early plays that is a festive comedy is A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ which is a great parallel to The Merchant of Venice because both revolve around romantic relationships but each leaves the reader with different feelings at the end. The play staring Shylock the Jew carries dark undertones that eliminate it from being a festive comedy‚ but it also lack the tragic nature of a traditional tragedy‚ leaving is as a problem play or tragicomedy. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a fun adventure for the
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there has been conflict between different cultures. So‚ in the play‚ Antonio‚ Bassanio‚ Gratiano and many more of the Christians feel resentment towards Shylock the ’alien’. This is partly because of the trap that he has led Antonio into and partly because he is different. This seemingly unaccounted for dislike is shown particularly by Shylock who comments: ’I hate him for he is a Christian’ (act 1‚ scene 3‚ line 38.) and then later on‚ in the trial scene itself‚ when asked to explain his actions
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application of mercy and the law together there cannot be justice or fairness. This is the exact thing she tries to get Shylock to understand. “Therefore‚ Jew‚ though justice be thy plea‚ consider this – that in the course of justice none of us should see salvation. We do pray for mercy‚ and that some prayer doth teach us all to render to deeds of mercy.” She appeals to Shylock that he should spare Antonio’s life saying that we all pray for mercy and are saved by God being merciful toward us‚ we
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message; how is the patriarchal attitude explored through the women in the text; and many more. Using The Merchant of Venice as an example‚ this essay will attempt to explore Shakespeare’s representations of the characters of Portia‚ Nerissa and Jessica. It will seek to examine their role in the text‚ as well as explore representations of gender and cross-dressing. It is important for the audience to remember that at this time a female monarch was in power. It was therefore less of a taboo to represent
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have a value system or a personal sense of morality that does not conform with its own. William Shakespeare‚ Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee expertly articulate this concept within The Merchant of Venice and Inherit the Wind. Bertram Cates and Shylock experience multiple forms of persecution in each of their towns. The fact that both characters undergo a tangible penalty highlights the similarities as well as the differences between the two plays. Analyzing the various forms of social discrimination
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Venice play an important part in the novel. Without the Anti-Semitic views‚ the elopement plot and the bond plot would not be in existence. If Jessica were Christian‚ Shylock would have embraced the marriage of Lorenzo and Jessica. Religion‚ however‚ intervenes and causes Shylock’s anger at his daughter. The bond plot simply is based on religious tension. Shylock the Jew would not have been so hostile towards Antonio and Bassanio had they all been Jewish or Christian. The behavior in the court room also
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owed Shylock by the Venetian courts (Act IV‚ scene i) is a prime example of the protagonist receiving satisfactory closure. In the drama building up to the court scene‚ Antonio’s best friend‚ Bassanio‚ had cut a deal with the devil as he borrowed money from the shrewd Shylock‚ with the stipulation that repayment would either be in ducats or a pound of Antonio’s flesh (Act I‚ scene iii). When Antonio’s business enterprise came crashing down abruptly‚ he had no means by which to repay Shylock‚ thus
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it is important to raise the issue of anti-Semitism as a precursor to examining the text‚ and to explore this type of prejudice as both a historical and contemporary phenomenon. Throughout the play‚ Shylock‚ and by extension‚ all Jews‚ are presented as moneyhungry‚ conniving‚ and cruel. Shylock the Jew‚ as he is called by everyone in the play is compared with a dog‚ a cur‚ and a demon‚ and is referred to as the very devil incarnation. Teachers should be aware of the negative impact these words
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Shylock: Villain or Victim The Merchant Of Venice is the story about a merchant by the name of Antonio who borrows money from a Jewish moneylender by the name of Shylock‚ in order to fund his best friend Bassanio’s romantic ambitions. The majority of the residents of Venice during the time this story was written were Christians‚ just like Antonio. At the same time there was a considerable amount of hatred toward those who were not Christians. Antonio needed money quickly and he had no other choice
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involved the word gold or riches . This implied that he really didnt care as much for Portia like he claimed . Also borrowing money to impress‚ or decieve a girl is a pure example of what is on the out is not with in . Similiarly when Jessica the daughter of Shylock‚ the Jew / usuer plans her runaway with Lorenzo ‚her love who is Christian .He claims he admires her for many things ; her beauty ‚ her wisdom‚ and most of all her Ducats (venician currency). Not only is she bringing a couple of Ducats
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