Merchant

Before I read Act 3, Shylock has always been portrayed as a villainous figure who is vengeful and evil, the antagonist of the play, someone for us to dislike and hate. Shylock also seemed like a pretty flat character. However, after reading this scene from Act 3, I realise that that is not necessarily the case. I feel that Shylock is also a victim who has suffered from much disgrace and prejudice from the Christians in silence, and his villainous actions are really just an accumulation of all…

In The Tale of the Merchant and his Wife, the motif of sacrifice and selflessness is portrayed through the actions of Shahrazad. By sacrificing one’s well-being for the improvement of society, true selflessness can be seen. The Thousand and One Nights compiles a multitude of stories which embody the dangerous journey of Shahrazad and her quest to save the women who were falling victim to the King’s vengeance. Through Shahrazad’s stories she works to change the King into a better and less…

In The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare demonstrates that without self-awareness, you cannot be successful in your endeavours. Discuss. William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice validates that without truly knowing oneself, being successful is an impossible task. Most characters, depending on their level of self-awareness, are either prosperous or not, supporting the contention thoroughly. Morocco and Arragon, potential suitors for Portia, are tremendously unsuccessful in their endeavour to…

In contrast to Viola, Portia shows a remarkable level of decisiveness, even in situations where she would be expected to give up any form of control. This is not clear from the beginning; in fact, it initially appears that she is even more passive than Viola. When she is introduced, she does not dream of defying her father’s orders to have her suitors win her over by picking the correct casket. She does complain about it, however. She laments the fact that she is bound by her father’s game and…

Option #4 “The tragic consequences of life can be overcome by the magical strength that resides in the human heart” (249). Antonio realizes that the strength that he has in him can withstand the struggles of life. While growing to become a man, Antonio deals with copious catholic allusions from Mexican folklore. Both the family religion of Catholicism and the Chicano cultural beliefs reflect itself inside him. The inner conflict over spiritual beliefs effect the man that he is growing up to be.…

Nefarious: Merchant of Souls discovered human trafficking around the world where women were involuntary in. It showed women after a certain amount of time did not know their worth, did not have any value in themselves and did not know their identity in Christ. The film crew traveled to different countries documenting numerous of trafficking, prostitution, and corruption. In certain countries human trafficking is a common thing and numerous of girls and women are sold into sex slavery. In the…

time they were happening. For example, Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is a play that captures these moments of hypocrisy as it concerns the Jews and the Christians. Many critics look at this play in a new historicism critique. For example, Nicole Coonradt looks at how the anti-Judaism in the play was a result of the Protestant-Catholic feud going on during the time of Shakespeare (74). This paper will look at Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, and how…

‘The Merchant of Venice’ By William Shakespeare starts off with Shylock and Antonio making a bond, saying that if Shylock doesn't get his money in 3 months he will get a pound of flesh closest to Antonio heart. The court scene where Shylock is trying to justify his bond, shows how each character contribute in displaying the themes of mercy and justice. Throughout the play, Shylock has been wanting justice for himself since the beginning, it started when he made the bond. At the court scene he…

Shakespeare on the other hand derives his works from the earlier Christian ways of thinking which human are limited. These ways of thinking are very different from each other and is easily seen as the writings begin to take place. In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice property such as money isn’t valued as much as property or in the same sense as Locke describes property in his Second…

In Shakespeare’s play, ‘The Merchant of Venice’, the climax is that of the trial. It is a scene that warrants a lot of discussion, especially due to the unfairness displayed in the name of revenge or comeuppance. It truly leads one to wonder if the law truly is moral. It also brings forth a debate on the scope of private law, and the idea of justice espoused by Ernest Weinrib. Private law itself indeed serves its own purpose, but to say that private law should not try to imbibe moral values is…