I have no answer to why I am so depressed then‚ I don’t understand my self well. Salarino – You are worried about your ships. Your mind is getting tossed in the ocean due to the thought of this thought. But don’t worry they are fine. They are very grand and majestic just like beauty pageants. They are so big that the small boats respect them. The
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someone feel inferior Vindictive – Revengeful Camouflage – hide Shylock is cunning and wise – will be able to trick them Sly Shylock is very wise in the way he tricks Antonio ‘A merry sport’ – Dramatic irony – that isn’t a happy transaction Unrealistic request for a clause Shylock is deceitful/ full of treachery/trickery Antonio is complacent (over confident) does not realise he is being tricked – Similarity with Mercutio Venice – setting – similarity with R&J – Italy + Public place Reporting
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stop as he blames Antonio. There is nothing the Christians can do to make Shylock feel compassion and forget the bond and to accept a monetary repayment instead. In the play Antonio has just been arrested and faces his death as he forfeited the bond. Bassanio and Portia on the other hand have just wedded and it is a happy time in their lives. Despair falls on them when Antonio’s letter arrives confirming that he has lost the bond. Act 4 Scene 1 commences with the trial of Antonio in a Venetian court
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Shylock by referring to him as “inhuman” and “uncapable of pity‚ void‚ and empty.” The Duke is not happy about Shylock wanting a pound of Antonio’s flesh and the Duke feels that Shylock will not feel bad for Antonio. 2. Antonio wants to “make no offers and use no farther means.” Antonio is grateful for what everyone has done for him‚ but he wants to move on with the trial so he can “have judgement” and so Shylock may get “his will”‚ Antonio’s flesh. 3. The Duke thinks that Shylock is doing
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jeopardise our way of life. Ever since people have left their homelands to settle in other places there has been conflict between different cultures. So‚ in the play‚ Antonio‚ Bassanio‚ Gratiano and many more of the Christians feel resentment towards Shylock the ’alien’. This is partly because of the trap that he has led Antonio into and partly because he is different. This seemingly unaccounted for dislike is shown particularly by Shylock who comments: ’I hate him for he is a Christian’ (act
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plotting the downfall of his enemies. He is a malignant‚ vengeful character‚ consumed with venomous malice1; a picture of callous‚ unmitigated villainy‚ deaf to every appeal of humanity2. Shylock is the antagonist opposite the naive‚ essentially good Antonio‚ the protagonist; who must defend himself against the "devil" Shylock. The evil he represents is one of the reasons Shakespeare chose to characterize Shylock as a Jew‚ as Jews of his time were seen as the children of the Devil‚ the crucifiers of Christ
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