... that. If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge. If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Why, revenge. The villainy you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction." [CITATION Wil15 p "III. i. 44-60." l 4105 ] Analysing this, you can see that Shylock makes good points, and yet valid ones for ... to Shylock, but during that period, all Jews were treated unequally. You can tell by the way Shylock explains his treatment to Antonio, "You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog, and spit upon my Jewish g...

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... "A Jewish dog" (Act II, scene 8). Additionally, Shylock also took on the role of the plays impulsive villain. In the eyes of modern readers, in the beginning of the play, Shylock immediately was thought to be the villain. In act I scene 3, Shylock says to himself "I hate him for he ... the end to live his worst nightmare: Conversion to Christianity, as a result of getting cheated out of his bond to Antonio. Throughout the play, Shylock is constantly criticized because of his religion. "Here comes another of the tribe, a third cannot be matched, unless the devil himself turned Jew" (Act II...

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... Bassanio when commenting on Shylock's biblical story regarding Jacob that, "The devil can cite the Scripture for his purpose! An evil soul producing Holy witness is like a villain with a smiling check, a goodly apple rotten at the heart. O, what a goodly outside falsehood has." (I, iii, 33) After reading Acts I and II, I am of the opinion that Shylock is almost certainly portrayed by Shakespeare as being, ... with the odd exception an unlikable character. Shakespeare's anti-Semitism influences my decision. In particular, Shylock states when describing ... Antonio, "I hate him for he is...

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New English Canaan, Book III By: Thomas Morton This passage was extremely difficult to read. In fact, I read it three different times and still found it tedious. I did, however, begin to form some opinions about this story and the author. I found the piece comical, but I had a hard time feeling sorry for Morton because of all of the noses he "tweaked." He basically ... was simply rescued by chance; or did the Puritans have the intention of coming back to fetch him? No one will ever know. Morton's primary goal in writing this selection was to expose the hypocrisy that ran rampant through the ...

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