... and money. I intend to mainly focus on the latter, and examine whether or not "money is the root of all evil." "The Merchant of Venice" has a lot to do with friendship and love, for example the love between Antonio, a merchant and Bassanio, a Lord who is in great debt. At the beginning of the play we learn of Bassanio's plan to pay of all ... money, and with no interest, but if Antonio and Bassanio cannot pay back the loan in 3 months, Shylock will remove a pound of Antonio's flesh. As it states in the following quote: "Let the forfeit be nominated for an equal pound of your fair flesh ...

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... being the objectification of women, and, second, that the structure, and hence society, is dependent on a continuum of homosexual bonds, from platonic to homoerotic. Newman explains that The Merchant of Venice offers circumstances of not only Levi-Strauss's exchange system but also the feminist criticism of it. The main subplot, Bassanio's acquisition of Portia, strengthens homosocial bonds between the ghost of ... as it is precluded by financial agreements between Antonio and Bassanio, it strengthens their bond, which Newman notes is often read as one of a homoerotic nature. Newman goe...

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