“O my ducats‚ O my daughter! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice‚ the law‚ my ducats (The Merchant of Venice II.viii.15.17)‚” suggests Shylock values his money over her daughter as he gets to know that Jessica runs away with a Christian and helps herself to a bunch of his ducats. His false love leads to an unfortunate ending. Moreover‚ the characters from The Great Gatsby show that love fails to lead one to a good live
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values and relationships. Shakespeare displays Shylock‚ one of the main characters in the play The Merchant of Venice in his relationships with fellow humans through the conflict of different religions and faiths. Shakespeare depicts Shylock to the audience as angry when he is around Christians especially Antonio. “You call me misbeliever‚ cut-throat dog‚ and spit upon my Jewish gabardine‚ and all for the use of that which is mine own” here Shylock reclaims the despicable manner that Antonio has
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will answer to the question by analyzing the character of Shylock. Although Shylock takes action only in five scenes of the play‚ he is the cornerstone of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Shylock‚ “referred as ‘the Jew’ over sixty times”‚ is the key to the play: he shows not only the anti-Semitism sentiment of his time‚ which depicts Christians as brutal and harsh (Herbert Bronstein‚ 1969). Indeed‚ from the very beginning Shylock is mistreated by Antonio who called him a “misbeliever‚ cut-throat
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Jews and Christians in Renaissance Venice as Portrayed by Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice Benjamin Ravid‚ Robert Finlay‚ and Walter Cohen all have their own way of explaining the Jews in Venice in their articles. There is no argument that Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice contradicts and is over exaggerated when it is compared to each one of their articles‚ although there are many situations and events that occur in the play that relate to the historical reality of the relationship
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Shakespeare’s play “Merchant of Venice”. It highlights the major characters in the play and their importance in the play. It describes in-depth features of the major characters. Hence there is a detail analysis on four major characters of the play: Shylock‚ Antonio‚ Portia and Bassanio. Also‚ there is information about the types of characters found in all Shakespeare’s play. The purpose of this assignment is to portray the importance of characters in Shakespeare’s play as Shakespeare’s play is character
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spouse‚ in the hope of a divine recompense he can never truly deserve. The contest certainly suits Bassanio‚ who knows he does not deserve his good fortune but is willing to risk everything on a gamble. The Pound of Flesh The pound of flesh that Shylock seeks lends itself to multiple interpretations: it emerges most as a metaphor for two of the play’s closest relationships‚ but also calls attention to Shylock’s inflexible adherence to the law. The fact that Bassanio’s debt is to be paid with
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Looks Can Be Deceiving Disguise plays an important role throughout both the "Jew of Malta" and "Merchant of Venice." Play writers‚ especially Shakespeare‚ are known for their use of trickery in their writings. Disguise among characters brings about a literary device known as dramatic irony‚ in which the audience knows what the characters do not: behind the mask there lies someone other than who the character pretends to be. The beginnings of dramatic irony actually date back to the writings
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from the conformist role of females during the 16th century. Therefore‚ the submissive stereotype expected of women in Shakespearean time is confronted and defied through particular themes in The Merchant of Venice. Characteristics of Portia and jessica‚ as well as several attributes of the plot in the play‚ prove that Shakespeare builds his female roles to be confident and powerful‚ rather than sub-standard to the male equivalent. Overall‚ this dominant portrayal of women challenges the common Elizabethan
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I. INTRODUCTION: A. Is Shylock a man "more sinned against than sinning‚” or does he take his revenge too far in the pursuit of his pound of flesh? B. The wrongs against Shylock climax in the courtroom scene. He has lost his ducats‚ daughter‚ and now his religion. C. Thesis: The absolute epitome of selfishness can be described from within Shylock’s character; that selfishness is what prevents any would-be sympathizers from being able to fully commit themselves to Shylock’s case. II. BODY PARAGRAPH
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when he punishes Shylock for not showing Antonio mercy. Antonio shows he is a hypocrite in The Merchant of Venice when he criticizes Shylock for hating him. A character from The Book Thief who shows hypocrisy is Hans Hubermann when he joins the Nazi Party. First of all‚ a character who demonstrates hypocrisy in the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare is the Duke during the trial scene. The Duke asks Shylock to show mercy towards Antonio‚ but then later‚ when Shylock is going to lose
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