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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wealth depicts a covenant bound in tradition and loyalty rather than law‚ while on the other hand the contract between Antonio and Shylock for a ‘pound of flesh’ is an example of a legal and unorthodox contract. The theme of justice as well as mercy are also seen in the play when Portia is acting the part of a Doctor of Laws at court. Throughout the whole play‚ Shylock is the epitome of justice as he understands it. Shylock’s reaction to constantly being spat on by the Christians brought him to
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Through “The Merchant of Venice” we see that Shakespeare supports the anti-semitic stereotypes and it’s portray through the character of Shylock. Many individuals fear that it’s unsuitable to teach and discuss “The Merchant of Venice” in high school because of its nugatory ways it displays in Jews; however‚ it is essential to read this polemical play in high school because it expands the literary minds to those who read it due to their complexity of Shakespeare. It also allows students to read and
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Messages in Shakespeare’s Works Many of Shakespeare’s plays give one of the main characters a soliloquy or a speech in which they deal with the play’s key issues. There are three particular speeches that have been spoken about for many centuries because of their underlying messages- Katharina’s final speech in The Taming of the Shrew‚ Portia’s speech in The Merchant of Venice‚ and Hamlet’s soliloquy in Hamlet. In The Taming of the Shrew‚ Katharina gives the final speech of the play. She speaks
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investigated with in the play. These themes‚ although were evident in the time of Shakespeare‚ are just as significant and universal today. Shylock‚ the Jew‚ explores most of these negative themes as in the play he is depicted as being driven by hate. On the other hand though characters such as Bassanio and Antonio are portrayed with the themes of positivity. Shylock and Antonio’s relationship is greatly complex‚ in that it has many issues that contribute to their affiliation of hate. They were business
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themselves. The character Shylock has the most trouble’s being accepted into the community. He is disliked by many and multiple times he is called‚ “the devil” (I. iii. 94 and II. ii. 21-25). This judgement is put upon him because of his actions and how he presents himself. He asks‚ “for an equal pound of... [Antonio’s] fair flesh‚ to be cut off and taken...” (I. iii. 145-147) if Antonio is unable to repay Shylock within three months (I. iii. 152-155). This shows how Shylock struggles to properly
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friends with Antonio when he says‚ "I say‚ to buy his favour‚ I extend this friendship‚" when all he wants is to take a pound of Antonio’s flesh and end his life‚ "If I can catch him once upon the hip‚ I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him." Shylock pretends to want to be friends with Antonio‚ but only wants revenge against the Jew-hater. The choosing of the three caskets is used as the main explanation of appearance versus reality. The suitor of Portia must choose either a gold‚ silver
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Shylock’s character sketch in merchant of venice Shylock is a focal point of the play. A traditional stereotype of the Jew in Elizabethan times‚ he is comically caricatured as a greedy miser. He wears a traditional "Jewish gabardine." He is a middle- aged man between fifty and fifty-five‚ who has a keenness of observation‚ a memory for details‚ and a strong amount of energy. He is well versed in the Bible and is able to draw analogies from various Biblical sources and stories‚ which are relevant
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The play ‘The Merchant of Venice’‚ by William Shakespeare‚ shows two different father-daughter relationships. The relationships are between Portia and her recently diseased father‚ the other involving Jessica and Shylock‚ a Jewish money lender. The first relationship emphasizes love‚ respect and trust whereas the other are obviously different. Portia’s relationship with her recently deceased father was full of respect and love‚ whereas Jessica didn’t like her father and thought he was rude.
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SPECIAL ESSAY FOR RANK STUDENTS (PROSE) BON VOYAGE INTRODUCTION: “Is there beyond the silent night an endless day? Is death a door that leads to light? We cannot say” -R.G.INGERSOLL Kalpana Chawla
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