Victim It is without doubt that William Shakespeare’s suspenseful play of The Merchant of Venice evokes complex feelings within a reader. Throughout the play‚ Shylock is portrayed as the antagonist‚ a miserable‚ cruel and prosaic figure menacing enough to endanger the happiness of Venetian citizens. At the same time‚ one feels a curious compassion for this character. In the 2004 film of The Merchant of Venice adaptation starring Al Pacino‚ Shylock is portrayed as a justifiably angry man: he is hated
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Back in the Macedonian time period of the Byzantine Empire‚ many philosophical and theological debates were held. These debates could be held anywhere‚ even on the streets. The debates helped keep knowledge of Greek heritage about. Debates kept knowledge of what was accepted and believed‚ as well as deciding what was feasible in the eyes of the public. Debating was a sign of respect to Byzantine predecessors and heirs. They were a tradition‚ of sorts. The goal of this document is to teach you how
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Jaquay Carlton October 8‚2014 World Lit Take-Home Midterm‚ Section 3 1. The term epic refers to a long narrative about a hero or a god. In the epic poem Odyssey‚ the narrative takes the shape because it is written in meter. The Odyssey is an epic poem because it is a long narrative poem‚ and it focuses on an epic subject such as the suffering of Odysseus life‚ as he deals with being absent from his home and family for twenty years. (Why is The Odyssey is an epic poem) 2. In The Odyssey there
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At home but not at home Nicole Constable The main aim of the article is showing that in case of migrants (specifically Filipinas in Honk Kong) the concept of home is not as simple and unambiguous as it may seem. Constable presents different conceptualizations of the notions “space”‚ “place” and “home”. He follows the conception of Ackbar Abbas‚ who writes‚ "We think of a place in terms of definable physical characteristics and situatedness‚ at most as a symbolic structure. A space by contrast
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Women in "Merchant of Venice" In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice‚ there are many controversies over religion and friendship‚ but the idea of the play that interested me the most was the role of women. The two women that are in this play take on the role of the saviors of the men who seem helpless and hopeless compared to them. Influences of the Radical Feminist Perspective in The Merchant of Venice Angela Caravella 2006 The role that women play within many Shakespearian plays often highlights
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whether or not the amount of air inputted into a soccer ball would affect the ball’s travel distance. Along with that‚ we hoped to learn which amount of air would deliver the furthest distance. And potentially with this knowledge‚ those who play the sport‚ will know to what amount they should fill their ball to‚ in order to gain the best performance‚ distance wise. Although results may vary among players. This is just a general observation‚ with a certain and consistent amount of force. The experiment
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AP Art History Chapter 4 – The Art of the Prehistoric Aegean Homework Assignments Due Date: 09/17/12 I. Define/Identify: a. Arthur Evans- British archaeologist that unearthed Knossos at Greece b. Homer (not Simpson…)- poet; creator of Iliad c. Heinrich Schliemann- German archaeologist II. Cycladic Art- abstract human figurines that are mostly female made of clay‚ limestone‚ and sometimes marble 1. List three stylistic characteristics of the Bronze Age statuettes from the Cyclades stylized
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During the 1920’s there were many significant changes for women but majority of the people didn’t support them. Some changes were labour saving devices going on sale and women got the right to vote. Younger women welcomed and supported the changes and acted out with wild ambitious behaviour and dramatic fashion alterations whereas rural women and immigrants stayed traditional. Many women demanded to stay in the workforce after the war ended. Women stood their ground and entered the workforce
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Rustichello in the novel The Travels of Marco Polo. The novel provides insight about the many places he traveled to in the Middle East and Asia as well as Kubilai Khan‚ a leader of the Mongol Empire. Although Polo describes places that are different from Venice in many ways‚ his observation of cities and government under Kubilai Khan reveal inherently Venetian ideals. Good governance is essential to a city’s quality and the foundation of a good government is its leader. Having spent so many years in service
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William Shakespeare wrote several plays which depict Jews and blacks in a very negative‚ stereotypical fashion. In his play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ characters are often judged based on their appearances and beliefs. There are many events in this play that led to discriminating and racist outcomes. The Merchant of Venice is portrayed as a racist play through the characters of Portia‚ Solanio‚ and Shylock. Shakespeare’s racist development of Jews and blacks are often seen in his writings. First
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