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    Elizabethan Era lived very different lives to what we do today. The Elizabethan people believed that the queen was God’s representation here on Earth. Their social order ranked the monarch as the highest‚ followed by the nobility‚ the gentry‚ merchants and labourers. The government was relatively stable‚ centralised‚ well-organized and efficient. The Elizabethan people had high regard for family in a community. They believed that families were role models for the community. Elizabethan people

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    murder will not be hid long: William Shakespeare‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ II‚ 2‚ 73. Per. 2 student:____________________________ Per. 5 student:____________________________ 106 The Devil can cite Scripture for his Purpose: William Shakespeare‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ I‚ 3‚ 93. Per. 2 student:____________________________ Per. 5 student:____________________________ p. 106 Oh God‚ he speaks only of his horse: William Shakespeare‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ I‚ 2‚ 36. Bradbury ’s quotation is not quite correct;

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    able to share her power and wit‚ Portia must become a man. The idea that women are inferior and second-rate to men was a common idea shared by most‚ if not all‚ of the Shakespearean cohort. Even so‚ in Portia is the one who come out on top in Merchant of Venice. When Antonio is arrested and Bassanio and Portia must come back to save him from death‚ Portia is the one with the plan. Not only was she clever enough dress up as a man and fool the entire courtroom‚ but she also is able to find where her

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    The Tempest A tragicomedy contains evil and sadness‚ but‚ in the end‚ happiness and order are victorious. A prime example of a tragicomedy is William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”. “The Tempest” proves that comedy can conquer evil by Miranda and Ferdinand’s marriage as well as by the emotions and thoughts of two fathers. Just as in a tragicomedy‚ Miranda’s marriage to Ferdinand is bittersweet. Ferdinand declares his love for Miranda with the words‚ “O heaven‚ O earth‚ bear witness to this sound/And

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    disorders that lead them to commit such obscenities. In support of my stand that Money is indeed the root of all evil is the case in the Merchant of Venice where the main characters act like monsters due to their love of money. Shylock rejoices when Antonio’s ships are rumored to be wrecked at sea‚ as he intends to get back at Antonio for making him and other merchants suffer in the past. Even after being offered twice as much money by Bassanio‚ he refuses as his main goal is to get back at Antonio

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    Shakespeares - Othello Othello takes place in Venice (in northern Italy) and Cyprus (an island in the eastern Mediterranean about forty miles south of present-day Turkey).    The time is between 1489 and 1571. 3 Facts on Shakespeare: One of Shakespeare’s relatives on his mother’s side‚ William Arden‚ was arrested for plotting against Queen Elizabeth I‚ imprisoned in the Tower of London and executed. Almost four hundred years after Shakespeare’s death there are 157 million pages referring to

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    of the world there has been discrimination that has caused authors to write about it and show the world how their city and country is discriminated. Throughout both plays “Othello” and “The merchant of Venice” they face many obstacles including racial and religious discrimination. In “The merchant of Venice”‚ Antonio‚ a wealthy man‚ discriminates Shylock who lends them money. To compare‚ In “Othello”‚ Iago who serves for Othello does not like him because he didn’t get the promotion he thought he

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    And I can tell you that the papers that reckon as ten bezants do not weight one” (Silkroad Foundation‚ 2017). However‚ the effect was positive because with the paper currency being introduced‚ it meant that there was less burden on the travelling merchants carrying clunky gold and silver. The effect was that it became much easier to engage in economic transactions and trade processes because the paper currency was more efficient and easy to

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    pre-drinking) Style • There are two main types of Jacobean theatre: o Revenge Plays o Tragicomedies Revenge Plays • Revenge plays were very obscene and violent • The main character was called the Revenger o It is a hero avenging an unfair or cruel death – they are fueled by hatred and vindication TragicomediesTragicomedies tend to fall under the grotesque side – it has dark humour and are very sexual in nature Important Plays and

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    The Affects of Money and Religion on Antonio and Shylock In The Merchant of Venice money plays a huge role in the lives many of its characters‚ especially the main protagonists Antonio and Shylock. Antonio is shown as the stereotypical generous Christian and Shylock as a stereotypical moneylending Jew‚ being greedy and living in isolation. In the play money is used as a means of exploring the characters of Antonio and Shylock’s religion and inclusion within society. Shylock as a Jewish moneylender

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