... in tone, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Merchant of Venice from the mid-1590s provide evidence of Shakespeare's growing mastery of the comic form and his willingness to explore and test its dramatic possibilities. A Midsummer Night's Dream represents Shakespeare's first outstanding success in the field of romantic comedy. The Merchant of Venice is in its main plot another example of a romantic comedy, but the presence of Shylock disrupts the comic action, haunting the place even after he has disappeared ... weaver into an ass. open sidebar B2 The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Ve...

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... and used to guide and assist him in his immortal productions. 2.2 Classifying the Functions of the Allusions in Shakespeare's Works 2.2.1 Using Allusions to Display the Characters' Disposition Shakespeare often used the Bible allusions so well that the characters in his works were vivid, and they showed the charm of the art. In the play The Merchant of Venice, Antonio hated Shylock very much, because Shylock lent usurious loan. Shylock hated ... , which caused spots to appear in the drinking troughs of the flocks, with the result that the picture thus made transmitted itself to the unbo...

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... found in books, but there are some instances, such as the specific places mentioned in The Merchant of Venice, which strongly suggest that the author had been there to experience it for himself (58). This draws the conclusion that the author had great knowledge of foreign lands and traveled quite often. The quality and content of Shakespeare's works depict the author of being from the upper class. There are several reasons for this assumption ... . The first reason is that the author writes as if he is remote ... ...

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