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    Konigsberg‚ Germany in 1935 as ‘cowardly and malicious’ when ‘properly understood’‚ a line that undermines both the intelligence and self-esteem of local people upon reading (in that they did not read enough into the play)‚ and the true meaning of The Merchant of Venice. Upon saying that the deeper meaning is that Shylock is cowardly and malicious‚ they are mistaking the shallow‚ surface meaning for a deeper one. As Harold Bloom commented in 1999‚ ‘It would have been better for the Jewish people had Shakespeare

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    The merchant of Venice During the coarse of reading “ The merchant of Venice” a ply write by William Shakespeare‚ we as a class have discussed the importance of Shylock being a villain or a victim. Even as a controversial character in our society today‚ I couldn’t feel more strongly about Shylock being a victim. Shakespeare has portrayed him as a victim of Racism and a part of a suffering ethnicity. In the 1400’s‚ there was a lot of Racism toward the Jews. They were treated like lower class

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    CriticsShmoop Shtuff Cite This Page To Go iOS Learning Guide Scribd PDF Kindle: Learning Guide Kindle: Full Text + Learning Guide Nook: Learning Guide Sony Reader: Learning Guide Amazon Print-on-Demand The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare Home Literature The Merchant of Venice Events Act 1‚ Scene 2 Intro Summary Themes Quotes Characters Analysis Questions Photos Quizzes Flashcards Best of the Web Write Essay * Summary * -------------------------------------------------

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    Today‚ Antonio and Bassanio borrowed money from me‚ three thousand ducats. The merchant Antonio is so certain that his ships will come back. It’s like nothing will come on his ships way‚ ships are just boards and sailors are just men. Anything could come on his ships way like thieves‚ storms‚ winds and rocks. After a long debate with myself I decided that I’ll lend them money. The merchant‚ Antonio and I decided to make a bond just for fun. He thinks proud and high that I will not

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    Analysis of The Merchant of Venice Short plot summary. The film is about the jewish businessman Shylock who lived during the 1500’s. The wealthy prince Antonio wants to borrow money with reason to help his friend Bassanio. Antonio invested all his money on merchant ship’s. But‚ Antonio’s plan failed – the merchant ship’s were wrecked and now he didn’t have the money to re-pay Shylock. When Shylock didn’t receive his money‚ he and Antonio both agreed that Shylock would receive a pound of flesh from

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    Italy. During this time‚ Venice was full of wealth‚ royal merchants‚ luxuriously dressed people‚ and distinguished culture. An example of this description would be Antonio. Even though the society seemed perfect‚ there was also a downside to them. The play revealed prejudices of a society that practiced the religious persecution of Jews and Christian dignity and the cruel moneymaking and legal side of Venice. In the play‚ "Merchant of Venice" a strong rivalry is discovered between Antonio

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    Throughout the play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ Shakespeare cultivates the idea of “Shylock the Jew” being both a villain and a victim each depending on the reader’s interpretation of the play. 16th century Venice was largely Roman Catholic and Christian. I think in correctly interpreting the play‚ we have to take a look at what influences Shakespeare may have had in devising Shylock’s character. In 16th century Europe‚ there was a massive revolt called the Reformation led by Saxon Monk named

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    or possibly seconds to gain power of others. It all depends on the how you create that power‚ and who you are using it against. In William Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice most of the characters spend the whole time trying to gain and maintain power. The play is about a Jewish moneylender named Shylock lending money to a merchant‚ Antonio‚ for his friend‚ Bassanio‚ to travel to Belmont to try and win the heart of the heiress‚ Portia. Antonio must sign a bond in order to receive the money

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    then they could suddenly reveal themselves as a devious‚ evil mastermind. William Shakespeare created several of these complex characters in literature over the years including Macbeth‚ Hamlet‚ and Romeo. In another one of Shakespeare’s plays‚ “Merchant of Venice”‚ the antagonist‚ Shylock‚ is often labeled as a complex character as well. He works as a Jewish moneylender in the predominantly Christian‚ Italy. During this time period‚ Shylock and his fellow Jews are treated as second-class citizens

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    Shylock: Victim or Villain? In the Merchant of Venice play written by William Shakespeare the character Shylock is highly debated as victim or villain. Throughout the play Shylock is mistreated by everyone. Shylock is physically‚ emotionally and mentally abused. By the end of the play Shylock has lost everything he owns‚ including his daughter Jessica. Thus Shylock is in fact a victim during the play. Unfortunately during the play the reader reads about Shylock being mistreated by everyone around

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