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When was merchant of Venice written?
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1596/1597
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Which plays came before it?
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Romeo & Juliet -- Merchant of Venice
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In what ways was it similar to other contemporary Italian stories?
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Comprised of a merchant, a poor suitor, villainous Jew and a fair lady
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How were Jews regarded to contemporaries?
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Badly, marginalized, Marlowe wrote a play about a tyrant Jew named 'the Jew of Malta'. We don't know if Shakespeare believed the antisemitism exhibited by his contemporaries.
Shylock exhibits pathos as well as comedy |
