Villainised Shylock Shrewd businessman/moneylender – cruel/ruthless Theme of loyalty predominates the scene Feel a sense of sympathy for Shylock due to treatment received Denigrate – to make someone feel inferior Vindictive – Revengeful Camouflage – hide Shylock is cunning and wise – will be able to trick them Sly Shylock is very wise in the way he tricks Antonio ‘A merry sport’ – Dramatic irony – that isn’t a happy transaction Unrealistic request for a clause Shylock is deceitful/
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character.” Shylock is a main character and succumbs to the tragic flaws he possesses. This play introduces Shylock‚ a Jew fighting against Christian society. Although Shylock is depicted in the play as the villain‚ there are moments that show his vulnerability. A tragic hero is a man who is prosperous in the early stages of the play‚ but is defeated by his own flaw. His hamartia (or tragic flaw) is what consumes him and is the pit of his downfall. In The Merchant of Venice‚ Shylock possesses all
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How does Shakespeare use language differently for Portia and Shylock in the judgement scene and elsewhere? In this essay I will be discussing how characters language changes throughout the play‚ centering on the judgment scene. The Characters I will be focusing on are Shylock and Portia. The first difference in the language is how Portia and Shylocks language portrays them as characters. Shylock is seen as the villain in the play he is manipulative‚ blood thirsty ‘’Nearest his heart’: those are
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Shylock : i want three thousands ducats Bassanio: yes please‚ for 3 months i say Shylock: three months? Well.... Bassanio: dont worry‚ Antonio will guarantee the loan. If i fail to do so‚ antonio will do the payment Shylock: hmmm....hmm.... Bassanio: so tell me whats your decision? Shylock: three thousand ducats and 3 months. Final! Antonio will guarantee it Bassanio: your decision please? Shylock: antonio isnt bad‚ i guess Bassanio: so? Now you have it‚ anything to differ? Shylock: i didnt mean
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about a Jewish moneylender named Shylock who strikes a deal with the Christian merchant‚ Antonio. Antonio’s friend‚ Bassanio‚ needs money for his wedding and asks Antonio for the money. Unfortunately‚ Antonio’s money is at sea‚ stored in boats; However‚ Antonio agrees to obtain money for Bassanio through Shylock‚ the moneylender. So‚ the two merchants strike a deal‚ which states that Shylock will give Antonio money and in return‚ Antonio will pay it back or else‚ Shylock can cut a pound of flesh from
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of the characters spend the whole time trying to gain and maintain power. The play is about a Jewish moneylender named Shylock lending money to a merchant‚ Antonio‚ for his friend‚ Bassanio‚ to travel to Belmont to try and win the heart of the heiress‚ Portia. Antonio must sign a bond in order to receive the money‚ because Shylock despises Antonio. The bond states that if Shylock does not get his money at a certain date then Antonio owes him a pound of his flesh. Antonio signs knowing he will have
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Venice Short plot summary. The film is about the jewish businessman Shylock who lived during the 1500’s. The wealthy prince Antonio wants to borrow money with reason to help his friend Bassanio. Antonio invested all his money on merchant ship’s. But‚ Antonio’s plan failed – the merchant ship’s were wrecked and now he didn’t have the money to re-pay Shylock. When Shylock didn’t receive his money‚ he and Antonio both agreed that Shylock would receive a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body. The married couple
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that injustice is shown in both plays. In The Merchant Of Venice‚ Jews are often mistreated by Christians and this results in Shylock’s mistreatment throughout the play. Shylock is treated like an animal by Antonio. He calls Shylock a throat dog and people never call him by his real name‚ instead they refer to him as the Jew. Shylock also
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and inhuman‚ furthermore Shakespeare’s condemnation of racism is part of a larger critique of Venetian society in both plays. It is hard to discover Elizabethan and Jacobean attitudes to non-whites like Othello and non Christians like Shylock. Robinson (p. 20–25) summarizes the research that has been undertaken to reach the conclusion that sixteenth century Englishmen may have seen themselves as superior to non-Europeans‚ but there is no evidence that they indulged in bigotry. There was
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eventually persuades the court in her favor and they give the worst sentence to Shylock. All his wealth was taken away from as well as his religion. He had to convert to Christianity after being tortured for years by Christians themselves. Portia‚ who makes this long speech about mercy to make Shylock surrender in court‚ is now the merciless one in this situation. The Christians in this courtroom show no mercy towards Shylock and treat him as if he is not a human being. Portia is the hypocrite in this
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