Merchant of Venice

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Joaquin B

 

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November 27, 2013

 

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The play was sometimes known as The Jew of Venice in its day. One interpretation of the play's structure is that Shakespeare meant to contrast the mercy of the main Christian characters with the vengefulness of a Jew, who lacks the religious grace to comprehend mercy. Similarly, it is possible that Shakespeare meant Shylock's forced conversion to Christianity to be a happy ending for the character, as it 'redeems' Shylock both from his unbelief and his specific sin of wanting to kill Antonio...
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Similarly, it is possible that Shakespeare meant Shylock's forced conversion to Christianity to be a happy ending for the character, as it 'redeems' Shylock both from his unbelief and his specific sin of wanting to kill Antonio. It would be more than likely that anti-Semitic beliefs were displayed in this play by Shakespeare because that is what the majority of his audience was...
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