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  • The Greed Of Shylock
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    The Greed of Shylock In the play The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare, the character Shylock is mean, greedy, money-loving Jew. He shows these characteristics in the way that he acts through his daily life. His character traits are evident in the way he loans money to Antonio, the way he acts after his daughter runs away, and the way he craves revenge after Antonio's ships do not return. Shylock shows his hateful nature by the way he treats Antonio when he lends him money. When Antonio...
  • Characters Of Volpone And Shylock
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    In this essay we will attempt to compare the characters of "Volpone Magnifico" From the play "Volpone". As well as "Shylock" From "The Merchant of Venice". We will compare the Characters in three respects: Their characters in themselves, their function their respective plays, and their suitableness for these functions. The characters of Volpone and Shylock are characters set in different situations. Although the setting and plots are different, there are many characteristics that they share. The...
  • End Of The Play Shylock
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    This character sketch will be on Shylock, describing his physical and personality traits. Shylock is an older, Jewish money lender who has one daughter named Jessica. Shylock is introduced into the novel when Antonio's friend, Gratiano needs money in order to impress a girl. Antonio at the time does not have any money and sends Gratiano to Shylock to borrow money from him. Shylock does not like Antonio because of past experiences where Antonio made fun of him publically. This leads to an interes...
  • Audience Sympathizing With Shylock
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    Throughout William Shakespeare's play, The Merchant of Venice, there is a strong theme of prejudice. Portia has to deal with prejudice against her sex, the Prince of Morocco has to deal with prejudice against his race but the character that is most discriminated against is Shylock. He is hated for being a Jew and a money-lender, but Shakespeare has not made Shylock a character easy to sympathise with. He appears to be mean and cruel and it seems as though he loves money above all things. However...
  • Antonio To Shylock
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    The plot of the play is that Bassanio wants to borrow money so he goes with Antonio to Shylock who is a wealthy Jewish business man, even though they call him a dog and mock his Jewish ways Shylock offers him a bond, Shylock says that if he doesnt pay he will take a pound of Antonios flesh, he says this and Antonio and Bassanio believe he is only joking, Even though Antonio is racist towards him he still lends him the money. The play is a mixture of love greed and revenge. I would define a "vict...
  • Shylock's Episode With Antonio
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    THE MERCHANT OF VENICE During The Merchant of Venice, the theme of loss is constantly brought up and just about every character encounters it. This play provides a look at some tragedy with a small amount of "old" humour. When you talk about tragedy, loss is always included. In the opening scene, Antonio supposedly loses his ships. Also early in the play, Shylock lends Antonio money that will never be repaid. When Jessica runs away with Lorenzo, it is a tragedy for Shylock and also a loss. There...
  • Antonio's Prejudice Against Shylock
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    Antonio and Shylock are two of the main characters in the Merchant of Venice. One of the main plots is to do with the conflict between these two. The main thing that causes these two to argue is their religion, Antonio is a Christian, and Shylock is a Jew. In Shakespearean times there was a huge conflict between these two religions. The Jews were less common making them the minority group and were usually the victims. Antonio didn't like Shylock because he was a Jew, and he let Shylock know his ...
  • Kind Of Man Shylock
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    In the play the Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, the character Shylocks portrayal changes a great deal. This mans image goes from that of a cruel and evil murder to a pitiful and helpless beggar of mercy. These circumstances raise the question of what kind of man Shylock truly is, and whether or not the reader should feel pity for him. There is no doubt that Shylock is a man with faults, but there is evidence to suggest that his intentions though cruel and heartless are the result of y...
  • Letter Of His Bond And Shylock
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    The trial scene in the Merchant of Venice is the climax of the play as Shylock has taken Antonio to court, as he has not paid back the money he borrowed. Shylock wants the pound of flesh that is the forfeit of the bond concerning the money Antonio borrowed from him. Shylock's main motivation for wanting this forfeit is as his daughter has stolen his money and run away, he is taking out his spite on Antonio and this blinds him as he does not watch what he is getting into during this scene From th...
  • Shylock And Jessica
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    Is Shakespeare Prejudiced In Shakespeare's play, The Merchant of Venice, the one character that is truly hard to figure out is Shylock. Shylock is an old, greedy, villainous man, but he is also a Jew who loses everything. It's hard as a reader or audience to know whether you are suppose to feel sorry for this man or greatly dislike him. It's also hard to figure out if Shylock is playing the villain role in the play or if Shakespeare could be showing discrimination. Int his paper, I am going to e...
  • Money From Shylock
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    In the play The Merchant of Venice, the character of Shylock is really the inhuman monster that the audience may believe that he can be, although he is somewhat forced into his actions by the way that the Christians in the play treated him. Shakespeare compels the character to follow through on the debt owed to him because the Christians in the play have pushed him too far in the past. The debt then becomes a form of revenge for Shylock and thus his motivation to become a villain in The Merchant...
  • Shylock His Money Shylock
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    To what extent do you feel sympathy for Shylock In the 16th century Jews were discriminated against especially in England and Venice. Christians believed that the Jewish race was inferior to them and that Jews should not be accepted into their society. There were very few Jews in England in this period this was mainly due to the fact that Edward had been lent money by several Jewish money lenders, he became unable to repay the money he owed them, and as a result sent them into exile. The remaini...
  • Little Sympathy For Shylock
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    A Jewish moneylender in 16th Century Venice named Shylock was badly treated by Venetian society. This does not entitle him to any sympathy, as much of his treatment he brings upon himself. His thirst for revenge and his harshness to other characters in the play are proof of this. The main thing wrong with Shylock is his love of money. His makes readers unsympathetic towards him. We first meet Shylock in Act one scene three. His first words were 'Three thousand ducats'; this is a message from Sha...
  • Care About Money
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    While there are many fundamental themes in The Merchant of Venice, only one seems to drive the play to its inevitable conclusion. There is a constant theme of self interest versus love. On the surface, this seems to be the dividing factor between the Christians and the Jew, as Shylock is supposed to only care about money, profits, and such, while the rest of the cast value human relationships more. Men such as Antonio and Bassiano lend money without interest or even thought at times, and end up ...
  • Shylock As Evil And Bitter
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    SHYLOCK Shylock was a man more sinned against than sinning. Discuss. The Merchant of Venice was written by William Shakespeare. One of the main plots is the bond between Shylock and Antonio. Shylock is a very important character, he is essential to the play, and without him there wouldn't be one. Shylock is a man more sinned against than sinning; he is at times a bad, bitter and evil man although there are times when you feel sorry for him, as he seems reasonable. I think that during the play he...

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