The merchant of Venice contains many points and ideas which were relevant to the Elizabethan society‚ many if not all of these points and ideas are still relevant in today’s modern society. Some points and ideas included in the merchant of Venice are the role of women‚ the power of love and friendship and justice and mortality. All of these themes are present in today’s modern society. The role of women in the play is represented though Portia‚ Nerissa and Jessica. The three of the women are very
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Is Shylock more sinned against than sinning? Many different views can be taken on the Jewish merchant Shylock in the play ‘The Merchant of Venice’ written by William Shakespeare. Although when taking into account the many trials and tribulations that Shylock had to endure‚ it is forthcoming to say that Shylock was more sinned against than sinning. There are key and defining moments in this play when it becomes more apparent as to why Shylock is acting out against Antonio. From early on when Antonio
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serious play with a happy ending or enough jokes throughout the play to lighten the mood. I consider the ‘Merchant of Venice’ by William Shakespeare a tragicomedy as both tragedy and comedy can be seen throughout the play. There are many factors that give proof to this statement. To begin with‚ one of the factors of a tragedy is the presence of a tragic hero. The protagonist‚ the real merchant of Venice‚ Antonio is the tragic hero. He is sad from the beginning to the end of the play. In the beginning
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A Blessing in Disguise: Everything in Life Has a Purpose One Sunday morning‚ during a late October‚ despite the beautiful day‚ and tasks needing to be done‚ I decided to attend a lecture on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Though the lecture was to last for at least four hours and I was late- Thanks to over sleeping‚ an invisible energy was propelling me‚ shouting I needed to go. I grabbed an apple and flew out of my apartment‚ caught a taxi and arrived as the talk was beginning. I was the last person
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The Homosexual Relationship Between Antonio and Bassanio in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice Tsun-Hsien Tsai Sophomore Student‚ Department of English National Changhua University of Education There are many pairs of male adults with honorable masculine friendships appearing in William Shakespeare’s popular plays‚ such as Antonio and Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice‚ Antonio and Sebastian in Twelfth Night‚ the two kings Leonates and Polixenes in The Winter’s Tale‚ and so on. No matter
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For my 250 word document I have chosen Venice. The reason is that my parents visited Venice for their honeymoon and the way they have discussed it to me it makes me‚ want to learn more on it and be able to get locals and customers to travel to Venice‚ making it a big selling point. Venice has a rich and diverse architectural style‚ the most famous of which is the gothic style. Venice has become a thriving sea port by the 13th century which has last just over 300 years and known as the Venetian
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Write a text about the theme ”love” William Shakespeare wrote “The Merchant of Venice” between 1596 and 1598‚ and it was first performed in 1605. Charles Dickens wrote “Oliver Twist” in 1838‚ and is one of Dickens most famous stories. Brief summary: The Merchant of Venice opens on a street in Venice‚ where Antonio‚ a Venetian merchant‚ complains of a sadness he can’t quite explain. His friends suggest they’d be sad too if they had as much merchandise to worry about as Antonio. Apparently all
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Conflict is a primary theme within Romeo and Juliet and merchant of Venice‚ Shakespeare conveys this theme through the characters to reinforce and emphasis the conflict between the father and daughter. Linking this to the historical/ social context‚ there is a fear of non-acceptance within the community‚ and due to the hierarchy of the Capulet family‚ there is more of a requirement for Juliet to be more dominated from her father than the average Elizabethan family. As the extent of dominance towards
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In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice‚ there are quite a few cases in which the non-Christian characters are marginalized and victimized of Christian prejudice and absolute racism. The Christian prejudice and racial discrimination transpires through the use of language and terms of reference. In sixteenth-century Europe‚ Jews were a despised and persecuted minority. England‚ in fact‚ went beyond mere persecution and harassment by banning Jews from the country altogether. In theory at least‚ there
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In this world of deceptive appearances‚ motives‚ and beliefs‚ the ability to be able to understand the complexity of human beings is simply a not-so-common skill. When William Shakespeare wrote‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ he included characters which are neither good nor evil; instead‚ in order to make the play more realistic and create metaphors for real life situations‚ Shakespeare created the characters with both positive and negative aspects‚ as the same applies in real life. In this essay‚ the
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