Shylock

movie, or book. Can a person be a victim and also be a villain? Is Shylock a villain or victim In the play Merchant Of Venice written by William Shakespeare two moneylenders Antonio and Shylock both have a feud with each other over money. Antonio a borrows money from shylock the jewish moneylender for his best friend Bassanio. Shylock and Antonio made an agreement that if the money was not paid back on time plus interest Shylock could take a pound of flesh from Antonio. Towards the end of the…

Shakespeares, The Merchant Of Venice, a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, was in trial over a contract. This contract was between Shylock and Antonio, another main character who was a Christian, which stated that Antonio must pay back the 3000 ducats that he borrowed in 3 months, in failure to do so Antonio must give Shylock one pound of his own flesh. Antonio failed to pay him back so a trial was held and the contract was presented so that Shylock could and would be allowed to collect “his” pound of…

argument whether Shylock, a Jewish usurer, is a victim or a villain in the play. Labeled as the “devil” (1.3.107) and an “inhuman wretch” (4.1.4) by many Christians, Shylock’s wickedness identifies him as the major foe in the play. As the root of most trouble, Shylock starts problems with his usury and irrationality, yet he escapes trouble by hiding behind a mask of Judaism, his scapegoat. Through the dialogue and actions of its characters, the Merchant of Venice illustrates Shylock as the…

the play is a Jewish man named Shylock. He has one child in the play, a daughter named Jessica. Shylock comes into the story because of a loan, made by him, to a merchant named Antonio. Antonio and Shylock do not agree with each other, and Jessica helps develop tension between the two. Jessica shows how her father is hated, brings out his true concerns, and plays an important role in later events between Antonio and Shylock . Jessica demonstrates her hate for Shylock to anyone who mentions him.…

the main protagonist Shylock is outcasted from the people of Venice for being Jewish. For being outcasted, Shylock hates the Christians and has no friends among the Venetians. To make a living, Shylock must compete with a direct competitor and Christian, Antonio. Antonio is forced to ask Shylock for money for his best friend Bassanio. Shylock agrees to this loan, however, Shylock makes a contract with Antonio that says he can kill him if the debt is not paid back.…

physical and emotional stress that society puts on them. Such is the case in the drama, The Merchant of Venice by WIlliam Shakespeare; here, Shylock conveys that societal mistreatment along with tempting situations can cause a person to walk this line, and ultimately, can create a bad person where a good one once was. Throughout the entirety of his life, Shylock faces dehumanization, due to the fact that he is Jewish in a primarily Christian society, and does so with a patient shrug. He isn’t…

visual images and sounds within audience’s imagination. By effectively creating these stimulations of the senses, Salarino clearly demonstrates imagery in this passage to describe how dreadful depending on a ship would be. In this passage, Shylock alludes to a story in the bible. Through alluding to this story,…

by the character who could be considered unmerciful, Shylock, who is a jewish merchant. Even though Shylock was discriminated by the christians, Shylock’s fate could have been avoided if he had a more positive attitude towards Christians, if his relationship with his daughter was better, and if he was more thorough in his bond. The negative attitude that Shylock gave towards everybody shaped his fate. Towards the beginning of the story, Shylock said to Bassanio: “You call me misbeliever,…

and a Jewish moneylender named Shylock. At the beginning of the play, Antonio asks Shylock to loan him money. Although reluctant at first, Shylock agrees to make a bond with him but not without a condition if Antonio can’t pay him back within the next three months. Throughout the entirety of the play, Shylock shows himself to be a cruel and merciless character with hateful motives making him the obvious villain. One of Shylock’s…

his kindred Christians without premium and Shylock, a cash bank whose witticism in the life is riches, his own particular little girl was against him; she needed to be absolved to wed a Christian. Shylock was over and again called "the Jew". Wherever in the dramatization and each time in the show he was never called by his name yet "the Jew" by every one of the Christians. Thusly the author made a domain against the Jew and sustains the religious…