scenes: Act 1 Scene 3: Bassanio asks to borrow three thousand ducats from Shylock‚ Shylock reminds him and Antonio of past mistreatment and Antonio agrees to the bond. Act 3 Scene 1: Shylock speaks of his bitterness at being treated as an outcast (’Hath not a Jew eyes...’)‚ regrets the loss of the turquoise ring his wife gave him‚ and is excited to hear that Antonio has lost another ship. Act 4 Scene 1: In the trial scene Shylock demands his pound of flesh and when Portia finds a legal loophole he loses
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involving Jessica and her father Shylock. The reason he fails to really know her is because Shylock is very protective over Jessica and wants to have complete control over her. A parent cannot make the living environment of their children hostile or resemble a prison because it will not only make the child resent their home but it will make them resent their parent (Thomsen 77). Shylock does this because of his selfish lack of understanding and pushes Jessica away. Not only does Shylock have his priorities
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In the play The Merchant of Venice Shylock‚ a rich Jewish moneylender in Venice agrees to loan Bassanio three thousand ducats on Antonio’s guarantee. Shylock is made to be the villain in the Merchant of Venice because of some of the things he does. But even though he may not have been the only one in the wrong‚ he is still guilty of the deadly sins of‚ avarice‚ envy‚ and wrath. Shylock is guilty of avarice for these reasons; for one Shylock loans money to Antonio at the cost of a pound
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Shylock in the play was treated very bad by the Christian people. All the people in the play all said hateful things to him and spat on him. For his "un-Christian" behavior he was called a dog Jew by everyone he doesn’t even know. Shylock was fed up with Christians hating the Jews‚ so he made a bond with Antonio to get revenge. The bond had a slight catch to it‚ if Antonio did not pay him back on time then he would have to give Shylock a pound of his own flesh. He deliberately asks for a pound of
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for the good‚ because Portia has no liking for any of them. However‚ when Nerissa mentions the name of Bassanio‚ a possible suitor‚ Portia’s mood brightens. He was once a visitor at Belmont‚ and Portia was impressed with him. Meanwhile in Venice‚ Shylock‚ a rich Jewish moneylender who harbors a secret hatred for Antonio‚
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Shylock Although critics tend to agree that Shylock is The Merchant of Venice’s most noteworthy figure‚ no consensus has been reached on whether to read him as a bloodthirsty bogeyman‚ a clownish Jewish stereotype‚ or a tragic figure whose sense of decency has been fractured by the persecution he endures. Certainly‚ Shylock is the play’s antagonist‚ and he is menacing enough to seriously imperil the happiness of Venice’s businessmen and young lovers alike. Shylock is also‚ however‚ a creation of
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characteristics‚ therefore changing how they would give their mercy. The close friendship between Antonio and Bassanio is viewed the opposite of how all Christians view Shylock as a Jew and how they treat Shylock compared to Antonio and Bassanio. Since Venice is full of Christians‚ they are viewed totally opposite. Shylock who has been mocked‚ insulted and more is suffering from the despises that he gain from just being a Jew. He is only shown to be the antagonist of the story because of all the
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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 complex characters introduced in this play. Antonio is a good and generous man‚ who promises to pay shylock the money borrowed by Bassanio or else allow shylock to cut off a pound of his flesh. This risk that Antonio
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“This house‚ these servants‚ and this same myself are yours‚ my lord.” Therefore‚ when the money is the aim‚ there would be no sense of a love based on money then. Another love relation is between Lorenzo and Jessica. This relation is a bit different form the previous one in which Jessica is a Jew and Bassanio is a Christian. This suggests that love exists between all people and this
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skin‚ even if he had a wonderful personality. Also‚ Portia makes it known that she does not like people of the Jewish faith‚ and was extremely rude to Jessica when she first arrived in Belmont. During this scene‚ Portia warmly welcomes each man‚ but treats Jessica as if she were invisible. When Jessica tells the group that she had heard him [Shylock] swear To Tubal and to Chus‚ his countrymen‚ That he would rather have Antonio’s flesh Than twenty times the value of the sum That he did owe him
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