"The Merchant of Venice" What is Shylock shown as? Why is he made to seem this way? Is he good or Evil?
Title: "The Merchant of Venice" What is Shylock shown as? Why is he made to seem this way? Is he good or Evil?
Category: /Literature/European Literature
Details: Words: 2449 | Pages: 9 (approximately 235 words/page)
"The Merchant of Venice" What is Shylock shown as? Why is he made to seem this way? Is he good or Evil?
Category: /Literature/European Literature
Details: Words: 2449 | Pages: 9 (approximately 235 words/page)
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…showed last 75 words of 2449 total…I pray you give me leave to go from hence,
I am not well. Send the deed after me,
And I will sign it."
(IIII i) L 395-397)
This dialogue gives the impression that the agreement deeply depressed Shylock.
In this play by William Shakespeare, the character of Shylock is shaped by the stereotype of a Jew alive during Shakespeare's time. He is portrayed largely as an evil man who can be pitied at times.