Merchant Of Venice

In the thought provoking comedy The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare we are introduced to a Jewish property lender bullionlender. loan shark helps build the main them of the play Prejudice and All is non what it seems. In this essay I will be analysing and observant usurer to understand whether he is a victim of harm or villain who deserves his misfortune. Antonio, a rich merchant, is, without any reason, depressed. His peers bespeak he worried about his cargo ships, or he is in love. He dismisses both(prenominal) ideas. In the past Antonio has change his friend, Bassanio cash but has never received it back. This time Bassanio emergencys capital to hand over for a rich heiress hand in marriage. In inn for Antonio to lend Bassanio money he must go to Venice to take out a loan. Antonio goes to a Jewish money lender called usurer, In the past Antonio has been racist and abominable towards shylock and Shylock makes a bail with Antonio that if he doesnt pa y the Three Thousand Ducats back within the ternion months of the loan, thence Antonio must forfeit a pound of his anatomy c standst to his heart. Antonio is very confident that his ships will return and agrees to the bond and gets the money for Bassanio. Bassanio goes to Belmont, where Portia, the rich heiress lives.

Bassanio chooses the rightly casket and he wins the right to marry Portia. Antonios ships get wrecked at sea so he is broke and cannot pay the tercet super C ducats back to Shylock, so he must lose a pound of his flesh. Portia, Bassanios new wife, tells Bassanio to go to Venice and publish his friend. Whilst this has gone(a) on Shylocks daughter, Jessica has run away w ith Antonios friend Lorenzo and has taken a! ll of Shylocks money with her. Shylock is very uncivilized and is looking for for revenge, so he decides that he doesnt want Antonios money anymore, he wants to take his flesh. Shylock is introduced to us as a money lender and as somebody who is both an unpleasant character but who has also been the victim of racism. Shylock is...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: OrderEssay.net

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