... Antonio and his determination for revenge, provide the main story line and most of the dramatic tension. The court scene is Shylock's only chance for some justice. The court is very one-sided from the minute Shylock is ordered in by the judge: "Go on, and call the Jew into the court." (IV. i. 14). The judge bluntly influences the court with his prejudiced views. Shylock is ... ) or "a stony adversary, inhuman wretch" (IV. i. 4-5). The reason we find Shylock so problematic is that we cannot see that the Venetians provide a clear-cut alternative moral standard against which to measure him...

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... 8). This is because Christianity was derived from Judaism. Both religions believe in the teachings of the first five books of the Bible. The five books of Moses are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The Jews call this collection the Torah or The Hebrew Bible. The Christian Church labels it the Old Testament. Jews and Christians both follow the Old Testament, and believe in its teachings. Both Christians and Jews believe that ... and impoverished Romans, to partially Romanized and civilized Celts in Gaul and Britain, to "the wild Irish," and to other Barbarians outside...

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