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Merchant Of Venice - Paper

Merchant Of Venice

People often find security and self-assurance in acting evil towards other people. They may be out to destroy others, or improve their own social status. However, at the same time, the “villain” may also be out for revenge. Shylock, from William Shakespeare’s The , has each of these motives as he takes on the role of the antagonist in this play. Shylock, the Jew, manages to mistreat almost everyone in his life. He especially acts as a villain towards Lancelet his young servant, Antonio the Christian, and even his own daughter, Jessica.
Shylock is a very harsh master to the young Lancelet. He is very belligerent towards the young boy, and he seems to enjoy mistreating ...

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gone, he continues to reproach his work as a servant. It seems as though Shylock is trying to elevate his own self-esteem, by acting contentious towards his servant.
The way in which Shylock treats his own daughter is beyond comprehension. He virtually locks her in the house when he goes to the masque one night. Shylock redundantly enforces the importance that she lock the house up after he leaves.
Lock up my doors, and when you hear the drum…
Clamber not you up to the casements then,
Nor thrust your head into the public street…
But stop my house’s ears (I mean my casements).
Let not the sound of shallow fopp’ry enter my sober
house. (Act 2, Scene 5, Lines 30-37)

He makes her captive in her own home and forbids her to so much as look out a window. Jessica refers to her home as hell and, although she is sad to see him go, tells Lancelet that he is making a wise decision. It is evident throughout the play that Shylock does not care as much for ...

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Added: 9/28/2005 07:25:44 AM
Category: English
Type: Free Paper
Words: 749
Pages: 3

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