The Value of Life in The Merchant of Venice and Stories from Rwanda William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and Phillip Gourevitch’s We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda are very similar in the fact that both address the value of human life. In The Merchant of Venice‚ one of the main characters is intent on murdering a man for money. In Stories from Rwanda‚ people are killed mainly because of their appearances. Throughout both works
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settings is named “Belmont”‚ this is Portia’s house…. the hero of the play. Whilst the other setting is “Venice” where Shylock… The evil character lives. Portia is a witty and clever character that endears herself to the audience by saving Antonio from Shylock’s clutches; Whilst Shylock is evil and bitter. I agree with the book‚ “The times of Great Shakespeare” which says that Shylock is “fighting a loosing battle against his persecutors”. The play is about when good and evil clash. Belmont is
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change. For example‚ in a novel or play‚ characters’ immoral behaviors change the perspective on the reader. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare and A Street Car Named Desire by Tennessee Williams are prime examples of this hypothesis. Shylock and Blanche‚ the respective protagonists‚ constantly struggle with their faulty sense of reality‚ creating an immoral effect on those surrounding them and in turn leading cause the reader to examine their own value system. The authors composed these
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becomes "likest God". It is like "gentle rain from heaven". Mercy is fair treatment to others. For example‚ the Duke asks Shylock to "forgive a moiety of the principal"‚ sympathising with Antonio as he has lost money in his wrecked investments. Justice is strict and condemning‚ as the place where justice is practised is described as the "strict court of Venice". Portia asks Shylock to "mitigate...thy plea"‚ exemplifying how justice is indeed harsh. Justice is earth-bound‚ dispensed and followed by
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“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin‚ or his background‚ or his religion. People must learn to hate‚ and if they can learn to hate‚ they can be taught to love‚ for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite‚” said Nelson Mandela. What he meant when he said this was‚ people don’t automatically hate other people. They are taught to hate through the influence of other people or their own experiences. Even though they may hate somebody though‚ it’s
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In The Merchant of Venice‚ Shylock asks for a pound of flesh as payment for a debt. What he does not do however is ask for a series of long and drawn out torturous elements. The term “pound of flesh” is the extent to which the imagery is used‚ but its repetition in unwavering form
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or international markets) of goods and services; but the world of trade expands beyond just the physical act of exchanging goods but also metaphorically‚ which is used in both plays for example Faustus trading his soul for knowledge and power also Shylock trading his humility/mercy for revenge or his “bond”. Back in the 1500’s special ’Argosies ’ (merchant ships) were sent on long voyages‚ away to exotic lands. What could be brought back held the potential to earn enormous wealth‚ but with that came
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reality to social context‚ similar to how Portia hid her true sentiments‚ others may put on masks of deception to achieve what they want while doing business. For example‚ Shylock appears to be polite and friendly towards Antonio and manages to get him to seal the deal and be tied to the bond‚ but in fact the reality is that Shylock has an ulterior motive to kill
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The Unintentionally Hero Umberto Eco once wrote‚ "A real hero is always a hero by mistake..." This quotation means that when a person doesn’t intentionally try to be a hero‚ but results in being the hero‚ is a true hero. I agree with this quotation‚ as it holds true in life and in literature. Both Lost In Yonkers by Neil Simon and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey‚ support that heros are those who act bravely upon themselves and not those who act the way to become the hero. Lost In
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The common topic I chose between both‚ To Kill a Mockingbird and The Merchant of Venice is racism. In Harper Lee’s novel‚ the time setting was in the early 1930’s‚ and at this time‚ African Americans were discriminated against by white people. Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ is a victim of racism in the novel‚ because he is falsely charged with raping Mayella Ewell‚ a white woman. Atticus Finch‚ knows that Tom is innocent‚ and therefore tries to defend him‚ but no one in the jury sides with him. Atticus
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