tells readers a lot about his views on women and their roles. Their personalities vary‚ and their character ranges from strong to weak‚ warm and delightful to cold and scornful. Although Katherine from The Taming of the Shrew and Portia from The Merchant of Venice seem to be polar opposites‚ they both share a few things in common‚ and that is that they are both witty‚ bold‚ and independent. In The Taming of the Shrew‚ Katherine Minola is first introduced as the short-tempered sister of Bianca Minola
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The Villain of The Merchant of Venice We all have a mind of our own and with that we can make the choice to do good or evil. So it is not our enemies that lure us to evil ways. It is our own minds that decide to do so. In the play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Shylock is a villain because in the play Shylock uses deception and his knowledge of Antonio to exact his revenge‚ Shylock also shows that anger‚ revenge and hate has clouded his mind and so he chooses to show no forgiveness
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is always varying‚ upwards and downwards" (John Locke). A villain is a cruelly-malicious-person who does bizarre and unlawful things. In William Shakespeare’s‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ Shylock is a Jewish character who is portrayed as a Villain because of the freakish things he does. Shylock is a bad example for the people of Venice: he is a very selfish‚ he is evil‚ he has no mercy for anyone and he will do anything to have Antonio dead. A villain is someone who is selfish and does not care about
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society and has impacted many people throughout history. Injustice is of the main themes shown in the plays Merchant Of Venice by William Shakespeare and The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Injustice is illustrated in both plays and issues of discrimination‚ character conflicts‚ and stereotypes are demonstrated. Discrimination proves that injustice is shown in both plays. In The Merchant Of Venice‚ Jews are often mistreated by Christians and this results in Shylock’s mistreatment throughout the play. Shylock
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The play ‘The Merchant of Venice’‚ by William Shakespeare‚ shows two different father-daughter relationships. The relationships are between Portia and her recently diseased father‚ the other involving Jessica and Shylock‚ a Jewish money lender. The first relationship emphasizes love‚ respect and trust whereas the other are obviously different. Portia’s relationship with her recently deceased father was full of respect and love‚ whereas Jessica didn’t like her father and thought he was rude.
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Virtues of Women in Genre Valerie Traub discusses that women of Shakespeare’s time‚ during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras‚ desired four virtues which were ‘obedience‚ chastity‚ silence and piety’ (2001‚ P130). If we relate this idea to ‘Scotland‚ PA’‚ it is clear that Pat does not comply herself to this ideology of women‚ meaning she is not obedient‚ chaste‚ silent and pious. For instance‚ Pat is very outspoken‚ speaking freely what is on her mind. This is evident throughout the film as she continually
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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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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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