Because of the genius of Shakespeare. Shakespeare makes his antagonist Shylock into a three dimensional human being flaws and all. Rick And Morty Wubba Lubba Shirt. Contrast Barnabas in Marlowe’s “The Jew of Malta” where the Jewish villain was boiled in oil at the end. All Christians then and sadly maybe the majority of Christians now believed that unless you were baptized into Christ you would certainly go to hell. Shakespeare by having Jessica and Shylock become Christians is giving them an ultimate happy ending in the context of his time but not ours All of us are products of the time we live in.
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“The Merchant of Venice has so much “good stuff” that it would be a shame to put it on the shelf for “politically correct reasons” joining “Taming of the Shrew” and perhaps “Othello” Bravo Shakespeare. Sorry, dear Shakespeare, but you were an antisemite! I can not believe that your genius was affected by so sordid feelings!At that time there was no Jew living in England! They were all badly banned! Compare Shylock to Barabas in Christopher Marlowe’s “The Jew of Malta” and you’ll see that Shakespeare was considerably more tolerant than was Marlowe.

Would an anti-Semite endow his Jewish character with such humanity? In many ways Shakespeare rose above the thinking of his time. Shakespeare lived in an antisemitic culture. By the day’s standards, Merchant was apparently dangerously sympathetic to Shylock. This was an era of theocracy. Heresy was treason. Terry a little,there’s something else.take then thy bond,take thou thy pound of flesh,but in the cutting it,if thou dost shed one drop of christian blood. kweeeeeekh! Madoda what a LawyerShylock was the bad guy in this play… in the end, we are all happy when he is defeated.

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Shakespeare had a way with stereotypes as well. Jews are known (supposedly) to have large noses. It could have been a joke at Shylocks expense… or the actor may have even blown his nose making the sound of a bagpipe… making the people laugh and not hold their urine. Also, with Queen Elizabeth getting old, James 1 was a possible successor… who Shakespeare wasn’t the biggest fan of. The bagpipes might have been a reference to his Scottish heritage and how he caused fear in the people.

I think this is not humor and funny story, but the man was on the photo, he has in his hand kard. Who did he killer? Considering the rampant anti-semitism of Elizabethan times, this is a percipient and sympathetic speech. This and “hath not a Jew eyes”? Shakespeare had a subtle way of turning xenophobia on its head. It is a shame that the court of Venice should ask Shylock why he was pursuing “this losing suit”. Why is he asking for the “carion flesh”. There is a valid reason my friend, by far a very valid reason.

Why did the Christians not allow the jews take up a job? Because he was a jew? What else he should do to survive? He should be self employed. And self employed was Shylock. Then why did Antonio, call him a cur in the Rialto, kick on his jewish gaberdine, spat on his beard? Because he was a jew. Has not the jew feelings, is he not getting warmed, Rick And Morty Wubba Lubba Shirt, and cooled by the very weather as does a Christian? Then why do you Christians insult him in public for the last resort he had taken up by usury?