Shylock

The Diary of Anne Frank by Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett includes dramatic license which is unjustified because of Anne Frank: The biography by Melissa Müller because the people are shown with different personalities, some events were not present, and the people in the annex were given inaccurate emotions. The change made to Mr. Van Daan’s personality causes the reader to believe that he is a horrible person. He has been shown as this rude, selfish person because He was shown…

Measure for Measure is considered a comedy, which is sometimes misleading. Some critics consider the play as being the "dark" element of comedy for its bitterness and cynicism. The play certainly raises important moral issues in its detailed descriptions of Christianity. Measure for Measure can also be called a problem play, because it brings up a difficulty and then seeks to solve it. However, the difficulty lays in misunderstandings and hidden identities as it the moral question of the play.…

When working on Portia my instinct was initially fire and I’m happy to say that my instinct was right. Portia’s journey in Julius Caesar led me to believe that she was in fact fire. In an intense proclamation of love for her husband, Brutus, Portia stabs herself in the leg. Act 2 Scene 1, “I have made strong proof of my constancy, Giving myself a voluntary wound Here, in the thigh: can I bear it with patience, And not my husband’s secrets?” In this case Portia chooses action into order to prove…

Shylock is a man who is despised by many, and he certainly has moments of extreme irrationality and inflexible insistence that make him a rather unappealing and even deplorable character. In “The Merchant of Venice,” Shakespeare not only paints Shylock as what some might say is the typical Jew, but also as a man who yearns to be respected and treated just the same as the “good” Christians of Italy. Shakespeare displays Shylock’s multifaceted persona that is a combination of anger, power, and…

29/03/2015 Nancy Ashour Revision of the Deep Structure of the rough draft of “Shylock’s Actions in an Effort to Earn Respect” Introductory Paragraph Thesis: “One cannot deny the fact that Shylock and the whole Jewish community are exposed to severe persecution, and so consequently, I believe that Shylock was only what the Christians around him made him to be, however, if he were to find himself in a less hostile environment, he would not have been that cold-blooded, as he would not have had to…

of Venice, Shakespeare argues the ethics of justice and mercy, with religion as the focus. Throughout this piece, we are frequently reiterated of the discrepancies amongst Shylock and the rest of the characters. Possibly the most observable distinction, ensured by the conversation, is in each characters’ religions. Shylock, a Jew, is ridiculed throughout the comedy, and is in essence the antagonist. Antonio, Bassanio and Portia, in relationship with the rest of their associates, are…

different ways. The character Shylock, who does not have much to begin with, suffers numerous losses as the play progresses. Some of the losses he experiences are also experienced by the characters in the poems. The character Shylock is constantly dehumanised by the other characters as he was a Jew in a predominantly Christian society, this also happens in the poem ‘Refugee Blues’ by W.H. Auden, which is a poem written in the voice of a German Jew fleeing from the Nazis. Shylock loses his…

Mohit Ray’s Shakespeare’s Construction of the Jew discusses the complex nature of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. The central argument is that Shylock’s construction relies more heavily on “historical imagination” than on “historical reality” (Ray 1). Shylock is created using the contemporary and prejudiced views of the audience; this image “becomes the stereotype and historical image of a Jew” (1). Although Shylock is a very strong adoption of the traditional image of the Jew, Ray points out…

encourages the anti-Semitism and racism of the time. This is first shown through the choosing of the caskets of who will marry a fair lady named Portia.. Secondly, the language that is used by the characters when they are referring to Shylock. Lastly, the punishment of Shylock near the end of the play. Therefore, Shakespeare shows that he encourage the racism of the time. One reason that demonstrated how Shakespeare encouraged racism, was when Portia was racist to Prince of Morocco and…

consuming the devil. Jessica’s conversion to Christianity only made Shylock hate Antonio more. Now he has indirectly taken his daughter, a large sum of his goods and corrupted his daughter’s religion. All of these factors kindle the flame of hatred towards Antonio. Jessica is therefore the center point of Shylock’s spite towards Antonio. Shakespeare had to include Jessica in The Merchant of Venice because she plays that role in shaping Shylock and Antonio’s relationship. Without her rebellion…