Shylock

friend, Antonio that he utilizes to pursue Portia. On the other hand, the merchant, Antonio takes such loan on behalf of Bassanio from Shylock. An agreement made between Antonio and Shylock Antonio requires that the lender of the cash is guaranteed Antonio’s pound of flesh when such money given out is never promptly paid. In an attempt to implement the bond, Shylock moves to court to face Portia. Portia is disguised as a male lawyer standing in for Antonio. This event of concealing her gender…

believe? Was he possibly trying to evoke sympathy for the Jewish community, or was it possibly about neither and were the anti-Semitic undertones simply subconscious? Anti-Semitism is defined as hostility, discrimination, or prejudice toward Jews. Shylock 's introduction, when he is first referred to as “A Jew” and nothing else, is the first, but certainly not the last, evidence of anti-Semitic language in the play. Contrary to popular belief, his language is not a major theme.…

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…

The Portia spider is known for its remarkable abilitys to learn and problem solve. Due to this spiders magnificent capabilities, the Portia spider has developed a unique hunting behavior belonging only to its’ species. The inspiration for the Portia’s spiders name came from William Shakespeare's heroine from the Merchant of Venice, Portia. She too demonstrates extraordinary intelligence and the ability to learn. The two are alike in mind, goals, trickery, and even the underestimation of their…

In this story Shakespeare takes an approach of portraying Shylock as a comedic character, however that may not be understood by the reader because we have a more accepting, balanced social system in today’s world. Shylock seems tragic at the times because of his portrayal and life in the play, but he is supposed to be comedic and stereotyped for the reader. During the time there were huge…

For viewers of the play at the time shylock would’ve been a character to dislike and to laugh at the misfortune of, on the other hand the character of tom Robinson that harper lee creates could’ve been seen as the villain of the novel by someone from a time when racism was accepted, he is obviously seen as a victim and a character to support. The difference between the two texts is that while both treatments of the characters of Shylock and Tom Robinson would be seen as wrong from a modern…

Risk is the essence of life. It tastes bitter like coffee, but it rewards you by making you get up and continue stronger. There are many factors that make one determined to take risks, but the strongest ones belong to the people we love. In such cases, taking risks could reach to sacrificing one 's self for his or her loved ones. When one truly cares and loves a person, they take risky actions and decisions for them blindly. This idea of taking great risks for one 's precious ones is often…

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…

The main female characters of Christopher Marlow’s The Jew of Malta and William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice serve the same purpose in their respective plays. Despite their power differences, Abigail and Portia fulfill the same function of humiliating the Jewish main character. These women also perform comparable actions which feed into the execution of their implicit main purpose. These actions and consequences include the following: going in disguise to protect financial statuses when…

literature is " the Merchant of Venice " by Shakespeare . It is my favorite as it is full of lessons that are very useful and important to lead a good life . To be greedy means you are going to lose everything even your soul . That was what happened to Shylock in the play . Some of Shylock's traits were that he was greedy and a person who had no mercy . He lent out money for a high interest rate . He hated Antonio as he lent out money for free . He didn't forgive Antonio and insisted to cut…