be looked at differently in the modern society. The title of the play refers to the character of Antonio‚ who is ‘the Merchant of Venice’‚ even though the Jewish moneylender‚ Shylock is the more prominent character‚ who leaves the audience with strong emotions and a desire to introspect and reflect upon their own lives. Shylock is well known for his dazzling speech in act three‚ where he manages to elude the villainous‚ egoistic‚ and disreputable façade of himself‚ which is put up due to the naïve
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relationship between Shylock‚ a Jewish money-lender and Antonio‚ the Christian merchant‚ who is as generous as Shylock is greedy‚ particularly with his friend‚ Bassanio.The two have cemented a history of personal insults‚ and Shylock’s loathing of Antonio intensifies when Antonio refuses to collect interest on loans.Bassanio wishes to borrow 3‚000 ducats from Antonio so that he may journey to Belmont and ask the beautiful and wealthy Portia to marry him.Antonio borrows the money from Shylock‚ and knowing
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in 1598. The major conflict occurs when a man named Antonio (Venetian merchant) fails to pay off a loan to a greedy Jewish money loaner known as Shylock who demands a pound of flesh from Antonio in return. Antonio and his friends take a journey through friendship‚ love‚ and hatred in an attempt to free him of his pound of flesh fate induced by Shylock. Imagine yourself sitting in the master minds of directors Michael Radford and John Sichel while they are directing their adaptations of the play
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audiences‚ but underneath in a quite contradicting manner‚ also question the “merciful” actions in the play. Throughout the play it becomes clear to the audience that Shylock is an outsider to Venice and its citizens namely because he is Jewish‚ a minority amongst a population of Christians. Antonio and Gratiano and other characters insult Shylock throughout the play. Solanio‚ for example‚ imitates Shylock’s reaction to his daughter’s courtship with the Christian character Lorenzo‚ saying “‘My daughter!
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portrayal of Shylock in the movie Merchant of Venice‚ the Jews in society during the Anti-semantic eras and the portrayal of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement show how both of these two groups were treated in negative discriminating ways. There was a general anti-Semitic attitude that was prevalent among the majority of London’s population. As a result‚ Shakespeare seems to have incorporated that same attitude towards Jews in the play with his treatment and portrayal of Shylock‚ the Jewish
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represent everything‚ through the bond between Shylock and Antonio‚ Bassanio’s choice of caskets‚ and the sacrifice Antonio makes for his best friend Bassanio. Shakespeare portrays this message to us through the bond between Shylock‚ a Jew‚ and Antonio‚ a Christian. The bond is if Antonio fails to pay 3000 ducats he borrowed‚ Shylock can have a pound of his flesh. During the trial of Antonio for failing to repay his debt to Shylock in time‚ Shylock is confronted with Bassanio’s offer of twice the
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scenes: Act 1 Scene 3: Bassanio asks to borrow three thousand ducats from Shylock‚ Shylock reminds him and Antonio of past mistreatment and Antonio agrees to the bond. Act 3 Scene 1: Shylock speaks of his bitterness at being treated as an outcast (’Hath not a Jew eyes...’)‚ regrets the loss of the turquoise ring his wife gave him‚ and is excited to hear that Antonio has lost another ship. Act 4 Scene 1: In the trial scene Shylock demands his pound of flesh and when Portia finds a legal loophole he loses
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the Christians who know him. Even Portia‚ who sees Antonio as a rival for her husband’s affections‚ reveres his character and appreciates — with reservations — his willingness to die for Bassanio. Antonio manifests his piety by cursing and spitting at Shylock (anti-semitism was common in Europe in Shakespeare’s day). Contents * 1 Highlights of Antonio’s scenes * 2 Symbolism pertaining to Antonio * 3 Antonio’s relationship with Bassanio * 4 References * 5 External links | -------------------------------------------------
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harmful‚ protective or for personal gain. In The Merchant of Venice‚ Portia‚ Jessica‚ and Shylock are all characters who use deception to carry out their own motives. Shylock‚ the hated Jew‚ makes his living through the practice of usury and uses deception when Antonio asks to borrow money from him. Shylock agrees to lend Antonio three hundred ducats if Antonio is willing to sign a bond that would allow Shylock to have "an equal pound of [his] fair flesh"(I‚ iii‚ 145-146). He expresses the bond "in
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Antonio deceives Shylock when he doesn’t pay him and escapes the clause of the bond (pound of flesh). * Shylock At the same time Shylock loses his daughter‚ whom he loves very much‚ to a Christian man. Shylock was betrayed by his daughter and deceived by Antonio and the rest of the Christians. * I would my daughter were dead at my feet‚ and jewels in her ear! Would she were hearsed at my foot‚ and the ducats in her coffin! * Therefore it is tragic when Shylock is stripped of his
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