since his credit is good‚ he promises to borrow the money for his friend. Scene I opens with Antonio feeling melancholy‚ which isn’t connected to his business or his love life. Actually‚ his discomfort is a foreshadowing of his dealing’s with Shylock. It also plays a contrast to the livelihood and beauty that Venice held at that time. Antonio is portrayed as a true Venetian gentleman‚ an embodiment of faith and kindness. His apathy shows his worry for his inner life. His spiritual beliefs
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people and faith alike. In this play‚ there are countless lines where various characters bash Shylock‚ the main antagonist‚ with hatful comments towards his religion. For example‚ Shylock is referred to as Jew seemingly more often than his own name. In fact‚ the play is centered on Shylock’s hate for Antonio‚ the main protagonist‚ because of Antonio’s pursuit to harass and abuse him solely because Shylock is Jewish. However‚ The Merchant of Venice was not considered anti-Semitic in the sixteenth
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perfectly into this description of Elizabethan women. Jessica was the property of her father. Shylock did not care for his daughter nearly enough as the fact that he owned her. When Jessica eloped with her lover‚ Lorenzo‚ Shylock cared only about two things: that his daughter had eloped with a Christian and that she had stolen his money. The reader can see this when Salanio‚ while gossiping with Salerio‚ mocks Shylock: "I never heard a passion
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Similarly to Othello‚ racial slurs were used to describe Shylock‚ often by Antonio‚ as he refers him to a ‘Jew’ rather than calling him by his name (Derek Cohen). Although‚ by Antonio calling him a ‘Jew’‚ it is not explicitly a racial term but it becomes racial because of the repetition of Antonio calling Shylock a ‘Jew’ rather than his name. As he is called a ‘Jew’ 58 times and his actual name 17 times which again shows Shakespeare stripping Shylock of any identity other than of being a Jew. However‚
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Women in "Merchant of Venice" 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. Influences of the Radical Feminist Perspective in The Merchant of Venice Angela Caravella 2006 The role that women play within many Shakespearian plays often highlights
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The Homosexual Relationship Between Antonio and Bassanio in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice Tsun-Hsien Tsai Sophomore Student‚ Department of English National Changhua University of Education There are many pairs of male adults with honorable masculine friendships appearing in William Shakespeare’s popular plays‚ such as Antonio and Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice‚ Antonio and Sebastian in Twelfth Night‚ the two kings Leonates and Polixenes in The Winter’s Tale‚ and so on. No matter
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begin to talk about Antonio’s ships. They have just learned of a ship wreck in the English Channel‚ and the Italian ship wrecked was in fact Antonio’s. The discussion between Salarino and Solanio advances the plot‚ for the bond that Antonio made with Shylock relies on the return of his ship. This short conversation brings a turning point to the play. The second role of Salarino and Solanio is to define the characters in the play to the audience. The first occurrence of this role can also be found in
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The Three Caskets Three caskets; one of gold‚ one of silver‚ and one of lead. Three caskets are set before many suitors who all would like to take Portia of Belmont’s hand in marriage. But Portia’s father’s will states that each suitor who wishes to take Portia’s hand in marriage‚ must choose one of the three caskets and the one who chooses the correct casket may have the fair Portia’s hand in holy matrimony. This trial‚ designed by Portia’s late father‚ allows him to screen through his daughter
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successfully picked the lead casket and now him and Portia have wed. Soon after they had found their love for each other Bassanio soon left for court in Venice where his best friend Antonio was going to court because he failed to pay back his loan to Jew‚ Shylock. “I offered him 6 thousand ducats and he gave me the permission.” To help decide the outcome of the court case the doctor Bellario was meant to come to the court but Portia’s maid and best friend‚ Nerissa‚ dressed as a lawyer’s clerk entered
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From ancient times‚ through to the Renaissance‚ friendship between two men was regarded as the highest form of social relationship‚ even surpassing that between a man and a woman in matrimony. This is portrayed through “The Merchant of Venice”‚ written by William Shakespeare which was written between 1556 and 1558. This platonic natured friendship is still portrayed in modern literature‚ but due to changed opinions because of the society in which it was written it is more subtle in expressions as
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