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Table of Contents
List of characters; The Merchant of Venice; What is the play about?; Characters; The language of The Merchant of Venice; History and the Jews; The Merchant of Venice in performance; William Shakespeare.
I fully understand that some people have problems reading anti-semitic works (which the merchant of venice appears to be). for me though its not unusual. extensive study of Western Philosophy will certainly introduce you to plenty of Anti-Semitism. my take on this classic play is thus: it is along with Julius Ceasare my favorite shakespeare play.
short and full of plot twists this is a book you could easily envelope yourself in for a few days, and a great introduction into shakespeare as it allows for internal debate about the nature of racism, and who you relate to most.
for me the true hero of the play, and along with Cassius has some of the best dialogue, is Shylock. Shylock represents to me the knowing that not everything is a happy ending. which is something that we can all relate to. struggle and strife based on ones background is a topic that is always modern.
I wanted things to not work out for Shylock and when i found out he was screwed again, my sympathy a understanding for this character came full circle. he represented all the things that go wrong in ones life, no matter how certain or optimistic one may be. and just because he wanted revenge on antonio does not make him inhuman it actually makes him more human than any other character in the play.
the most important thing is that this was a terrible time in Shylocks life, but it was only three months. Shylock lives, becomes more humble, and still has the rest of his life to find happiness in whatever he percieves it to be.
I fully understand that some people have problems reading anti-semitic works (which the merchant of venice appears to be). for me though its not unusual. extensive study of Western Philosophy will certainly introduce you to plenty of Anti-Semitism. my take on this classic play is thus: it is along with Julius Ceasare my favorite shakespeare play.
short and full of plot twists this is a book you could easily envelope yourself in for a few days, and a great introduction into shakespeare as it allows for internal debate about the nature of racism, and who you relate to most.
for me the true hero of the play, and along with Cassius has some of the best dialogue, Shylock. Shylock represents to me the knowing that not everything is a happy ending. which is something that we can all relate to. struggle and strife based on ones background is a topic that is always modern.
I wanted things to not work out for Shylock and when i found out he was screwed again, my sympathy and understanding for this character came full circle. he represented all the things that go wrong in ones life, no matter how certain or optimistic one may be. and just because he wanted revenge on antonio does not make him inhuman it actually makes him more human than any other character in the play.
the most important thing is that this was a terrible time in Shylocks life, but it was only three months. Shylock lives, becomes more humble, and still has the rest of his life to find happiness in whatever he percieves it to be.
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