ANTONIO I honestly don’t know why I’m so sad . I’m tired of it‚ and so are you. But I have no idea why I have gotten so depressed and I can’t figure out what is even making me feel this way. I must not understand myself very well. SALARINO You’re worried about your ships. Your mind is getting tossed around in the ocean with them‚ but they’re fine. They’re like huge parade floats on the sea. They’re so big they look down on the smaller ships‚ which all have to bow and then get out of the way.
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Critical Essay: ‘The Merchant of Venice’ - Shylock Character Study Shakespeare’s play ‘The Merchant of Venice’ starts off in Venice with Shylock as a simple money lender. His intentions seem reasonable to begin with‚ he sounds a nice man then he does a soliloquy saying how much hatred he has for Antonio‚ the Christian who treated him disrespectfully. Shylock conflicts his emotions again and speaks to Antonio in a joking manner which in his mind turns out to be the truth. In the play
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ACT I - SCENE I : PLOT DEVELOPMENT The play opens in Venice. Where the title character‚ Antonio - the merchant of Venice‚ resides. He is a successful man‚ but is melancholy and weary for reasons he can’t explain‚ not even to his compatriots Salarnio and Salanio. They feel that his depression is from the stresses and worries that sprout from the shipping business‚ but his worries come not from these or love. The three are then met by Bassanio‚ Lorenzo‚ and Gratiano. Salarnio and Salanio
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Aristocrats and noblemen from the four corners of the earth have come to a beautiful island near Venice. Besides the natural charm of the estate‚ they are enthralled by the golden sun that resides there - Portia. Her father‚ famous nobleman Marcus has left behind a huge fortune to his only daughter Portia and many wish to win her heart in order to gain access to it. What lies between her suitors and the fair-haired lady is a game of caskets devised in Marcus’ will. Three caskets of gold‚ silver
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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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Portia Analyzation In our scene Portia presents the classic wife‚ worrying for her husband’s health of body and of mind. This is the first and only time that Portia is seen in Julius Ceasar. This is pretty important‚ because it doesn’t allow our view of her to change‚ therefore‚ everything she says can be taken at face value. We first hear of her saying “Brutus‚ my lord!” Which shows the interesting factor of subservience of women‚ in Ancient Roman times. Portia‚ in her next line
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In The Merchant of Venice how does Shakespeare present both Shylock as both victim and villain? Throughout the play‚ ‘The Merchant of Venice’‚ Shylock reveals many personalities; therefore making him such an emotionally complex and detailed character that shows elements of being both a victim and villain; and to come to my decision to whether Shylock is either of the two‚ other characters language towards him and his reactions will perceive different ideas from different era’s in time to determine
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How effective is this feature article as a protest text? The feature article “Sexed up tween advertising shows fashion needs to grow up”‚ by Emma Rush and Caroline Norma‚ is an extremely effective protest text against the sexual exploitation of young girls in the fashion industry. Its textual form allows it to strategically target influential audiences and the article itself is written so that the composer’s disapproval of sexed-up‚ young models is clearly seen. As a protest text‚ it also manages
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In “the merchant of the Venice”‚ Jessica‚ daughter of shylock shows shame for her father’s in the play. She steals money from Shylock and elopes with Lorenzo who is a Christian. There’re both good and bad side for Jessica’s elopement. Jessica exclaims that her “house is hell” and eloping with Lorenzo can freed her from this horrible house and the control of her father. She doesn’t have to feel ashamed for having such a bad father and doesn’t have to bear her father’s cruel treatment anymore.
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which are beyond their control for example their appearance. In plays and novels‚ the victim is sometimes a character included to highlight the prejudices and pre-conceptions of the social climate in which the play or novel was written. In the Merchant of Venice’ it can be argued that Shylocks character undergoes a metamorphosis from villain to victim. However‚ in this essay I hope to discuss whether in fact Shylock can be defined as either villain or victim and to form an opinion of what Shakespeare
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