The Merchant of Venice

The Quality of Mercy Killing Reader Response What is your reaction to the jury’s finding Roswell Gilbert guilty of murder? It’s reasonable that Gilbert was convicted of murdering his wife, because that’s what it seems. The jury doesn’t consider Gilbert’s intention of killing. They see this incident from a consequentialism point of view and it…

In William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, gender roles are explored, culminating in two distinct scenes of cross-dressing. The men of Elizabethan society enjoy a prominent status based solely on gender, to which women are clearly outsiders. This is particularly evident in Jessica’s newfound freedom when dressed as a pageboy in Act 2 and Portia’s and…

In Elizabethan England, many of the general public were anti – Semitic and driven by extreme dislike of other religions other than Christianity. This anti – Semitic sensitivity has lasted since the early ages, dating back to 1300 B. C. when the Jews were expelled from Egypt at the end of the nineteenth Dynasty.. Jews…

Do you sympathise for Shylock? – Give reasons for your answer Should Shylock be shown pity or did he deserve how he was treated? Ever since Shylock was shown as a character by William Shakespeare in the Merchant of Venice there have been many interpretations about him all throughout history. Some of these opinions are…

William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice: Tragedy or Comedy? Introduction             William Shakespeare is a very famous playwright who has produced equally famous plays that touch the hearts of the audiences with a variety of emotions—anger, pity, romance, sadness, and much more. He has been famous for writing and producing plays that tinker with both…

SCENE 1- Act 3 begins on a street in Venice with Salanio and Salarino. Salanio and Salarino are concerned by news that Antonio has lost a ship. Shylock comes on the scene and Salanio and Salarino ask of news among the merchants. Shylock can only talk of his daughter’s betrayal. They express the opinion that…

Court Room Scandal Belmont Lady gets down and Dirty in Venice Portia, Lady from Belmont, always seemed like a sweet girl, always behaved the way her father wanted her too. Obviously her father’s death has caused some changes as recently Portia has taken some extreme risks to save her love Bassanio. Bassanio is Portia’s most…

I believe that Bassanio from the play The Merchant of Venice By William Shakespeare is portrayed as a determined, loyal and materialistic character throughout the play. Bassanio shows his determined side when he first become accosted with the idea to court Portia, he doesn’t let the small problem of not having sufficient funds stand in…

A play I have studied is The Merchant of Venice. Two characters in the play who have a tense relationship are Shylock and Antonio. This tension stems firstly from religious differences. In Venice at this time the Christians looked down on the Jewish people because of their religion. Shylock cannot understand the hatred of the…

The play ‘The Merchant of Venice’, by William Shakespeare, shows two different father-daughter relationships. The relationships are between Portia and her recently diseased father, the other involving Jessica and Shylock, a Jewish money lender. The first relationship emphasizes love, respect and trust whereas the other are obviously different. Portia’s relationship with her recently deceased father…