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 he title character is the merchant Antonio. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular plays during his lifetime The
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United State on business when the murders took place. The case remained unsolved for almost four years until eyewitness‚ Jessica Alfaro Testified that Hubert Webb is the lead suspect and responsible of the crime committed. Including the defendants; Antonio Lejano II‚ Hospicio Fernandez‚ Michael Gatchalian‚ Miguel Rodriguez‚ Peter Estrada‚ Joey Filart and Artemio Ventura. The trial began on August 1995 before the Paranaque RTC Judge Amelita Tolentino. The prosecution offered Jesica Alfaro as their
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Notes KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS SETTING The play‚ as the title suggests‚ is set in Italy. Venice‚ in the popular imagination of Elizabethan society‚ was a place of fabulous wealth‚ royal merchants‚ richly attired gentlemen‚ and refined culture. Antonio is very much a part of this society. But this is not the only part of the Venetian picture that is portrayed in the play; another less romantic view is also given. It is the cruel commercial and legal side of Venice‚ where ships are sunk at sea‚ fortunes
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Nicholas Bouwer Mr. Koughan Anti-Semitism in The Merchant of Venice Anti-Semitism‚ which has often been called the longest hatred (a comment on the unbelievably long time jews have been prosecuted as the bane of the earth)‚ has recurred in society for centuries. Since before medieval times‚ Jews have been accused of treacherous acts which include the murder of Jesus‚ the Bubonic plague‚ poisoning wells and controlling all monetary aspects in people’s lives with the act of usury. Accusations
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BA561 –winter 2006 LP Case Notes: 1. This is an individual assignment. As stated in the syllabus you must do your own work or you will fail the class. 2. You can use any software you wish to perform the analysis‚ but the assignment was designed under the assumption that you would be using the LINDO software used for LP in BA555. 3. The project is due at the beginning of class in week four (February 1). The Case: The Darby Company manufactures and distributes meters used to
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I. TEACHING CONTROVERSIAL TEXTS Works of literature‚ written hundreds of years ago‚ may contain viewpoints that seem stereotypical and that offend modern sensibilities. While it is natural to want to protect students from these harsh sentiments‚ it may be counterproductive to omit controversial texts from class rather than using them as a vehicle for raising awareness and sensitivity about issues of prejudice. When teaching The Merchant of Venice‚ then‚ it is important to raise the issue of
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Aguinaldo on July 14‚ 1898; published‚ and edited by General Antonio Luna. It printed the decrees of the Revolutionary Government‚ news and works in Tagalog that aroused nationalism. It was the official publication of the revolutionary government. On September 29‚ 1898‚ El Heraldo de la Revolucion was published in Malolos‚ Bulacan for the first time. 2. LA INDEPENDENCIA -“Independence”‚ was established on September 3‚ 1898‚ by General Antonio Luna‚ whose aim was for Philippine Independence. -The story
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A Feminist Analysis of Gender Identity in Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare’s diverse female characters started to revolutionize views of gender in the Renaissance‚ though women were not treated as equals to men until modern times because of the patriarchal views that were instilled in society. The feminist approach in this presentation works to disprove Shakespeare’s traditional critics. I use a feminist approach to prove that Shakespeare’s representation of gender is more flexible
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marriage to Antonio. However‚ the marriage to Antonio can only be seen as indirectly causing her downfall. The marriage is subverted by the Duchess’ defiance of her brother’s warped sense of patriarchal conventions concerning widowhood. As I hope to show‚ the Duchess did not defy social conventions concerning the remarrying by widows. Rather‚ Ferdinand and the Cardinal’s depiction of a sadistic patriarchy twists the noble marriage into something horrific and this‚ not her marriage to Antonio‚ is the
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double wedding. Portia gives Bassanio a ring as a token of love‚ and makes him swear that under no circumstances will he part with it. They are joined‚ unexpectedly‚ by Lorenzo and Jessica. The celebration‚ however‚ is cut short by the news that Antonio has indeed lost his ships‚ and that he has forfeited his bond to Shylock. Bassanio and Graziano immediately travel to Venice to try and save Antonio’s life. After they leave‚ Portia tells Nerissa that they will go to Venice disguised as
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