Shylock describes the incidents‚ saying‚ “You call me misbeliever‚ cutthroat dog‚ and spet upon my Jewish garberdine” (Shylock‚ 1.3.120-121). When Antonio must go to court because of his inability to pay back his loan to Shylock‚ the moneylender behaves rather viciously during the trial‚ but this lashing out is the result of the poor treatment Shylock has received in society. Shakespeare is not trying
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text. But the way Shylock is portrayed is more along the lines of being both victim and villain. Shylock is out for one pound of Antonio’s flesh which will in the end kill Antonio and the flesh will do him no good anyway. But he also gets called cruel names and is pushed around and spit on in the public by Christians‚ Antonio and all of Antonio’s friends. And farther on into the play Shylock is betrayed by his own daughter who stole from her father and became a Christian. But as victimised as Shylock
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Shakespeare introduces deception when Antonio (a Christian) wants a bond from Shylock (a Jew). Shylock agrees to the bond under the condition that Shylock gets a pound of Antonio’s flesh for each pound he cannot return. This bond seems to come out of friendship from Shylock and he describes‚ “I would be friends with you‚ and have your love…” The audience‚ however‚ knows at this point that Shylock is deceiving Antonio; although Shylock pretends to like Antonio “Antonio is a good man” and wants to be friends
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through the use of language which is the most dominant means of control in ‘The Tempest.’ The audience see how language used by Antonio and Prospero has a direct affect on not only the audience but the other characters as they are manipulated by these words to do whatever the characters want. The power of language is used by Antonio to manipulate Sebastian to kill the king. Antonio uses epithets such as ‘noble Sebastian’ which makes him seem that he is doing the right thing by overthrowing Alonso. In addition
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Contents The issue of Racism addressed written The Merchant of Venice 2 Understanding the characters in The Merchant of Venice 4 The character of Antonio; The Merchant 4 The charge of homosexuality within The Merchant of Venice 6 Characteristics of Shylock the Jew 6 Shakespeare’s Women: Portia 8 Gender and gender relationships portrayed in the film 10 The role of ‘woman’ in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice; Portia 10 Female stereotyping
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shylock portrayed as the villain or the victim in the play? The play ‘Merchant of Venice’ is about a man called Bassanio who needs another loan of his good friend Antonio. He guarantees a loan of the Jew‚ Shylock. Shylock is both the villain and the victim in this play. He is the villain when he sees the opportunity to take revenge on Antonio for the way he has treated him and makes a bond to take a pound of his flesh. His anger is fuelled even more when his daughter runs away and steals his money to
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The first representation of this is Shylock’s generosity with his money and eagerness to make friends with Antonio when he says‚ "I say‚ to buy his favour‚ I extend this friendship‚" when all he wants is to take a pound of Antonio’s flesh and end his life‚ "If I can catch him once upon the hip‚ I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him." Shylock pretends to want to be friends with Antonio‚ but only wants revenge against the Jew-hater. The choosing of the three caskets is used as the main
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not have been the only one in the wrong‚ he is still guilty of the deadly sins of‚ avarice‚ envy‚ and wrath. Shylock is guilty of avarice for these reasons; for one Shylock loans money to Antonio at the cost of a pound of flesh if Antonio does not pay him back. Shylock knows that Antonio will not be able to pay him back‚ so that is why he chose a pound of flesh as punishment. Secondly Shylock does not work for wealth‚ instead he loans out money with very high rates of interest and makes
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starring roles. This all helped lend a sense of realism and weight to the stories. The Bicycle Thief takes place in Rome during a period where the unemployment rate was high and men struggled to support their families. In the film‚ an unemployed man‚ Antonio Ricci (played by factory worker Lamberto Maggiorani‚ in true Neorealist fashion)‚ catches a lucky break and manages to land a job pasting up posters around the city. The only catch is that he needs to own a bike. Being that he already sold his bike
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young boy named Antonio. He does not know what his destiny is going to be when he grows up. So his mother and father have already planned his future. His mother wants him to become a priest and his father wants him to be a vaquero. Choosing people’s own destiny for them can be difficult for some people. While some people have their family members already tell them what their destiny will be before they are even grown up. “You will be like my brothers. You will be a Luna‚ Antonio. You will be a man
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