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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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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important part in the novel. Without the Anti-Semitic views‚ the elopement plot and the bond plot would not be in existence. If Jessica were Christian‚ Shylock would have embraced the marriage of Lorenzo and Jessica. Religion‚ however‚ intervenes and causes Shylock’s anger at his daughter. The bond plot simply is based on religious tension. Shylock the Jew would not have been so hostile towards Antonio and Bassanio had they all been Jewish or Christian. The behavior in the court room also made a heavy
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pound of flesh to shylock. In the preformed version you could see Bassanio with a close up shot to show emotion trembling as he sees his friend Bassanio about to be stripped of his flesh over a problem with money that he caused. This makes him feel guilt and he is only goal is to get Antonio out of the dilemma‚ which shows they have a strong relationship between each other. Another key theme in this play is the hatred of Jews by the Christians in Venice. In the movie Shylock was completely embarrassed
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Love and Money Love is a dominant theme in Merchant of Venice. It actually is the umbrella of other sub-themes‚ which are love of friends‚ love of family and love of lovers. Shakespeare gives more focus to these themes as they are significant and serious issues in life‚ thus giving his play a universal approach that fits everywhere and when. The irony‚ however‚ is that there is no real love shown in these relations. One can notice that love is associated with self-interest or with the love of
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