these three men are the most important candidates to win Portia’s hand in marriage. They reveal the contents of the three caskets and their different characters as exposed as being proud‚ vain and humble. They also emphasise the racial prejudices of Venice a place where many races clash. Their attitudes towards the caskets and their choices indicate what their character is like. This essay will compare and contrast the three suitors and will explore how Shakespeare influences the audience’s attitudes
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Character Study of Shylock and our feelings for him as the play progresses 1) He is seen as a mercenary money-lender approached by Bassanio for the loan of 3000 ducats with Antonio as the guarantor. The money is to finance Bassanio on his trip to Belmont to woo Portia whom he is in love with. He keeps debating on whether he should lend the money. Even when Antonio is a “good” man meaning he is financially sound‚ yet his money is invested in goods which are in ships overseas. Therefore‚ his ventures
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survive and maintain some of this dignity. In today’s world‚ many things can be considered hypocrite or double standard. You even can be doing a double standard thing‚ and don’t even know. A prominent example of this hypocrisy is the people who say that they are pro-animal rights and love animals‚ but they consume animal products such as food‚ clothing‚ decorations‚ etc. Year’s back‚ this double standard was not about animals‚ was about people treated like animals. Slavery was a normal thing back in the
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most from it. They were convicted of heresy‚ and often killed because of their beliefs. Such is the kind of racial discrimination toward Shylock‚ the Jewish character in "The Merchant of Venice." Some believe that the character as a greedy‚ coldhearted villain‚ which is not the case. In Shakespeare’s play‚ "The Merchant of Venice‚" Shylock was a victim of years’ struggle against discrimination toward his religion. One of the most persistent charges against Shylock was that he was cruel and bloodthirsty
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are not always what they seem. People may appear to be one way but turn out to be an entirely different. The romantic-comedy‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ by William Shakespeare‚ shows the deliberate use of deception by the characters. Deception is a tool that is used for many purposes. The purposes can be harmful‚ protective or for personal gain. In The Merchant of Venice‚ Portia‚ Jessica‚ and Shylock are all characters who use deception to carry out their own motives. Shylock‚ the hated Jew‚ makes
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Post Modernism in Media text Hyper reality is a technique used to confuse viewers from being able to distinguish what is real and what is not. The Truman show (1998) is a great example for hyperreality‚ because from birth the main characters life has been a TV show. This has been kept hidden from him‚ when he begins to question his reality; his beings to notice things that help him distinguish real from not real. Thought out the film the audience is also questioning what is real and what is not
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A Two-Faced "Lady Richly Left" (1.1.161). In the play The Merchant of Venice‚ Shakespeare reveals Portia’s character in a variety of different ways. She seems to have multiple personalities‚ and it is very difficult for one to conclude whether she is kind or cruel. For example‚ she could be said to be prejudiced and sly‚ while also very caring. Portia is quick to judge others on appearances and first impressions. In scene II‚ when Portia is discussing her suitors with Nerissa‚ she explains all
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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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Changing Views For the Better What is the author suggesting about the way society views women? In “A Double Standard‚ ” by Francis Harper‚ she discusses the complexity of sex‚ gender‚ and the social standards that are involved with them. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was born into freedom in 1825. Harper worked throughout her life to maintain her freedom and justice. Throughout her poem‚ she expresses her views on how society views women. Dr. Derrick Spire’s discussed how she wrote about slavery
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life‚ and if not that‚ at least we all enjoyed _Seinfeld._ Shylock becomes not a depository for our hatred as previous generations could interpret him‚ but as a human being who has been wronged. It allows me to look at _The Merchant of Venice_ not only as a Comedy of the Merchant‚ but as the Tragedy of Shylock. Shakespeare’s the _Merchant of Venice_ has endured for this long because of the fascinating character of Shylock. His contradictory presence of both human and devil‚ the familiar and the strange
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