Shylock

Is Shylock a victim or Villain? Is he the protagonist or the antagonist? In Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” it is hard to consider him one or the other...

A review of the 2004 film version of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.

A study of how religion plays its part in the drama and tragedy in the character's lives in The Merchant of Venice.

In this essay, I give an overview of the two prevailing theories about Shakespeare's portrayal of Shylock and anti-Semitic themes, and I explain which one of these is more likely the case given a historical reading.

A look at Shakespeare's development of characters in The Merchant of Venice and what his real message was.

A look into whether Shakespeare's character Shylock in The Merchant Of Venice is actually a villain or a victim.

Chapter One exerpt from An Anarchist's Manifesto novel.

The Merchant of Venice is a comedy by Shakespeare which tells the story of a money-lender who refuses to grant mercy and does not receive any.

In Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, there are several roles of gender illustrated through the characters of the play. The men and women of this play represent separate ideals, though they all illustrate the play's main themes.

Though Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is classified as a comedy, it poses three blatant issues which pose a question of ethics - at least to the modern mind.

Shakespeare needed to appeal to the majority of London, which at the time held strong anti-Semitic views. This raises the possibility that Shakespeare might have incorporated this attitude through his portrayal of Shylock, a Jewish character in Merchant of Venice.

Aside from my minor plot quibbles I enjoyed "The Merchant of Venice."

A look at the controvery about Shylock as being anti-Semitic and the realities of how he fits into the overall play, "The Merchant of Venice" with critics making more oput of a relatively minor character than Shakespeare might have wanted

In Elizabethan England, a Jew failing may have been a humorous circumstance. But in today's more undertsanding world, Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, considered a Dark Comedy, garners few laughs.

"The Merchant of Venice" has been called Shakespeare's anti-Semitic play, with good reason. Anyone who sits through a traditional performance should not be condemned for believing Shakespeare was, indeed, a bigot. But, was he?

This paper seeks to locate through Shakespeare's language the root of the supposed "humanity" modern readers find present in the character of Shylock, who can alternatively be seen merely as a stock Jewish stereotype.

Lawyers and law makers must remember mercy at every bend in the road.

Sometimes, the sand even loves. A poem.

Money lending is one of the oldest professions.Because of the unbelievably high rate of interest and the impact on the borrower's health and business, these institutions and individuals earn the pet name "blades".