The Merchant Of Venice Essay May 31‚ 2012 There are two emotions commonly shown to motivate characters in the Merchant Of Venice‚ both positively and negatively‚ namely that of love and hate. These two emotions motivate characters such as Shylock‚ who’s actions are motivated by his hate for Antonio‚ Jessica’s love for Lorenzo and hate for her father and Antonio’s love for Bassanio and hate for Shylock. Antonio’s actions are motivated from both love and hate. These actions
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it is present today‚ centuries later. In Shakespeare’s time‚ Jews were a typical target of discrimination by Christians. As a result of constant Christian torment and humiliation‚ many Jews spurned the Christians. If given the opportunity‚ many Jews would retaliate against Christians with the same treatment Christians submitted them to. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ "The Merchant of Venice‚" this opportunity arises for one particular Jew‚ Shylock. Shylock stirs up a range of emotions in the audience
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misinterpretations with the art of deceptions. In the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare‚ as a result of preconceived judgement of worth allows for a disconnect between appearances and reality‚ ultimately highlights how items of lesser value can create powerful results. Set in Venice in the 1500’s with a civilization that possesses a different perspective of standards and beliefs‚ Antonio‚ a Christian‚ borrows 3000 ducats from Shylock‚ a Jew with ulterior motives. The casket lottery adapts the
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The Role of Prejudice In The Merchant of Venice This paper discusses the subject of prejudice in the William Shakespeare play‚ The Merchant of Venice. I. Introduction William Shakespeare’s satirical comedy‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ believed to have been written in 1596 was an examination of hatred and greed.The premise deals with the antagonistic relationship between Shylock‚ a Jewish money-lender and Antonio‚ the Christian merchant‚ who is as generous as Shylock is greedy‚ particularly
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English essay In Shakespeare’s play the merchant of Venice the audience learns about love in many forms. Through the characters‚ of Portia and Bassanio‚ Shylock and his love for money over his daughter and Antonio and Bassanio. The audience learns through Portia that true love always triumphs. From shylock we learn that money isn’t everything it seems to be and that you should treasure your family more than money. Through the friendship of Antonio and Bassanio we learn about the love of one friend
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In William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice‚ prejudice is a predominant theme and it is displayed in numerous ways. A dominant form of prejudice in the play is prejudice against religion by both the Christian and the Jewish believers. Other minor but important forms of prejudice displayed are against races and against various types of disabilities. Shakespeare demonstrates that during his era‚ in the Elizabethan Era‚ prejudice wasn’t frowned upon like it is today in present society. Shakespeare
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A Discussion Guide for Educators A Publication of the Anti-Defamation League Anti- Semitism and The Merchant of Venice: A Discussion Guide for Educators Barbara Balser‚ National Chair Abraham H. Foxman‚ National Director Kenneth Jacobson‚ Deputy National Director Caryl M. Stern‚ Senior Associate National Director/ Chief Operating Officer Marshall S. Levin‚ Senior Associate National Director/ Director‚ National Development Michael Salberg‚ Associate National Director/ Director‚ International Affairs
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for Portia’s hand‚ in which suitors from various countries choose among a gold‚ a silver‚ and a lead casket‚ resembles the cultural and legal system of Venice in some respects. Like the Venice of the play‚ the casket contest presents the same opportunities and the same rules to men of various nations‚ ethnicities‚ and religions. Also like Venice‚ the hidden bias of the casket test is fundamentally Christian. To win Portia‚ Bassanio must ignore the gold casket‚ which bears the inscription‚ “Who chooseth
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TWO MAJOR THEMES IN MERCHANT OF VENICE A major theme in the Merchant of Venice is mercy. Mercy depicts a large part of this play‚ mercy is one of themes that ends it. In the courtroom scene of Act 4‚ scene 1‚ both the Duke and Portia present mercy as a better alternative to the pursuit of either law or revenge. The other characters accept that the law is on Shylock’s side‚ but they all expect him to show mercy‚ which he refuses to do. Portia then tries to persuade him to be merciful
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for raising awareness and sensitivity about issues of prejudice. When teaching The Merchant of Venice‚ then‚ it is important to raise the issue of anti-Semitism as a precursor to examining the text‚ and to explore this type of prejudice as both a historical and contemporary phenomenon. Throughout the play‚ Shylock‚ and by extension‚ all Jews‚ are presented as moneyhungry‚ conniving‚ and cruel. Shylock the Jew‚ as he is called by everyone in the play is compared with a dog‚ a cur‚ and a demon
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