... 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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William Shakespeare's, The Merchant of Venice, is an abiding play in terms of the values and ideas. The applicable values and ideas of gender equality and religious discrimination that are displayed during the play, represent how ... the Shakespearian and modern society. This is evident in Act 3, scene 4, when Portia mentions that she knows the husbands 'shall think we are accomplished with that we lack'. This quote presents how Portia knew that Jessica's and her own husband, wouldn't have expected them to dress up as men and act as lawyers. It was only expected that men had ... , have ...

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