characters emerge‚ Desdemona from Othello‚ and Portia and Jessica from The Merchant of Venice. The female leads in each of these stories share many things in common such as their devotion to their mate and gracefulness‚ but the fate each woman ends up with at the conclusion of the story reflects the decisions they made and how those decisions were perceived in England during that time. The death of Desdemona and the happiness found by the newly married Portia and Jessica clearly shows the taste of the
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The Merchant of Venice Ever been in a situation where you do not know whether to be fair or bend the rules a bit? In The Merchant of Venice‚ mercy and justice are the continuing predominant themes. Situations occur‚ that doing the just act does not seem to be correct or the right thing to do. Technically‚ the correct thing to do is to follow and abide by justice and the law. For in this case‚ justice means the taking of a man’s life for the greed and sick revenge of another man. One of the true
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Bassanio‚ Antonio’s best friend‚ goes to Belmont as a suitor to Portia. What maybe on the outside might not be in the inside? The theme of appearance versus reality is showed through out the play. The choosing of a particular casket of the three is used to show the appearance versus reality phenomenon. Portia’s suitors must choose either a gold‚ silver or lead casket. Whoever chooses the right casket will have the permission to marry Portia. The prince of Morocco chooses the rich gold casket which said
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because after he remarks on his skin colour he proceeds to defend it and boasts about himself‚ <br> ...this aspect of mine/ Hath fear’d the valiant The best regarded virgins of our clime/Have lov’d it too...’ (Act II Scene i) <br> <br>He challenges Portia to compare his blood with the whitest of men to see whose is the reddest. <br>Bring me the fairest creature And let us make incision for your love/ To prove whose blood is reddest‚ or mine.’ (Act II Scene i) <br> <br>This would be a way to suggest
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father-daughter relationships. The relationships are between Portia and her recently diseased father‚ the other involving Jessica and Shylock‚ a Jewish money lender. The first relationship emphasizes love‚ respect and trust whereas the other are obviously different. Portia’s relationship with her recently deceased father was full of respect and love‚ whereas Jessica didn’t like her father and thought he was rude. Portia’s father absolutely adores Portia and he wishes for the best possible husband for her
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make the play more realistic and create metaphors for real life situations‚ Shakespeare created the characters with both positive and negative aspects‚ as the same applies in real life. In this essay‚ the positive and negative aspects of Antonio‚ Portia‚ and Shylock will be discussed‚ and the effect of these aspects on the total outcome of the play. Shakespeare was successful in creating many complex characters in The Merchant of Venice‚ although from my point of view‚ Antonio is one of the less
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through intentional exploiting of women with his boy-girl-boy disguises. When in fact‚ I see Shakespeare as exploiting how women were/are treated through that very use of disguises and— the strength he gives his female characters‚ especially that of Portia (Merchant of Venice) and Viola (Twelfth night)—is representative of his personal admiration of intelligent‚ strong women. It is also important to mention that the idea of a transsexual theme did not exist during Shakespeare’s time‚ as in the same
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Within his work‚ he tells readers a lot about his views on women and their roles. Their personalities vary‚ and their character ranges from strong to weak‚ warm and delightful to cold and scornful. Although Katherine from The Taming of the Shrew and Portia from The Merchant of Venice seem to be polar opposites‚ they both share a few things in common‚ and that is that they are both witty‚ bold‚ and independent. In The Taming of the Shrew‚ Katherine Minola is first introduced as the short-tempered sister
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oaths are for people who need trusting. “Unto bad causes swear such creatures as men doubt” (60). He believes all the conspirators are gathered for the same reason‚ the benefit of Rome‚ therefore they do not need an oath of trust. Before long‚ Portia‚ Brutus’ wife‚ realizes Brutus
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went searching for the Golden Fleece. This line is referring to Portia as the Golden Fleece‚ while the many Jasons‚ her suitors‚ try to find her‚ find the portrait. The line ’is a lady richly left‚’ refers to how Portia has been given her father’s inheritance‚ leaving her rich‚ just how the Golden Fleece would have been worth millions. Following through with this is what Portia thinks of the way that her husband will be chosen. "Portia" O me‚ the word “choose!” I may neither choose whom I would nor
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