spits on Shylock whenever he come in contact with him. He gives no reason for doing this. The hatred and greed mostly comes from Shylock because he has been mocked by people. Shylock is portrayed as a greedy character in the play. Shylock is a clownish Jewish stereotype‚ or a tragic figure that has been spat on. Shylock plays the antagonist. He is a moneylender‚ father to Jessica‚ enemy to Antonio. Shylock is also portrayed as an angry man and very greedy. Throughout the play‚ Shylocks attitude
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(1510–1) takes the form of a “revenge tragedy averted‚” beginning with the revenge plot but ending happily. Merchant of Venice might be described as a revenge tragedy barely averted‚ as Portia swoops into the courtroom scene and saves Antonio from Shylock. Perhaps the most important related work for Merchant of Venice‚ however‚ is Christopher Marlowe’s The Jew of Malta (1589-90)‚ which tells the story of the moneylender‚ Barabas‚ who has all his wealth seized by the Maltese government in order to finance
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critics mean when they suggest that Shylock is “too large” for the play? Does he fulfill or exceed his role? Model Answer – In order to ensure that we understand Shylock as a threat to the happiness of Venice’s citizens and lovers‚ Shakespeare uses a number of dramatic devices to amplify Shylock’s villainy. In doing so‚ however‚ he creates a character so compelling that many feel Shylock comes to dominate the play‚ thereby making him “too large.” Certainly‚ Shylock is a masterful creation. At his cruelest
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can be harmful‚ protective or for personal gain. In The Merchant of Venice‚ Portia‚ Jessica‚ and Shylock are all characters who use deception to carry out their own motives. Shylock‚ the hated Jew‚ makes his living through the practice of usury and uses deception when Antonio asks to borrow money from him. Shylock agrees to lend Antonio three hundred ducats if Antonio is willing to sign a bond that would allow Shylock to have "an equal pound of [his] fair flesh"(I‚ iii‚ 145-146). He expresses the bond
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behave in villainous ways but Shylock is the most villainous character out of all of them. Do you agree? Throughout ‘The Merchant of Venice’ there are many examples of villainous acts performed by the characters. Although the character of Shylock may perhaps stand out in the mind of the reader‚ these acts are not solely limited to him individually. shylock cannot be considered the only villain in the play‚ for he shoulders much undeserved ridicule for his religion Shylock cannot be considered the most
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Gratiano want form Bassanio? Scene 3: Describe what happens. What does Jessica feel about the situation? Scene 4: A group of masqued men are on their way into the Ghetto: who and what are they doing here? Scene 5: Describe what happens in this scene. Comment on Jessica’s words (p. 53‚ ll. 54 – 55) Scene 6: What happens in this scene? Comment on the difference between the play and the film: why does the film let Shylock come home and find his house empty? Scene 7 Back at Belmont: What makes
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commonly shown to motivate characters in the Merchant Of Venice‚ both positively and negatively‚ namely that of love and hate. These two emotions motivate characters such as Shylock‚ who’s actions are motivated by his hate for Antonio‚ Jessica’s love for Lorenzo and hate for her father and Antonio’s love for Bassanio and hate for Shylock. Antonio’s actions are motivated from both love and hate. These actions are arguably positive or negative. Antonio shares a very special friendship with Bassanio
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marriages. There is also the idea of deception‚ which is featured in many fairy tales. An example of this idea is when Jessica betrays her father to elope with Lorenzo. There is also disguise‚ when Portia and Nerissa disguise themselves as male layers to save Antonio from the bond. The idea of Shylock taking a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body is a gory image‚ which makes Shylock a typical villain from a fairytale. The element of a princess who is imprisoned in a tower is added when Portia is not
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Shakespeare introduces deception when Antonio (a Christian) wants a bond from Shylock (a Jew). Shylock agrees to the bond under the condition that Shylock gets a pound of Antonio’s flesh for each pound he cannot return. This bond seems to come out of friendship from Shylock and he describes‚ “I would be friends with you‚ and have your love…” The audience‚ however‚ knows at this point that Shylock is deceiving Antonio; although Shylock pretends to like Antonio “Antonio is a good man” and wants to be friends
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discovered a flaw in what Shylock believed to be a flawless plan. Just when Shylock thought that he had finally found a judge who was on his sidePortia bailed Antonio out when Bassanio could not‚ even though Bassanio was responsible for getting his friend into that situation. Jessica and Lorenzo were running from the law since they stole from Jessica’s father when they eloped. This was beginning to wear their relationship thin. “Lorenzo: In such a night / Did Jessica steal from the wealthy Jew
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