The Merchant of Venice themes
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- The Merchant of Venice themes
- self interest vs love
- Shylock is only interested in money and material goods
- money becuase jews werent allowed to do much else
- "o my ducats! o my daughter!" - value money as much as his daughter
- HOWEVER Act 3 - Hurt as ring given to dead wife before marries
- Anttonio wants to marry Portia for money
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- Seems like Christians value human relationships>business & Shylock interested in money
- Shylock is only interested in money and material goods
- Hatred
- Antonio and Bassanio hate shylock because he is Jewish
- Shylock hates antonio beause he is christian and for lending out money without interest
- "I hate him for he is a Christian. But more that in low simplicity He lends out money gratis..."
- Shylock hates Anotonio because antonio spits on him
- "You, that did void your rheum upon my beard And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur"
- 'cur = dog' -called dog- like names
- "You, that did void your rheum upon my beard And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur"
- hatred at trial - shylock sharpens knife before verdict - excited about revenge
- "why dost thou wet thy knife so earnestly?" [Bassanio] - whet means snarpen
- prejudice
- Portia's disdain of Morocco
- "if he have the condition of a saint and the complexion of a devil, I had rather he should shrive me than wive me"
- Shylock prejudice against Christians
- "I hate him for he is a Christian"
- "....I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following, but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you"
- Against Shylock
- "The Devil can cite scripture for his purpose"
- Called "The Jew" and "dog"
- Portia's disdain of Morocco
- Mercy and Justice
- Shylock determined to get revenge on Antonio - even when offered money
- "My deed upon my head! I crave the law, The penalty and forfeit of my bond"
- "Bond" connotations
- portia talks about mercy 'the quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven'
- portia shows mercy when she confinves Duke not to execute Shylock
- Differing ideas about mercy & justice. Portia = christian idea (turn the other cheek) Shylock = (eye for an eye)
- Shylock - Christians hypocritical about mercy
- Shylock determined to get revenge on Antonio - even when offered money
- self interest vs love
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