the Prince of Morocco and assures him that she would not discriminate against him for his dark complexion and he stood and equal chance. “Yourself‚ renowned prince‚ then stood as fair / As any comer I have look’d on yet / For my affection.” However‚ at the end of Scene 7‚ we later learn that Portia is rather racist‚ as she is prejudiced towards others of a very different skin colour‚ when she says “Let all of his complexion choose me so” after Morocco leaves. She hopes that other suitors who have
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that gives and him that takes. Personalities:Wise‚ loyalty to her dead father‚ thoughtful‚ she has a jolly nature (joke with the ring‚ comment towards some of the people came for her)‚she has a care bear stare (give chance to everyone‚ even to shylock) she has a jolly nature (joke with the ring‚ comment towards some of the people came for her) God made him‚ and therefore let him pass for a man. In truth‚ I know it is a sin to be a mocker: but‚... I had it of him: pardon me‚ Bassanio;
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often victimizes individuals who 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
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After reading The Merchant of Venice‚ one may think that Antonio or even Bassanio is the hero. While that may be true‚ there is a possibility that there is no hero. There is a heroine. Portia is not expected in the beginning to emerge as a heroine or even as a major character. She is merely a background character from the subplot. As the play begins to wind down‚ the reader will find many examples in which Portia saves major characters from their own dilemmas. The first (and most obvious)
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In William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice‚ gender roles are explored‚ culminating in two distinct scenes of cross-dressing. The men of Elizabethan society enjoy a prominent status based solely on gender‚ to which women are clearly outsiders. This is particularly evident in Jessica’s newfound freedom when dressed as a pageboy in Act 2 and Portia’s and Nerissa’s immediate elevation in social standing when they take on male personas in Act 4. Through these two instances of cross-dressing‚ Shakespeare
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necessary parts of life‚ but which one brings more of the other? In the The Merchant Of Venice it seems that money is the more important thing in several places within the play‚ money is mentioned before a person as well as love itself. This is a consistent pattern throughout the play with the majority of the characters but this is highlighted within the lines of Shylock The Jew‚ more than any other character he puts his money before everything else. Money over love is demonstrated within the
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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE STUDY QUESTIONS; DUE MONDAY 5th AUGUST 1) Sooth: Truth‚ reality‚ Fact Ague: Fever‚ sickness Peevish: Silly‚ foolish or: headstrong‚ impulsive Prodigal: Wastefully. It usually means someone who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way. Argosies: a large merchant ship. 2) In this scene the literally term allusion is used in many ways throughout the text‚ an example is when Bassanio compared Portrias hair with a golden fleece and says that ‘many Jason’s
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contribute back to the community‚ the society will fall apart and be unable to maintain balance and stability. In William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the reader sees examples of injustice inflicted on the victims within the plays through the people with power within the community. The Christians in The Merchant of Venice mock Shylock the Jew countless times while the high court in The Crucible believe citizens are practicing witchcraft without a proper testimony.
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The Merchant of Venice is a play set in a very male and Christian dominated society where other religions and women rights weren’t very well accepted by the community. However Portia‚ a rich woman who had previously been controlled by men‚ triumphs as she manipulates tricks and saves the lives of the men. We see how she is manipulated by men through her father‚ who though dead‚ still manages to control who she marries from his will. He states in his will that from three different caskets the suitors
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the topic) | IN THE MERCHANT OF VENICE‚ LOVE IS ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BETRAYAL AND IS NOT IN ITS TRUE FORM. | First proof of thesis(This would be your topic sentence for body paragraph One‚ thus what you are going to prove in your first body paragraph) | PORTIA AND BASSANIO APPARENTLY “LOVE” EACH OTHER‚ BUT THEY BOTH SHOW THAT LOVE IS NOT THE TOP PRIORITY. | Second proof of thesis(Topic sentence for body paragraph #2) | SHYLOCK IS OFTEN SEEN DISPLAYING HIS NATURAL LOVE FOR HIS DAUGHTER JESSICA WITH
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