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What does antonio think of shylock while in prison?
Antonio never had anything but contempt and hatred for Shylock. This did not change much when Antonio was thrown in jail at Shylock's behest.
What is a summary of Merchant of Venice?
Bassanio wants to court the wealthy Portia but needs money. He gets his friend Antonio to borrow the money for him from the Jewish moneylender Shylock. Shylock hates Antonio because he is an Anti-Semite and adds a clause in the contract that says that if Antonio doesn't pay on time, Shylock can take a pound of flesh from anywhere on Antonio's body. Antonio agrees to this, thinking it is a joke. Bassanio goes to Portia's house and passes the test Portia's father has set for all suitors, and marries her. But then news comes that Antonio has had a business crisis and cannot pay Shylock. Shylock takes Antonio to court. Portia disguises herself as a lawyer and advises the Duke, who is the judge, that Shylock has a good case, just to see if he will go through with it and kill Antonio. When it is apparent that Shylock really means it, Portia raises the point that the contract does not allow Shylock to shed blood, and through a number of other pieces of legal trickery, deprives Shylock of all his money and forces him to change religion. For this service, she demands that Bassanio give her for her fee his wedding ring, which he does, only to get a talking-to from his wife when he gets home.
Is Shylock a villain or a victim?
Both. Shylock was treated badly by many Venetians because he was Jewish. We see Antonio, Salerno, and Gratiano treat him abominably. But although they treat him badly, they do not try to kill him or steal all his money (although they happily condone the theft of his money by his daughter and her lover Lorenzo, and think it's funny that he is upset about being robbed). Shylock, however, sets things up so that he can (or thinks he can) kill Antonio without it being against the law. This is way out of proportion to any offence Antonio has done to him, but Shylock is making him the scapegoat for all of the wrongs that have been done to him, especially being robbed by Jessica and Lorenzo. This is unfair to Antonio. So, Shylock is the victim of anti-Semitism but his overreaction makes him a villain. The sentence of the court upon him, however, is so harsh that by the end of the play he looks like a victim again. It is fair to note that one part of the judgment which nowadays seems very harsh, the judgment that Shylock must change religion or die, would not have seemed harsh at all in Shakespeare's day, when people were forced to change their religion all the time, usually from one brand of Christianity to another.
What are the comic elements of the Merchant of Venice?
Bassanio wants to marry Portia, and so needs money. Bassanio has no credit and so his friend Antonio borrows the money from Shylock. Shylock dislikes Antonio so agrees to lend him the money interest-free on the security of a pound of flesh from anywhere on Antonio's body (he chooses the spot nearest Antonio's heart). Basically if Antonio doesn't pay up, Shylock can kill him. Bassanio, with the aid of the money, goes to woo Portia. She loves him alright but, according to her father's will, must marry the man who can guess which of the three boxes her picture is in. Bassanio guesses the right box--Hooray! They get married. But watch out! Antonio is unexpectedly broke and cannot pay Shylock. Shylock takes him to court and starts sharpening his knife. Portia disguises herself as a lawyer, and gets Antonio off on a technicality. What's more, she convinces the court to order Shylock to give all his money to his daughter and her goyim husband and to stop being Jewish. This you call justice? But there's more. Portia asks Bassanio for a fee for her services and insists on taking his wedding ring, which he swore to her he would never get away. Antonio persuades him to do this, and of course there's a tongue-lashing waiting for him when he gets home to his brand-new wife without his wedding ring. But all is explained and it's yuks all round except for poor Shylock.
Is merchant of Venice just a comedy?
Not really, because the subplot about Shylock is rather sad. Shylock does not die, but he is horribly mistreated and forced to change his religion on pain of death. Over the years, the tragic subplot of Shylock has come to overshadow the comic plot of Bassanio and Portia. If an actor wants to star in The Merchant of Venice, the part he wants to play is Shylock, not Bassanio.
What is the climax of the play Merchant of Venice?
The climax of the play the Merchant of Venice, is in Act IV Scene I, When the court is deciding if Shylock is legally entitled to the bond of a pound of Antonio's flesh.
What Frederick the Great ruled Prussia as an enlightened despot. An enlightened despot is best described as?
A monarch who brings about positive political and social change. NovaNet answer for all you NovaNet cheaters.
How community participation brings about positive change in the community?
a positive change in a community?
How does Shylock react to the abusive treatment he receives at the hands of Christian Venetians?
Badly. Shylock, like many Jews, was forced into moneylending as a way of making money, because it was illegal for Jews to enter into kinds of commerce that involved ownership of substantial assets. At the same time as the Christians used his services, they held him and all the other Jews in contempt. He specifically mentions that Antonio had spit on him and called him a dog, and we see this to be true, as he calls him "devil" as in "the devil can quote Scripture to his own purpose." At the end of the play he is treated abominably. On the pretext that he is a "foreigner" in the city where he has lived his whole life, his money is taken from him and given to his goyische and feckless son-in-law, and he is forced to renounce his religion and practise Christianity. No wonder he leaves on the line "I am not well."
What is the mechanism that brings about an increasing change in the same direction?
Acceleration.
How do you start a sentence about autumn?
Autumn brings the change from summer to winter...
What are four things that a front brings?
1.A change in temperature2.Storms and precipitation3.A change in wind direction4.A change in air pressure
