Othello racism Othello tragedy Dustin Mills English 102 Dr. Elisabeth Sachs Othello Essay Honest Iago One of the most interesting and exotic characters in the tragic play Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is honest Iago. At first Iago seems to be motiveless. However‚ the motivation behind his actions lie more in Iago’s quest for personal gain‚ as opposed to just being evil for evil’s sake. Iago’s greediness can be validated by examining his manipulation of Roderigo‚ Cassio‚ and most importantly
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Shylock is the Villain in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice the antagonist of the play is Shylock. Shylock is a wealthy Jewish moneylender. Shylock is probably the most memorable character in the play because of Shakespeare’s excellent characterization of him. Shylock is the antagonist in the play because he stands in the way of love‚ but this does not necessarily make him the villain of the play. Shylock can be seen as both the villain of the play and
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Shylock‚ Villain or victim? The Merchant of Venice June 8th‚ 2011 In the play The Merchant of Venice Shylock is supposed to be the protagonist‚ the definition of protagonist is; the leading character or a major character in a drama‚ movie‚ novel‚ or other fictional text. But the way Shylock is portrayed is more along the lines of being both victim and villain. Shylock is out for one pound of Antonio’s flesh which will in the end kill Antonio and the flesh will do him no good anyway. But he
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V Shylock Victim or Villain? The main or at least one of the main characters is a Jewish money-lender called Shylock living in Venice. The Jews in that time were segregated and abused by Christians. Between them the Jews and the Christians there has been a long‚ ancient grudge. Shakespeare puts the play in at the time where the ancient grudge is still strong. Shylock is a very controversial character as he in cases is a villain in some cases a victim and even in some cases both. As we are focusing
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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 or mercy towards Antonio. Finally Shylock manipulates others to get his way and to not raise further suspicions. In the play Shylock and Antonio make a bond. Shylock is expecting Antonio would come to him for a favor sooner or later because Shylock knows Antonio
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Shylock and Antonio resent and dislike one another. Firstly‚ Shylock hates Antonio because he is a Christian; secondly‚ because Antonio is a Christian and therefore not allowed to charge interest‚ Antonio undercuts Shylock’s business by lending money without charging interest. The fact that Shylock does loan money and charges interest is another reason for Antonio not to like him. As a businessman‚ Antonio must resent Shylock’s ability to earn extra money by charging interest. We know that Shylock
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no doubt that Shylock is a cunning and vengeful man‚ but nothing can justify the treatment he receives at the hands of the Christians.” How far do you agree with this statement? Does Shylock deserve his punishment? Shylock is punished by the Venetian court for seeking to end Antonio’s life. He is charged under a Venetian law (of Shakespeare’s creation) and he is forced to give up his wealth and to beg the Duke to spare him his life. Viewed like this it seems simple enough; Shylock broke a Venetian
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Critical Evalution Is Shylock a Villain or Victim? A victim is someone who has been singled out for cruelor unfair treatment. A villain is a wicked person or a criminal. The question is does Shakespare portray Shylock‚ the Jewish moneylender as more of a villain than a victim in "The Merchant of Venice" The first scene is one of the main scences in which Shylock could be seen more as a victim. In this scence Bassanio goes to Antonio‚ a merchant of Venice and his good friend. Bassianio
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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)". Shylock realizes that he does not have
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Similarly to Othello‚ racial slurs were used to describe Shylock‚ often by Antonio‚ as he refers him to a ‘Jew’ rather than calling him by his name (Derek Cohen). Although‚ by Antonio calling him a ‘Jew’‚ it is not explicitly a racial term but it becomes racial because of the repetition of Antonio calling Shylock a ‘Jew’ rather than his name. As he is called a ‘Jew’ 58 times and his actual name 17 times which again shows Shakespeare stripping Shylock of any identity other than of being a Jew. However
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