characters of Portia‚ Solanio‚ and Shylock. Shakespeare’s racist development of Jews and blacks are often seen in his writings. First‚ Portia is portrayed as a racist character against Prince Morocco. At the end of Act II‚ Scene VII‚ Morocco chooses the wrong casket (gold)‚ which means he must leave Portia and never get married. “A gentle riddance. Draw the curtains: go. Let all of his complexion choose me so.” (Act II‚ Scene VII) Portia is very happy about the outcome of the choice he made. Portia says
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Project On “The Merchant Of Venice” Contents SR. NO. PARTICULARS 1 Writer 2 Summary 3 Character Analysis 4 Themes 5 Relevance To Modern World 6 Critical Evaluation Writer William Shakespeare born on 26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616)] was an English poet and playwright‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national
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Bassanio is presented as a character who is the right match for an astonishingly fair lady‚ Portia. However‚ a new opinion regarding Bassanio ’s worth - contradicting with other theories - is revealed. Bassanio is not worthy of Portia‚ as his dishonesty‚ his inability to keep his word‚ and
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The Merchant of Venice Act IV Reading Questions 1. The duke opinionated what he thinks of Shylock by referring to him as “inhuman” and “uncapable of pity‚ void‚ and empty.” The Duke is not happy about Shylock wanting a pound of Antonio’s flesh and the Duke feels that Shylock will not feel bad for Antonio. 2. Antonio wants to “make no offers and use no farther means.” Antonio is grateful for what everyone has done for him‚ but he wants to move on with the trial so he can “have judgement”
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Jessica spending 80 ducats and trading a ring for a monkey. Shylock asks Tubal to find the services of an officer to arrest Antonio the moment the loan is due. SCENE 2- This scene takes us back to Belmont with Bassanio‚ Portia‚ Gratiano‚ Nerissa‚ and other attendants. Portia asks Bassanio to wait a few days before choosing so she can spend time with him in case he chooses the wrong casket. Bassanio decides to choose immediately. While he is deciding a song plays in the background speaking of where
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Shylock’s Downfall: The Merchant of Venice By Raghav Kaushik [KorektPhool] In Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice‚ the character of Shylock is partially responsible for his own downfall. Shylock is a victim of a society that values trade over human life; he falls foul to a city that regards Jews such as himself as inferiors; and even the intricate details of the law plays a part in his demise. It is true that Shylock feeds fat to the fire by treating the Christians with contempt; and his
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Question: How were love and hatred explored throughout The Merchant of Venice? The major themes communicated throughout The Merchant of Venice are love and hatred which are portrayed by the four main characters including Shylock‚ Antonio‚ Bassanio and Portia. These themes are further conveyed through characterisation‚ development of plot‚ language use‚ specifically the use of soliloquy and blank verse. Shylock as a moneylender‚ seems to be presented as greedy‚ for charging interest and Antonio to have
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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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mercy. Mercy depicts a large part of this play‚ mercy is one of themes that ends it. In the courtroom scene of Act 4‚ scene 1‚ both the Duke and Portia present mercy as a better alternative to the pursuit of either law or revenge. The other characters accept that the law is on Shylock’s side‚ but they all expect him to show mercy‚ which he refuses to do. Portia then tries to persuade him to be merciful with her speech‚ “the quality of mercy”. She tries to say that mercy is something that is effortless;
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and the Christians believed that they were superior. Shakespeare considered there to be a difference between law and justice‚ he shows that if the law is blindly applied without the Christian idea of mercy and fairness‚ the pursuer will fall. Portia‚ the mouthpiece of Shakespeare‚ gives a moving speech on the ‘divine quality of mercy’ in which she tells us all about mercy blessing the giver and the receiver. She also tells us that without the application of mercy and the law together there cannot
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