of this play are Shylock‚ the Jew‚ who is a money lender charging interest to make living. Antonio is another character of this play and he is a fairly rich merchant. Antonio has a very good friend Bassanio‚ who wants to marry Portia‚ a wealthy woman who is Shakespeare’s heroine. Prejudice At first‚ this play may seem to be anti-Semitic‚ but prejudice can be found on both sides. This theme mainly involves two characters of the play‚ Antonio and Shylock. The character of Shylock seems to be the
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is called a ‘problem play’. Shylock is often classed as the stereotypical miserably Jew‚ and some use his repetition of “Three thousand ducats” to show how his life is dominated and ruled by money. Shylock is obsessed with money this becomes clear in Act 2‚ Scene 8 as Solanio mimics Shylock’s anguished cries of repetition “My daughter! O my ducats! O my daughter”. In Act 3 Scene 1 as Tubal notifies Shylock of Jessica spending “fourscore ducats” in one night‚ Shylocks reaction supports the fact that
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reality‚ ultimately highlights how items of lesser value can create powerful results. Set in Venice in the 1500’s with a civilization that possesses a different perspective of standards and beliefs‚ Antonio‚ a Christian‚ borrows 3000 ducats from Shylock‚ a Jew with ulterior motives. The casket lottery adapts the standards of society with inspiration from stereotypical values. The Jews face a discriminatory nature from the Christians‚ as the
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Venice the theme mercy vs justice is shown throughout the play from many characters in the play such as Shylock‚ Antonio and Portia. This shows the characters personalities and different attitudes towards the giving and taking of mercy and justice to provide a great deal of conflict throughout the play. The first time we see the theme mercy vs justice is when Shylock lends Antonio money after accepting the bond in hope that Antonio will not pay him back on time‚ therefore
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rather extreme. He values only money‚ and not family. After Jessica runs away Shylock states‚ “I would my daughter were dead at my foot‚ and the jewels in her ear.” (III. i. 79-80). When Jessica runs away‚ he does not care that she is gone. He only wishes for his money‚ which she has stolen‚ to be returned to him. Shylock also prioritizes himself and what he has to gain over the lives of others. While making the deal with Antonio‚ Shylock states‚ “Expressed in the condition‚ let the forfeit be nominated
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THAT LOVE IS NOT THE TOP PRIORITY. | Second proof of thesis(Topic sentence for body paragraph #2) | SHYLOCK IS OFTEN SEEN DISPLAYING HIS NATURAL LOVE FOR HIS DAUGHTER JESSICA WITH HURT BECAUSE OF HER BETRAYAL. SHE ALSO CRITISIZES HER FATHER AND HIS LIFESTYLE‚ DESPITE LOVING HIM. | Third proof of thesis(Topic sentence for body paragraph #3) | REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT LANCELOT AND JESSICA “TRULY LOVE” EACH OTHER‚ THEIR LOVE HAS MANY OBSTACLES AND HIDDEN DIFFICULTIES. | Quotations for body
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prejudice and then his arrogance‚ which gives him a lack of compassion towards people who are different from him. We see his racial prejudice when Shylock says to him‚ “You call me misbeliever‚ cutthroat dog and spit upon my Jewish gaberdine‚” Antonio’s lack of compassion even when he is asking a favor out of someone is seen when he replies to Shylock statement saying‚ “I am as like to call thee so again‚ to spit on thee
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represented though Portia‚ Nerissa and Jessica. The three of the women are very different yet they are all the same as they stand up to the typical Elizabethan women way of being a ‘happy little housewife’ with no voice or backbone. Jessica is the Jewish daughter f the ‘villain Shylock who runs away from her father to marry a Christian. This is a brave act for a woman to do as she turns her back on her family which wasn’t done in Elizabethan times. This shows that Jessica isn’t going to fall into the typical
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Portia and Jessica‚ who could not establish their own powerful identities because they were women. Portia and Jessica are the main female characters in the play. If they had been given a chance to show their skills‚ they undoubtedly would’ve been extremely strong women. However‚ they had to mask their abilities in order to appeal to their male counterparts. Their positions in the story were to show what it was to be the ideal Elizabethan woman. Time and time again‚ Portia and Jessica were shown to
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The prince studies the inscriptions on the three caskets and chooses the gold one‚ which proves to be an incorrect choice. In Venice‚ Shylock is furious to find that his daughter has run away‚ but rejoices in the fact that Antonio’s ships are rumored to have been wrecked and that he will soon be able to claim his debt. In Belmont‚ the prince of Aragon also visits Portia. He‚ too‚ studies
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