Like Moses Antonio Analysis

actions. Cho writes, “Generation after generation, we martyrs, like Eric and Dylan, will sacrifice our lives to fuck you thousand folds for what you Apostles of Sin have done to us.” This idea follows a very traditional trajectory of martyrdom, building one’s martyrdom off of a martyr that came before, not unlike the origins of early Christian martyrs, who strived to martyr themselves after Christ himself. In fact, Cho’s entire manifesto is rich with allusions to the Christian Bible, drawing on religious imagery to justify his actions as not only noble, but necessary. He goes on to say, “Like Moses, I spread the sea and lead my people--the Weak, the Defenseless, and the Innocent Children of all ages that you fucked and will always try to fuck--to eternal freedom. …show more content…
In fact, Shylock even goes as far as saying the line “I hate him for he is a Christian”, implying that Judaism is a narrow-minded and hateful religion. It also implies a type of jealousy on Shylock’s part, as if he wishes that he were a Christian. This interpretation foreshadows the forced conversion that Shylock undergoes later in the text as if he was subconsciously desiring it, furthering the thought that Shakespeare is writing about the the inferiority of Judaism as a religion. Regardless, if we look over these details, there is a way to interpret the story as an account of Shylock’s martyrdom, especially when we examine him in the context of the Jewish martyrs who came before. His people have had a lot of experience with forced conversion and doing anything in their power to avoid losing their faith, as painfully detailed in David Roskies History as Liturgy in Ashkenaz. Many of these “Jewish Crusaders” killed themselves to avoid becoming Christians, sanctifying God’s name with their own