positive resolution and a tone and style that is more light-hearted than Shakespeare’s tragedies. The play’s initial reception was met with appeal as the presentation of Shylock was met with critical acclaim; he was a Jewish Usurer in a time period where Jews were racially abused. To a Jacobean audience‚ such a fate for Shylock would have been seen as the norm‚ especially considering that Elizabethan society than was described as being “Judeophobic”. Potentially‚ Shakespeare may’ve been using comedy
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The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare‚ believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598.In Shakespeare s The Merchant of Venice‚ there are many controversies over religion and friendship‚ but the idea of the play that interested me the most was the role of women. The two women that are in this play take on the role of the saviors of the men who seem helpless and hopeless compared to them. From the first time we meet Portia‚ we see that she is a very smart woman and that she is
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for Educators I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands‚ organs‚ dimension‚ senses‚ affections‚ passions IN THIS GUIDE I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. Teaching Controversial Texts A Brief History of Anti-Semitism Shakespeare s England Shylock: A Character Analysis Glossary Bibliography Appendix: An Abridged History of Anti-Semitism ... ... . ... .. ... .. ... . ... .. ... ... 4 5 7 10 16 17 18 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW This resource is a tool for teachers presenting The Merchant of
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comedy and tragedy. Shakespeare blends serious issues and values with light comedic elements in this rather complex play. The two main plots are the comedy about Portia and her marriage to Bassanio and the tragedy about Antonio‚ the merchant and Shylock‚ the Jew. BACKGROUND A brief synopsis of the play will help to clarify the ensuing details for those who are unfamiliar with The Merchant of Venice. The comedy revolves around one of Shakespeare’s strongest female characters‚ Portia. This plot deals
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loan and Shylock mistakenly and happily‚ he has hit upon a winning scenario. After the opening act has set the rhythm and expectation of comedy‚ there is increasing fluctuation of the rising and dashing of hopes because of the various characters choices. Raised hopes and satisfaction however outweigh dashed hopes and dissatisfaction. Launcelot‚ Jessica‚ Lorenzo‚ Portia‚ Nerrisa‚ Gratiano & Antonio all escape the danger they most fear and realize their aspirations. Morocco‚ Arragon‚ Shylock and Antonio
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We see in Antonio and Bassanio’s relationship that love may not always be returned in the same capacity. In Bassanio and Portia’s relationship we learn that love isn’t necessarily always about affection‚ it can just be a means of moving ahead. In Jessica and Lorenzo’s love we discover that love can be a means of escape to change a life forever. Antonio‚ one of the main characters in The Merchant of Venice clearly loves Bassanio. What I don’t understand is if the love between these two is shared
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beliefs many people carried during the era. The abusiveness of all the characters towards the lead Jewish role of Shylock gives us insight into the opinions people had about the Jew’s role as a money lender and as a part of the population. As it is very clear that there are deep-rooted anti-Semitic ideas which appear abundantly throughout the play‚ the dehumanization of the character of Shylock shows that the play is meant to be flatly anti-Semitic. As most of the characters demonstrate great prejudice
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like monsters due to their love of money. Shylock rejoices when Antonio’s ships are rumored to be wrecked at sea‚ as he intends to get back at Antonio for making him and other merchants suffer in the past. Even after being offered twice as much money by Bassanio‚ he refuses as his main goal is to get back at Antonio for his past transgressions. However Portia along with Nerissa who are disguised as law clerks save the day with their wisdom‚ forcing Shylock to tire in his quest and agree to converting
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<center><b>Show how the plot of The Merchant of Venice’ is apparently fanciful but in reality exactingly structured.</b></center> <br> <br>"The Merchant of Venice is a fairy tale. There is no more reality in Shylock’s bond and the Lord of Belmont’s will than in Jack and the Beanstalk." <br>H. Granville-Barker‚ in Prefaces to Shakespeare. <br> <br>This is one way of looking at the play‚ reading it or enjoying the performance. But it can be a contradiction to our actual feelings about this complex
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