Sentences with phrase «shylock with»
From the outset Shakespeare sets about providing Shylock with powerful motivation for his hatred of Antonio.
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Moreover, the parallel with Malvolio assimilates Shylock to another category: in Twelfth Night Maria calls Malvolio «a kind of Puritan.»
Shakespeare's audience, which would have had little chance to associate with Jews, would have found Shylock's disapproval of plays and revelry familiar enough: «What, are there masques?
Shakespeare, however, has already let us know, in an aside earlier in the scene, that Shylock hates Antonio because «he is a Christian» and because «He lends out money gratis, and brings down / The rate of usance here with us in Venice.»
The Merchant of Venice sets a concept of justice tempered with mercy over against unbending legalism and self - righteousness, but it reminds us» in the troubling figure of Shylock as well as in the failure of the Christian characters to integrate him into the comic conclusion» that even expressions of mercy can be tainted with self - righteousness.
Antonio is unmoved by Shylock's indignant response to such humiliations and tells him to lend the money «to thine enemy, / Who if he break, thou mayst with better face / Exact the penalty.»
The Duke, Bassanio, and Antonio» once the threat is past» are all willing to allow a chagrined Shylock to walk away with his money; it is the iron - willed Portia who demands that he be held to the strict letter of the law, just as he himself has insisted.
Shylock's daughter Jessica, unhappy at home, elopes with a prodigal Christian, Lorenzo, and steals money and jewels from her father.
The end of the play would be much more comfortable for us if we could treat the Portia of the trial scene as an allegory of the Divine Judge who forces Shylock (the allegorical sinner) to relinquish all his wealth with the conditional restoration of a part of it upon his baptism» that is, he must throw down everything he has and follow Christ.
This GCSE English study pack contains 20 pages with: Synopsis - overview of Venice of the day Shakespearisms - phrases we get from Shakespeare Character list Match the character with the description Plot summary 15 question quiz Character study templates — Antonio, Shylock, Portia Two notable speeches - analysis and questions to make you think.
Dressed in a maroon and khaki uniform, Portia slammed a law book on the desk of a petite, blonde judge and demanded that Shylock — played by a thin boy with glasses and a menacing glare — take his pound of flesh without shedding a drop of blood.
I agree with Shylock, building large scale wind farms does not contribute to a greener future in energy production, we should reuse the land we already utilize for our cities.