tells readers a lot about his views on women and their roles. Their personalities vary‚ and their character ranges from strong to weak‚ warm and delightful to cold and scornful. Although Katherine from The Taming of the Shrew and Portia from The Merchant of Venice seem to be polar opposites‚ they both share a few things in common‚ and that is that they are both witty‚ bold‚ and independent. In The Taming of the Shrew‚ Katherine Minola is first introduced as the short-tempered sister of Bianca Minola
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encountered some major help along the way. The Gypsy lady‚ the King‚ the Merchant‚ the Englishman and the Alchemist. Each person played a role in helping him find his destiny. The gypsy lady told him to pursue his dream and he will find his treasure‚ but in return he must give her one-tenth of his treasure. The King was the one who had lived in his head throughout the story‚ reminding him to not give up and to be thankful for omens. The Merchant had played the role of giving the boy an option to stop and settle
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The Villain of The Merchant of Venice We all have a mind of our own and with that we can make the choice to do good or evil. So it is not our enemies that lure us to evil ways. It is our own minds that decide to do so. In the play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Shylock is a villain because in the play Shylock uses deception and his knowledge of Antonio to exact his revenge‚ Shylock also shows that anger‚ revenge and hate has clouded his mind and so he chooses to show no forgiveness
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Virtues of Women in Genre Valerie Traub discusses that women of Shakespeare’s time‚ during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras‚ desired four virtues which were ‘obedience‚ chastity‚ silence and piety’ (2001‚ P130). If we relate this idea to ‘Scotland‚ PA’‚ it is clear that Pat does not comply herself to this ideology of women‚ meaning she is not obedient‚ chaste‚ silent and pious. For instance‚ Pat is very outspoken‚ speaking freely what is on her mind. This is evident throughout the film as she continually
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precious metal‚ is in every way invariable; A villain‚ like the beams of a balance‚ is always varying‚ upwards and downwards" (John Locke). A villain is a cruelly-malicious-person who does bizarre and unlawful things. In William Shakespeare’s‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ Shylock is a Jewish character who is portrayed as a Villain because of the freakish things he does. Shylock is a bad example for the people of Venice: he is a very selfish‚ he is evil‚ he has no mercy for anyone and he will do anything
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The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak and The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare‚ some characters demonstrate hypocrisy in their words and actions. Though there are other traits that the characters show‚ such as cruelty and mercy‚ hypocrisy is one of the more interesting ones. The Duke demonstrates hypocrisy in The Merchant of Venice during the trial scene when he punishes Shylock for not showing Antonio mercy. Antonio shows he is a hypocrite in The Merchant of Venice when he criticizes Shylock for
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EDMUND G. BROWN‚ Jr.‚ GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA‚ et al.‚ Petitioners v. ENTERTAINMENT MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION et al. No. 08-1448 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 131 S. Ct. 2729; 180 L. Ed. 2d 708; 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4802; 79 U.S.L.W. 4658; 22 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 1259 November 2‚ 2010‚ Argued June 27‚ 2011‚ Decided JUDGES: Scalia‚ J.‚ delivered the opinion of the Court‚ in which Kennedy‚ Ginsburg‚ Sotomayor‚ and Kagan‚ JJ.‚ joined. Alito‚ J.‚ filed an opinion concurring in the judgment‚ in which
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negative‚ while Muslims tended to encourage and respect trade and merchants. Over time‚ Muslims became more like early Christians in that they were suspicious of traders whereas the Christians became more like the early Muslims‚ equating merchants (at least honest ones) with doing God’s work‚ reflecting the changed importance of trade in the high Middle Ages in Europe. At their origins‚ Christians and Muslims had different views about merchants and traders. This can be seen in the first two documents which
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In William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venise there were a lot of important scenes. But the ‘Trial scene’ was perceived to be the most important scene in the play. The playwright uses this scene to convey a number of key ideas such as Jews vs Christians‚ Mercy vs Justice and Appearance vs Reality. In addition the ‘Trial scene’ exposes the personalities of main characters. Furthermore‚ this scene is the highlight of the play and provides an excellent climax to the play which the audiences would enjoy
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In Shakespeare’s play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ the character of Shylock proves‚ ultimately‚ to be a victim of himself. Shylock brings about his own demise through his own deeds and misdeeds. Shylock begins to cause his own misfortune when Antonio approaches him for a loan to aid Bassanio in courting Portia. At first‚ Shylock is wary to lend Antonio the money. "I am debating of my present store...I cannot instantly raise up the gross of full three thousand ducats...Tubal...will furnish me (13)"
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