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Shakespeare is one of the most brilliant writers to ever grace the earth, he inspired others to be great and gave us amazing plays as a result of his brilliance. However, Shakespeare did not always make art that was appreciated by all or understood by all. The Merchant of Venice is a prime example of this controversy, because of some of the interesting messages the play conveys, and the age old battle of whether or not it is a comedy or tragedy. There needs to be a clear understanding of the…

Throughout history, humans are known to be one of the most selfish beings on the planet. There have been many points in time where humans refuse to drop their bigoted beliefs. Many times, humans have sacrificed others to maintain these egocentric beliefs and many authors have expressed this dark part of humanity. In the play Merchant Of Venice, the novel To Kill A Mockingbird and the short story The Lottery the authors are trying to tell us that human beings are willing to sacrifice others to…

commanding, determined, showing no sympathy and no mercy. Portia and the Duke encourages him to be merciful, Shylock is offered ’twice the sum’ and also ‘ten times o’er’ Portia tells him ‘be merciful take thrice thy money’ the audience begins to see how he is fuelled by revenge when he demands his ‘pound of flesh’ which becomes a symbol of his vengeance which leads to his downfall. The audience begins to lose sympathy for him. when Portia says that he shall receive “all justice” and comes back…

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare is a play with a young merchant, Antonio who would do anything for his friend Bassanio. Bassanio is in need of money to woo Lady Portia. Bassanio does not want to directly take money from Antonio; instead he goes to Shylock for loan and uses Antonio’s name as credit to borrow the loan. Shylock and Antonio have a feud; they hate each other since they work in the same business and have different religions. Also, Antonio has on numerous occasions…

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is one of his most disputable plays for an assortment of reasons. Written in sixteenth-century England, where against Semitism was normal and the nearness of Jews was not, the play suggests numerous conversation starters concerning racial, religious and human distinction. The play is particularly precarious to inspect in the present society, as its hostile to Semitic subjects and dialect can be awkward to look in a world post-Holocaust. Also, the…

During the sixteenth Century, William Shakespeare composed an exceptional play called "Merchant of Venice." The general population were greatly against Semitic. The essayist, William Shakespeare, himself was a Christian as well. The topic of the play alone would have snatched the groups of onlookers' consideration. The Elizabethans were not cheerful or wonderful towards the Jews. The "Merchant of Venice" appeared to be ideal chance to express their detest for the Jewish country. The general…

as a merchant and lives in the city of Venice, Italy. One day, his good friend Bassanio, a poor yet very friendly man, comes to Antonio in need of money, which he needs to borrow in the form of a loan. Bassanio has fallen in love with a women named Portia, a wealthy heiress who lives in the town of Belmont, Italy. She has not yet been married, but only a wealthy man can be allowed to propose to her, which is why Bassanio needs this…

The consequence of Bolingbroke’s rebellion against Richard and stealing of the throne seems to be, on the surface, a great venture that has awarded Bolingbroke. The reality though, is that since Bolingbroke has wrongfully taken the throne and has risen up against Richard, there are prophecies which lead us to believe that Bolingbroke’s rule will not be smooth-running. It is prophesied by Carlisle “And if you crown him [Bolingbroke], let me prophesy/ The blood of English shall manure the ground/…

Courage. One word, seven letters, yet thousands of different definitions and interpretations. What does it mean to be courageous? Do you have to save a life to be courageous? Do you show courage in your everyday life? Google defines courage as the ability to do something that frightens one. Using that definition, I could say that I’m courageous because I rode a rollercoaster this fall for the first time and that frightened me. I’m even more frightened to sleep with my lamp off in my room but…

In the classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird and throughout a great play, The Merchant of Venice, the characters had shown great abilities throughout the story lines. From the characters performing to be brave, to teaching the readers various lessons, these two art works had shown multiple attributes what everyone should have. In these storylines, the characters had shown their courageous actions through their struggles with society, themselves and their family what surrounds them. To Kill a…