prejudice and then his arrogance‚ which gives him a lack of compassion towards people who are different from him. We see his racial prejudice when Shylock says to him‚ “You call me misbeliever‚ cutthroat dog and spit upon my Jewish gaberdine‚” Antonio’s lack of compassion even when he is asking a favor out of someone is seen when he replies to Shylock statement saying‚ “I am as like to call thee so again‚ to spit on thee
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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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will answer to the question by analyzing the character of Shylock. Although Shylock takes action only in five scenes of the play‚ he is the cornerstone of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Shylock‚ “referred as ‘the Jew’ over sixty times”‚ is the key to the play: he shows not only the anti-Semitism sentiment of his time‚ which depicts Christians as brutal and harsh (Herbert Bronstein‚ 1969). Indeed‚ from the very beginning Shylock is mistreated by Antonio who called him a “misbeliever‚ cut-throat
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An example of this idea is when Jessica betrays her father to elope with Lorenzo. There is also disguise‚ when Portia and Nerissa disguise themselves as male layers to save Antonio from the bond. The idea of Shylock taking a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body is a gory image‚ which makes Shylock a typical villain from a fairytale. The element of a princess who is imprisoned in a tower is added when Portia is not able to choose her own suitor due to her deceased father’s wishes‚ as the suitor must choose
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55) Scene 6: What happens in this scene? Comment on the difference between the play and the film: why does the film let Shylock come home and find his house empty? Scene 7 Back at Belmont: What makes Morocco make up his mind which casket to choose? Comment on Portia’s words on p. 61‚ ll. 78 -79. Are the same words used in the film? Scene 8: Solanio makes fun of Shylock. (Find his lines on p. 63‚ ll. 12 – 22) Comment on his words. ll. 25 – 26: what does Solanio realize? Why would the fact
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critics mean when they suggest that Shylock is “too large” for the play? Does he fulfill or exceed his role? Model Answer – In order to ensure that we understand Shylock as a threat to the happiness of Venice’s citizens and lovers‚ Shakespeare uses a number of dramatic devices to amplify Shylock’s villainy. In doing so‚ however‚ he creates a character so compelling that many feel Shylock comes to dominate the play‚ thereby making him “too large.” Certainly‚ Shylock is a masterful creation. At his cruelest
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comment about Antonio’s ships? 9. Why does Shylock refuse to eat with Antonio? 10. What is the purpose of Shylock’s “aside” as Antonio approaches in Scene III? 11. What is ironic about Shylock’s reference in Scene III to feeding his grudge toward Antonio‚ and then greeting Antonio by saying that he was the last man in their mouths? 12. How does Shylock defend his practice of charging interest on loans? 13. Apart from the matter of usury‚ why does Shylock bear such hatred for Antonio? 14. How does
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to wind down‚ the reader will find many examples in which Portia saves major characters from their own dilemmas. The first (and most obvious) character who is helped by Portia is Antonio. She discovered a flaw in what Shylock believed to be a flawless plan. Just when Shylock thought that he had finally found a judge who was on his sidePortia bailed Antonio out when Bassanio could not‚ even though Bassanio was responsible for getting his friend into that situation. Jessica and Lorenzo were running
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Merchant of Venice” is a play‚ so the audience can see the strong feelings:- “’The pound of flesh which I demand of him is dearly bought; ‘tis mine‚ and I will have it” pg.70. This is when Shylock demands his pound of flesh of Bassanio. This long speech is when the Duke is questioning Shylocks unusual bond. Shylock the Jew is determined to take revenge and to take the pound of flesh. The ‘Merchant of Venice’ is a play‚ so you cannot see feelings through letters; this is why Shakespeare presents strong
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the outcome of this scene. He is talking about if he should run away from his master‚ who just happens to be Shylock. This soliloquy has all the makings of what a soliloquy should do. It creates the mood that Lancelot (Shylock’s jester) is having a lot of troubles trying to decide whether to run away or not. It must have a lot to do with how Shylock treats him since he calls Shylock "a kind of devil" and also says that he can’t handle being "ruled by the fiend." He must have really been
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