After reading The Merchant of Venice‚ one may think that Antonio or even Bassanio is the hero. While that may be true‚ there is a possibility that there is no hero. There is a heroine. Portia is not expected in the beginning to emerge as a heroine or even as a major character. She is merely a background character from the subplot. As the play begins to wind down‚ the reader will find many examples in which Portia saves major characters from their own dilemmas. The first (and most obvious)
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The common topic I chose between both‚ To Kill a Mockingbird and The Merchant of Venice is racism. In Harper Lee’s novel‚ the time setting was in the early 1930’s‚ and at this time‚ African Americans were discriminated against by white people. Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ is a victim of racism in the novel‚ because he is falsely charged with raping Mayella Ewell‚ a white woman. Atticus Finch‚ knows that Tom is innocent‚ and therefore tries to defend him‚ but no one in the jury sides with him. Atticus
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Money versus Love/Human Relationships Which is more important to you in life‚ money or love? Both are important and necessary parts of life‚ but which one brings more of the other? In the The Merchant Of Venice it seems that money is the more important thing in several places within the play‚ money is mentioned before a person as well as love itself. This is a consistent pattern throughout the play with the majority of the characters but this is highlighted within the lines of Shylock The Jew
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Shylock‚ Villain or victim? The Merchant of Venice June 8th‚ 2011 In the play The Merchant of Venice Shylock is supposed to be the protagonist‚ the definition of protagonist is; the leading character or a major character in a drama‚ movie‚ novel‚ or other fictional text. But the way Shylock is portrayed is more along the lines of being both victim and villain. Shylock is out for one pound of Antonio’s flesh which will in the end kill Antonio and the flesh will do him no good anyway. But he
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Yes to Gay Marriage Chelsea Merced Section (1:40-3:00) March 16‚ 2013 Professor Woolverton Gay marriage is definitely the talk of the country‚ there are many people for it but unfortunately‚ the country also consists of people against it. My opponent Peter S. Sprigg is very much so against the whole idea of legalizing gay marriage. While reading the article Sprigg wrote‚ I noticed that his main concern was the uprising of children. He went on and on about the fact that marriage should be
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Cyberbullying Informative Speech Outline I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: “Our prime purpose in life is to help others. And if you can’t help them‚ at least don’t hurt them.” – Dalai Lama B. Thesis: I am going to be talking to you about cyber bullying. C. Significance: Privacy is a thing of the past. Your every move is being posted online. Tagged photos‚ events on your Facebook timeline‚ posting your location‚ etc. D. Overview: I’m going to explain to you the definition of cyberbullying‚ the
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of Porter’s model of five forces * Key driving forces of the Industry * The future ahead Size of company Yes Bank (BSE: 532648) is a private bank in India. It was founded by Ashok Kapur and Rana Kapoor‚ with the duo holding a collective financial stake of 27.16%. Net income | INR 2472.8 crore (2011-12) | Total assets | INR 73‚662.1 crore at March 31‚ 2012 | YES BANK has received significant national and international recognitions which include Dr. Rana Kapoor‚ Founder‚ MD &
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I. INTRODUCTION: A. Is Shylock a man "more sinned against than sinning‚” or does he take his revenge too far in the pursuit of his pound of flesh? B. The wrongs against Shylock climax in the courtroom scene. He has lost his ducats‚ daughter‚ and now his religion. C. Thesis: The absolute epitome of selfishness can be described from within Shylock’s character; that selfishness is what prevents any would-be sympathizers from being able to fully commit themselves to Shylock’s case. II. BODY PARAGRAPH
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Yes We Can by Barack Obama In Obama’s campaign speech presented on January 8th 2008 there are continuous techniques that he uses to persuade the audience to vote for him. He slowly establishes a rapport to create a sense of equality between him and the audience; he does this by using first person plural‚ such as ‘we’ which is effective because it makes all the people feel united and as if he is directly talking to them as a person. He also uses abstract nouns like ‘hope’ to make an emotional
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