characters I will compare are Antonio and shylock. The plots I will compare are the bond plot and the lottery plot then I will compare the business and law theme versus the emotional relationship theme. First‚ Antonio and shylock are very different people and have very different culture but yet are very alike. Antonio and shylock are very different because of culture Antonio is a Christian who hates Jews and Shylock is a Jew who hates Christians. Also‚ Antonio is a generous‚ kind‚ smart‚ loyal
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during the 1500’s. The wealthy prince Antonio wants to borrow money with reason to help his friend Bassanio. Antonio invested all his money on merchant ship’s. But‚ Antonio’s plan failed – the merchant ship’s were wrecked and now he didn’t have the money to re-pay Shylock. When Shylock didn’t receive his money‚ he and Antonio both agreed that Shylock would receive a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body. The married couple Bassanio and Portia‚ are friends with Antonio and they realized they had to help
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that how his friend lend him three thousand ducats and his ships have shipwrecked now he is not able to payback so Portia without thinking she gave six thousand ducats to Bassanio to give Antonio to payback. When everyone failed to save Antonio she came at that place disguised as a lawyer Balthazar and saved Antonio from Shylock‚ and after that disguised as a lawyer she played a funny role that she asked for the ring that she gave
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towards Antonio and Bassanio had they all been Jewish or Christian. The behavior in the court room also made a heavy contribution to the Anti-Semitism in The Merchant of Venice .The punishments for Jews were far worse than those given to Christians. Jews had seriously harsh restrictions allowing them to only be money-lenders. The second example of prejudice occurs between Portia and the Prince of Morocco. This prejudice‚ however‚ is not religious like the prejudice between Shylock and Antonio‚ but
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com/WileyCDA/LitNote/The-Merchant-of-Venice.id-76‚pageNum-2.html) Antonio‚ a leading merchant of Venice‚ is a wealthy‚ respected‚ and popular man. Among his many friends is a young man named Bassanio‚ who owes Antonio a good deal of money. Bassanio would like to repay his friend‚ but so far he has been unable to do so. However‚ he now feels that he may have found a way—but he will again need a loan from Antonio. In Belmont‚ Bassanio tells Antonio‚ there lives a beautiful and young and wealthy heiress. Bassanio
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Book Report Merchant of Venice Characters: Shylock Lorenzo Portia Nerrisa Antonio Graziano Jessica Bassanio Despite being written in the late sixteenth century‚ Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is a timeless piece and provides great themes to be analyzed for purposes of a book report. The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s less popular comedies‚ having been plagued in recent times with complaints of anti-Semitic themes. The summary of this really has
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interested in the money. Antonio lends money without interest and puts himself at risk for the people he loves. Shylock destructs over the loss of his money and runs through the streets saying‚ O‚ my ducats! O‚ my daughter!Skylock apparently values his money more than he values his daughter‚ meaning that his money and greediness outweighs his love. When Bassanio is in debt‚ he asks Antonio for a loan so he can go see the woman of his dreams‚ and have money to spend. Bassanio tells Antonio to look at the money
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Trial Scene Merchant of Venice At the court of law in Venice‚ the Duke‚ Antonio‚ Bassanio‚ Salerio‚ Graziano‚ and various notable personages are gathered for Antonio’s trial. The Duke begins the trial by showing how impartial he is: he immediately says he’s sorry for Antonio and that Shylock is an "inhuman wretch‚ uncapable [sic] of pity‚ void and empty from any dram of mercy." Wow‚ so much for a fair trial. Antonio shrugs this off as no big deal – he knows everyone has done what they can‚ and he’s
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Shylock‚ the Jew‚ who is a money lender charging interest to make living. Antonio is another character of this play and he is a fairly rich merchant. Antonio has a very good friend Bassanio‚ who wants to marry Portia‚ a wealthy woman who is Shakespeare’s heroine. Prejudice At first‚ this play may seem to be anti-Semitic‚ but prejudice can be found on both sides. This theme mainly involves two characters of the play‚ Antonio and Shylock. The character of Shylock seems to be the villain because he
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heavily depended on among society. Within the law‚ it is asserted that justice must be shown impartially to both parties and that the outcome will be a just balance for the good of society. Within this play lies a court case between two parties‚ Antonio and Shylock‚ where justice must be served to abide by the laws and to the contracted agreement made between them. A legal agreement in which a pound of Antonio’s flesh is demanded as payment in regards to a money loan given out by Shylock that was
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