In Shakespeare’s play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ the character of Shylock proves‚ ultimately‚ to be a victim of himself. Shylock brings about his own demise through his own deeds and misdeeds. Shylock begins to cause his own misfortune when Antonio approaches him for a loan to aid Bassanio in courting Portia. At first‚ Shylock is wary to lend Antonio the money. "I am debating of my present store...I cannot instantly raise up the gross of full three thousand ducats...Tubal...will furnish me (13)"
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Karma (Sanskrit: कर्म; IPA: [ˈkarmə] ( listen); Pali: kamma) means action‚ work or deed;[1] it also refers to the principle of causality where intent and actions of an individual influence the future of that individual.[2] Good intent and good deed contribute to good karma and future happiness‚ while bad intent and bad deed contribute to bad karma and future suffering.[3][4] Karma is closely associated with the idea of rebirth in some schools of Asian religions.[5] In these schools‚ karma in the
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"Countless rebirths lie ahead‚ both good and bad. The effects of karma (actions) are inevitable‚ and in previous lifetimes we have accumulated negative karma which will inevitably have its fruition in this or future lives. Just as someone witnessed by police in a criminal act will eventually be caught and punished‚ so we too must face the consequences of faulty actions we have committed in the past‚ there is no way to be at ease; those actions are irreversible; we must eventually undergo their effects
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One of the most central issues in ’The Merchant of Venice’ is that of the antagonism between the Jews and the Christians. The unconscious‚ inborn dislike of cultures which jeopardise our way of life. Ever since people have left their homelands to settle in other places there has been conflict between different cultures. So‚ in the play‚ Antonio‚ Bassanio‚ Gratiano and many more of the Christians feel resentment towards Shylock the ’alien’. This is partly because of the trap that he has led Antonio
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In William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venise there were a lot of important scenes. But the ‘Trial scene’ was perceived to be the most important scene in the play. The playwright uses this scene to convey a number of key ideas such as Jews vs Christians‚ Mercy vs Justice and Appearance vs Reality. In addition the ‘Trial scene’ exposes the personalities of main characters. Furthermore‚ this scene is the highlight of the play and provides an excellent climax to the play which the audiences would enjoy
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Karma Karma is a story written by Khushwant Singh‚ who is an Indian writer‚ and it was published in 1989. Karma is about a distinguished Indian man‚ Sir Mohan Lai. He´s well educated at the universe of Oxford. He sees himself as an English gentleman and fells superior to the normal Indian way of life. He is taking the train with his wife‚ a traditional Indian woman with Indian walluces. He is looking forward to the possibility of meeting “other” Englishmen on his train ride‚ and to all the
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Discuss in brief the Buddhist teaching of Karma Introduction: Confronting unfortunate or unfair things in our lives‚ we apt to ask: “Why did it happen to me‚ but not to the others?” By comparing ourselves to the others‚ it’s not uncommon to spot something better from the others. They may have better appearance‚ or be wealthier or wiser than us‚ hence we usually complain of the unfairness that happened to us. Unlike determinism or fatalism which advocates that everything in our world
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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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Book Thief by Marcus Zusak and The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare‚ some characters demonstrate hypocrisy in their words and actions. Though there are other traits that the characters show‚ such as cruelty and mercy‚ hypocrisy is one of the more interesting ones. The Duke demonstrates hypocrisy in The Merchant of Venice during the trial scene when he punishes Shylock for not showing Antonio mercy. Antonio shows he is a hypocrite in The Merchant of Venice when he criticizes Shylock for hating
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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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