Rex Clayton Professor Kennedy ENGL 200 07/13/2013 Sympathy not Tragedy That old Jew got what he deserved! This is the cathartic feeling that William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice inspires as the central character Antonio is released from the perils of his impending death. In American society today‚ it is wrong to persecute someone for their religious beliefs‚ as we are all created equal. This sentiment was‚ indeed‚ not the case in the 1500’s. Although the events that surround Shylock are
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discrimination‚ segregation and hate towards the Jewish culture and its people. Both the movie “School Ties” and the play “The Merchant of Venice” include two Jewish males‚ David and Shylock‚ who were hated and frowned upon because of their culture and religion. Although both were treated like garbage‚ one of them was treated worse than the other. In the play “The Merchant of Venice” it was set in the 1500s‚ where discrimination and the mistreatment of Jews were totally acceptable. Since Jews were
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vii.73). The Prince of Morocco then leaves Portia’s Belmont Estate‚ a very different person from ‘The Prince of Morocco’ that we were introduced to in the beginning of Act 2 compared to the character that in being portrayed now‚ in this part of the play. The arrogant‚ Prince of Arragon is the next suitor of Portia to take the trial of the three caskets. The Prince entered the room in which the caskets laid and almost immediately showed no regard towards the caskets made of gold. His reasoning for
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In the play ‘The Merchant of Venice’‚ there are several characters who behave in villainous ways but Shylock is the most villainous character out of all of them. Do you agree? Throughout ‘The Merchant of Venice’ there are many examples of villainous acts performed by the characters. Although the character of Shylock may perhaps stand out in the mind of the reader‚ these acts are not solely limited to him individually. shylock cannot be considered the only villain in the play‚ for he shoulders much
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Narrator: The Merchant of Venice is set in 16th century Italy. Venice‚ a city of canals‚ at that time was a famous cultural and trading centre. Antonio is a leading merchant in the city. The scene opens on a street in Venice. (Enter Antonio‚ Salerio and Solanio from left side of stage. They walk up to the centre) Antonio: Truly‚ I don’t know why I’m feeling sad; It’s tiresome; you say you’re tired of it too. But I have no idea why I started feeling this way. And this sadness makes me lose
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Consider Shakespeare’s presentation of Portia in “The Merchant Of Venice” “The Merchant of Venice” is believed to have been written in the 16th century and it is to a large extent reflective of England at the time‚ which was a patriarchal society. Portia’s character embodies the characteristics of an ideal woman at the time that arguably defers to her father and eventually her husband. However‚ as the play advances we see a different side of Portia. Shakespeare introduces her character in
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similarities between Ser Giovanni’s Il Pecorone and William Shakespeare’s A Merchant of Venice are blatantly obvious. The stories seem to be essentially the same with few differences between them. It appears that Shakespeare just added dialogue to an existing tale‚ not having created the plot himself. This simply is not the case. While there are many recognizable similarities between Il Pecorone and A Merchant of Venice there are significant differences between Shakespeare’s character of Bassanio
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The Merchant of Venice‚ supposedly written between 1596 and 1598 is classified as an early Shakespearean comedy and also one of the problem plays. Though It is classified as a comedy‚ it has certain aspects of a romance. The play itself is about what could be called a rival between Christianity and Judaism with parts including women’s rights. The Jewish money lending merchant‚ Shylock seeks a pound of flesh from his fellow Christian‚ Antonio from failing to pay back three thousand ducats. Not only
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Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus and William Shakespeare’s The Merchant Of Venice with reference to a range of critical reading. Both plays were written in the 1590 ’s‚ the same period at which the duke visited london and made the statement that features in the title of this essay. the duke also so observed trade was an integral cog in the working machine that was london. But this was not only exclusive to london. If we also look back at venice during this time it was represented by shakespere as excotic
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