Venice

an inescapable labyrinth that plagues the lives of all ever since the dawn of humanity. Yet its double-edged sword like characteristics of also providing opportunities and gains keeps many enthralled in it. In William Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice, Antonio, a protagonist, gives himself over to a life-threatening contract with the villain, Shylock the Jew, in order to provide the means for one of Antonio’s friends to woo a lady. Over the course of the play, various risky opportunities and…

Shylock shows the intriguing conflict between the Christians and the Jews in Venice. Shylock immediately shows his hatred for Antonio, as he says in an aside, “I hate him for he is a Christian; But more, for that in low simplicity He lends out money gratis”. This shows his loathing for Antonio based on that fact that he dislikes Christians and highlighting the conflict between Christians and Jews in Venice, furthermore, Antonio is seen as a rival in his business, this further emphasizes the…

The True Villain of The Merchant of Venice In many pieces of literature, the villain plays just as an important part as the hero. The Merchant of Venice is a play written by William Shakespeare that takes place in Venice during the time of anti-Semitism. The play revolves around a Christian character named Antonio 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…

Merchant of Venice Annotation Analysis: ACT IV External Conflict: External Conflict is marked by a characteristic involvement of an action wherein a character finds himself in a struggle without outside forces. Textual Evidence: “Hates any man the thing he would kill it?” (IV.I.67). Explanation: Shylock gained the desire to want to steal a pound of flesh from Antonio. As stated by the definition an external conflict, an external conflict is a struggle from the outside forces. An episode…

In an incident involving dehumanization and hatred, in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, a Christian merchant, Antonio, consistently animalizes the Jewish merchant, Shylock for his religion and business in usury. From the daily condescension, Shylock results to exact vengeance on Antonio to attain peace for Antonio’s abuse towards him. And the Jew becomes Antonio’s foil. In dehumanization, one treats another individual less than human. Usually, people dehumanize others through bullying and…

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare are classified as a fiction books. However, they reveal many truths about the human condition when it comes to prejudice and racism. In TKAM, we saw how racism took a life of an innocent Tom Robinson as a disease, and how prejudice about Boo Radley spread out in Maycomb. In the MOV we witnessed the religious prejudice (Christian vs. Shylock), and the racism against the Prince of Morocco with black skin. There…

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…

Why is it your favorite? What are some of the traits and characteristics of the work. My favorite work of 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…

demands one pund of Antonio’s flesh as the interest for not paying back three thousand ducants in time, simply because he “hates him for he is a Christian” and because Antonio “lends out money gratis, and brings down/ The rate of usance here with us in Venice” (1.3.38-40). Basically, Antonio is bad business for merchants like Shylock and a pound of his flesh would “feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him” (1.3.43). This solidifies Shylocks greedy nature, or how Shylock “embodies the evil side of…

Ittner Professor Morris ENLT 215 B November 16, 2016 Religious Discrimination in The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare. The main plot involves a Jewish moneylender and his Christian debtor. Because of religious differences and discrimination, the story becomes violent and somewhat dark. Analyzing the tension between Jews and Christians in The Merchant of Venice reveals an important warning for modern society. Characters and Plot Shylock is a Jewish…