Shylock as a sympathetic character[edit] Shylock and Portia (1835) by Thomas Sully. Many modern readers and theatregoers have read the play as a plea for tolerance‚ noting that Shylock is a sympathetic character. They cite as evidence that Shylock’s ’trial’ at the end of the play is a mockery of justice‚ with Portia acting as a judge when she has no right to do so. The characters who berated Shylock for dishonesty resort to trickery in order to win. In addition‚ Shakespeare gives Shylock one
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When comparing the Monkey’s paw and the Simpsons Parody video there are many similarities but there are many differences. When comparing these two videos one of the similarities in both The Monkey’s Paw and in The Simpsons video is the way the protagonists are written‚ they are both greedy in the beginning. When Mr. White first receives the monkey’s paw he uses it for money when he says “I wish for two hundred pounds” (Jacobs‚ 172). When Homer receives the paw while he is in the living room with
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Merlyn Garcia ELA III Argumentative Practice 9/3-4/2015 Title “the hunger artist” by franz kafka is an allegory the has been very controversial.most people think is that it all about him being alienated as a jew or the because he lived in the time he was showing us the most jews felt like that but i think that it was that because of where he was and the time of his short story came out was a very had time and especially because he is a jew he hasn’t gotten the recognition that praise
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Task 1: Cassius and Antonio Cassius and Antonio have many parallels despite being from two different plays. Antonio and Cassius are characters who are hungry for power. Antonio is motivated by envy and drive for power. Prospero is the rightful duke of Milan‚ yet Antonio stole that title from his brother‚ Prospero. Stealing Prospero’s dukedom was not enough to satisfy Antonio’s ambition. Cassius also wants power and is willing to steal power from others. His envy of Caesar drives him to steal it.
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The differnces can be seen in act ii‚ scene i ( brutus and portia) and act ii ‚ scene ii ( Caesar and Calpurnia ) Portia talks to brutus as though she were his equal‚ which was uncommon at the time. Wives were barley more than property and were to obey their husbands. However‚ Portia calls brutus on his behavior: hes been moody‚ unresponsive and is now unable to sleep and and walking amid the rain in their orchard in the middle of the night. When he orders her to go to bed‚ and tell her he is simply
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1. How does Antonio feel as the scene opens? What explanations to Salerio and Solanio offer to account for his mood? How does Antonio respond? Antonio feels very depress in the opening scene. The explanation that Salerio and Solanio offer for Antonio’s mood is that he is only worried about his ship returning safety to the port. Antonio responds to them by denying that he is worried about his ships‚ they then accuse him of being in love which Antonio denies their accusations. 2. What insight
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Whatever it takes to win In the short story of ‘’amigo brothers’’ Piri Thomas explores the two friends going to fight for the gold glove. Piri Thomas explain the two friends who want to do what even it takes to win and he’s point out of the amigo brothers is who going to win the fight. The writer begins by saying that Felix and Antonio was very good friends and they don’t want anything to happen between them. He’s point out is they know they need to fight. He also states that they need to split
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Research Paper- Othello‚ Moor of Venice ENGL 102: Literature and Composition Fall 2013 Writing Style: APA Outline Thesis: The William Shakespeare’s play “Othello‚ the Moor of Venice”. Reveals the author’s perception of a tragic hero. By the end of the play Aristotle’s point of view reveals that every protagonist hero has some type of moral Achilles’s heel. Working Outline I. Introduction a. Attention grabbing opening statement
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“Death in Venice” starts with the author‚ Thomas Mann‚ introducing Aschenbach‚ an honorable‚ rational and well thought out older man who lives in Germany. All Aschenbach wants to do is become successful in his field of work‚ writing. As a young child‚ Aschenbach was raised to be a successful‚ fundamental and polite person‚ creating apollonian like qualities within him. But as the book goes on‚ Aschenbach’s apollonian like qualities seem to dissipate‚ leading this careful‚ fundamental person to a
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1. Thomas Mann – Tonio Kroger General Overview * Similarities and differences between Thomas Mann and Tonio Kroger Similarities | Differences | Mixed parents (and both of them were well aware of this fact) | Tonio Kroger – not married Thomas Mann – married | homosexuality | Tonio Kroger – no kids‚ no siblings (It is to stress the fact that Tonio is an outcast) | Father’s death and the liquidated business | Thomas Mann – no foreign name | Outcast | Denmark | Italy | |
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