Discrimination and hatred across religions can be often become a normal part of everyday life‚ and can be difficult to eradicate and extinguish. In William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice‚ the idea of the “normality” of everyday prejudices comes across in interactions and the portrayal of Shylock‚ a Jewish moneylender in Venice. Through Shylock’s character‚ Shakespeare provides a commentary on how his society has viewed Judaism in a dehumanizing way for many generations‚ but also expresses how difficult
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The main theme in The Merchant of Venice is the way money and love is viewed by each character. The Christian characters in the play value human relationships over business ones‚ whereas Shylock is only interested in the money. Antonio lends money without interest and puts himself at risk for the people he loves. Shylock destructs over the loss of his money and runs through the streets saying‚ O‚ my ducats! O‚ my daughter!Skylock apparently values his money more than he values his daughter‚ meaning
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English 10 Nazi Propaganda and The Merchant of Venice Shylock and Nazi Propaganda • "Never trust the artist‚ trust the tale.“ • We will never know what was in Shakespeare’s mind when he began writing "The Merchant of Venice." • what he intended and what he accomplished are not necessarily the same thing • Shylock is meant to be a villain. • his motives and his personality are clear • Given the opportunity he attempts to commit legalized murder. • Shylock is a Jewish villain‚ but he didn’t have
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Talley British Literature Theme paper for Merchant of Venice October 29‚ 2014 A theme is an underlying idea the author hopes to communicate in his/her story. Sometimes a theme is also another way an author can leave a message for his or her readers to think about. In the Merchant of Venice‚ Shakespeare added themes of prejudice‚ love versus greed‚ and mercy versus revenge and justice. Prejudice was one of the key themes in this story. The Merchant of Venice shows the religious discrimination between
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Shakespeare’s Purpose of The Merchant of Venice There are different intents to illustrate in each of Shakespeare’s plays. In one of his plays‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ his intent was to illustrate that whatever you do to a person or to a group at the start‚ will always come back to you at the end. (karma) However‚ if we take an honest look at those thing that we have done‚ it doesn’t always come back as the same. Just as judging a person by the cover isn’t always right‚ you need to dig deeper into
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roles that women play in literary works and their true significance to the text. Their roles are usually decided on by the society or time period in which the story is set. In "The Merchant of Venice‚" females were suppressed by the societal ideals of Shakespeare’s Elizabethan era‚ which is portrayed through the characters of Portia and Jessica‚ who could not establish their own powerful identities because they were women. Portia and Jessica are the main female characters in the play. If they had been
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Wheadon 1 English 3205 Dr. Lois Sherlow Matthew Wheadon Oct. 23‚ 2012 Justice and Mercy in The Merchant of Venice In the court room scene of The Merchant of Venice‚ justice is handed back and forth between the Christians and Shylock‚ unlike mercy. Shylock is unable to feel any remorse for Antonio and the Christians because of the hate he has for them. Stubbornness and hatred can cause misfortune; the morally superior have a right to justice. As the trial scene begins‚ the Duke speaks
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Final Essay for Merchant of Venice Although the Merchant of Venice‚ written by the renowned playwright William Shakespeare‚ is part of brilliant romantic comedy series‚ it is known largely for its drama and intense allusions to themes and concerns of the time period‚ which may be looked at differently in the modern society. The title of the play refers to the character of Antonio‚ who is ‘the Merchant of Venice’‚ even though the Jewish moneylender‚ Shylock is the more prominent character‚ who leaves
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Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice the antagonist of the play is Shylock. Shylock is a wealthy Jewish moneylender. Shylock is probably the most memorable character in the play because of Shakespeare’s excellent characterization of him. Shylock is the antagonist in the play because he stands in the way of love‚ but this does not necessarily make him the villain of the play. Shylock can be seen as both the villain of the play and
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International Journal of Learning & Development ISSN 2164-4063 2011‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 1 Investigating the Impact of Using Games in Teaching Children English Ying-Jian Wang Department of Applied English / I-Shou University‚ Taiwan Hui-Fang Shang Department of Applied English / I-Shou University‚ Taiwan Paul Briody Department of Applied English / I-Shou University‚ Taiwan Received: August 31‚ 2011 Accepted: October 2‚ 2011 Published: November 28‚ 2011 Doi:10.5296/ijld.v1i1.1118
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