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    allegations are valid concerning Portia’s undoubted wealth‚ beauty‚ and intelligence‚ but she fails to recognize that she is not all that she appears to be (141). Jameson’s review gives much praise to Portia. According to Jameson‚ “Many critics are so dazzled and engrossed by the amazing character of Shylock‚ that Portia has received less than justice at their hands” (141). Shylock has taken away much of the spotlight from Portia; therefore she is consistently overlooked by critics. Jameson’s opinion

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    ONSUMER EQUILIBRIUM CARDINAL AND ORDINAL UNIT 5 CONSUMER EQUILIBRIUM: CARDINAL AND ORDINAL APPROACHES Structure 5.0 Objectives 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Cardinal utility approach to consumer behaviour 5.3 The law of eventual diminishing marginal utility 5.4 Consumer’s equilibrium 5.5 Basis of law of demand in the cardinal approach 5.6 Consumer’s surplus 5.7 The ordinal utility approach to consumer behaviour: the indifference curve approach 5.8 Consumer’s budget constraint 5.9 Consumer’s

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    Women in "Merchant of Venice" In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice‚ there are many controversies over religion and friendship‚ but the idea of the play that interested me the most was the role of women. The two women that are in this play take on the role of the saviors of the men who seem helpless and hopeless compared to them. Influences of the Radical Feminist Perspective in The Merchant of Venice Angela Caravella 2006 The role that women play within many Shakespearian plays often highlights

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    danger‚ do you not? Antonio: Ay‚ so he says. Portia: Do you confess the bond? Antonio: I do. Portia: Then must the Jew be merciful. Shylock: On what compulsion must I? Portia: The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath: it is twice blest‚ it blesses him that gives and him that takes. It becomes the throned monarch better than his crown. It is an attribute to God Himself; and earthly power doth then show likest God’s when mercy seasons

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    Shakespeare’s Perspective on Justice To understand Shakespeare’s perspective on justice in The Merchant of Venice it must be clear that they were in the reign of Elizabeth I. During this particular time Jewish people were hated and the Christians believed that they were superior. Shakespeare considered there to be a difference between law and justice‚ he shows that if the law is blindly applied without the Christian idea of mercy and fairness‚ the pursuer will fall. Portia‚ the mouthpiece

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    Themes in ‘The Merchant of Venice.’ 1. The nature of love‚ marriage and friendship. ▪ Shakespeare’s romantic comedies usually lead up to and end with marriages‚ including one noble marriage and this is true in this text. The suitor loves and serves his lady; but after marriage the wife loves and serves the husband. As soon as Bassanio has chosen rightly‚ Portia calls him Lord: ‘her Lord‚ her governor‚ her king‚’ (Act 3‚ scene 2) adding ‘Myself‚ and what is mine‚ to you and yours / Is now

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    The play Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare has two major themes running through its story. Even though it was written in the late 1500s these themes still have significance today. The main characters of this play are Shylock‚ the Jew‚ who is a money lender charging interest to make living. Antonio is another character of this play and he is a fairly rich merchant. Antonio has a very good friend Bassanio‚ who wants to marry Portia‚ a wealthy woman who is Shakespeare’s heroine. Prejudice

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    hello my name is abby Jessica‚ Shylock’s daughter plans to elope with Lorenzo against her father’s wishes‚ were he to know. Jessica reveals her shame for her father... At Shylock’s house‚ Jessica is planning to leave her father. She tells Launcelot that "Our house is hell‚ and thou‚ a merry devil‚ / Didst rob it of some taste of tediousness" (Line 2). Jessica also reveals that Launcelot will help her to escape her father Shylock by conveying a letter to Lorenzo‚ the man Jessica intends to marry

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    is “The Merchant of Venice” In William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice‚" there are many themes‚ symbols and words alike which take on a complex and dual nature. Not only can lines in the play be interpreted by the audience in multiple ways‚ they are meant to have multiple meanings. This duality can be seen in the characters as well. Shylock is portrayed as both a victim and a villain and our sense of him evolves as his character is revealed to us as “The Merchant of Venice.”

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    Through “The Merchant of Venice” we see that Shakespeare supports the anti-semitic stereotypes and it’s portray through the character of Shylock. Many individuals fear that it’s unsuitable to teach and discuss “The Merchant of Venice” in high school because of its nugatory ways it displays in Jews; however‚ it is essential to read this polemical play in high school because it expands the literary minds to those who read it due to their complexity of Shakespeare. It also allows students to read and

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