The Merchant of Venice can be an effective tool for spreading anti-Semitism depending on the type of reader. Since Shakespeare’s play is an “ambiguous” work‚ everyone can have different interpretations depending on their knowledge‚ thoughts and background. In this essay‚ we 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’
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they were actually banned from England in 1290‚ and were not allowed back into England several decades after ‘The Merchant of Venice’ had been written. The Elizabethans were ignorant of the Jewish culture. Shakespeare knew that the majority of the population was Christian and had to write something that was somewhat an outrage to the Jews. So he decided to write the Merchant of Venice‚ in which he deliberately included stereotypical prejudice to reflect current society. The play in the earlier part
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visuals and a novel composed of many anecdotes are? Markus Zusak’s very well-known novel ‘The Book Thief’ and Brian Percival’s digitized film “The Book Thief” hold many differences and similarities relying upon how they best depict or portray an idea that is trying to be comprehended by another. Readers of many sorts have held different views on the portrayal of films and novels just as some have for “The Book Thief.” In order for a viewer or reader to understand and take in what they’ve seen or read‚ they
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The Book Thief Notable Quotes and Response 1. “… it was raining on Himmel Street when the world ended for Liesel Meminger. The sky was dripping. Like a tap that a child has tried it’s hardest to turn off but hasn’t quite managed.” (Pg. 497) ~Its important because it shows that she’s like a child in the big world‚ a child couldn’t turn off a tap just like she couldn’t turn off the rain and change the events that had happened. 2. “She leaned down and looked at his lifeless face and Liesel
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Original Text | Modern Text | | Enter ANTONIO‚ SALARINO‚ and SOLANIO | ANTONIO‚ SALARINO‚ and SOLANIO enter. | 5 | ANTONIOIn sooth‚ I know not why I am so sad.It wearies me; you say it wearies you.But how I caught it‚ found it‚ or came by it‚What stuff ’tis made of‚ whereof it is born‚I am to learn.And such a want-wit sadness makes of me‚That I have much ado to know myself. | ANTONIOTo be honest‚ I don’t know why I’m so sad. I’m tired of it‚ and you say you’re tired of it too. But I have
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Why is discrimination such a large and ongoing problem in our society? All over the world people are discriminated against simply because of their colour‚ religion‚ the way they talk or even what they eat. In the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak discrimination is shown by the way Jews were treated during the war. Because Hitler told the people of Germany that Jews were scum and were the equivalent of rats. The Jews were discriminated against so greatly that they were forced to close their stores
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the way. In The Book Thief‚ the most important symbol was undoubtedly the books Liesel stole. Liesel’s books have power‚ previously forgotten or banned in an attempt to brainwash the public. When she steals these books‚ she is going against the Nazis and their orders. She was preventing the complete erasure of Jews‚ one book at a time. After losing her family‚ home‚ and almost everything she owned in the Himmel Street bombing‚ all Liesel has are the clothes on her back and the book she was writing
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The book “The Lightning Thief” is about a boy named Percy Jackson. Percy Jackson is a demi-god and is convicted of stealing Zeus’s master lightning bolt and only has ten days to return the lightning bolt before it’s too late by: Rick Riordan. The story of “The Lightning Thief” takes place in the modern USA from Las Vegas to New York. The main characters in the book are Percy Jackson the son of Poseidon; Annabeth the daughter of Athena and Grover the satyr that protects Percy Jackson and also Luke
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Shylock and Antonio resent and dislike one another. Firstly‚ Shylock hates Antonio because he is a Christian; secondly‚ because Antonio is a Christian and therefore not allowed to charge interest‚ Antonio undercuts Shylock’s business by lending money without charging interest. The fact that Shylock does loan money and charges interest is another reason for Antonio not to like him. As a businessman‚ Antonio must resent Shylock’s ability to earn extra money by charging interest. We know that Shylock
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villain is but rather to make a point about the protagonist of the story. Such is the case for Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief. In the book thief Zusak uses the motif of thievery to as an act of empowerment for Liesel. It is representative of how Lisel is trying to take control back of her life in a time where she feels she has lost all control of the world around her. The act of stealing books is also significant as this can represent her taking knowledge back from her oppressors who wish to destroy it
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