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What was Shylock's religion?
Shylock, a character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, was a Jew.
Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?
You will find Portia and Shylock in the play of Hamlet.
You were born in Venice and your father was a merchant?
Jessica, daughter of Shylock in 'The Merchant of Venice'. Except that Shylock was not a merchant; he was a moneylender. Antonio was the merchant, and he had no children.
Occupation of shylock in merchant of Venice?
He is a moneylender.
Who is the villain in The Merchant of Venice?
Shylock, the jew.
How to Compare and contrast antino and shylock in merchant of Venice?
Shylock and Antonio are both businessmen, but Shylock is a moneylender (banker) and Antonio is a merchant (trader).
What does shylock insist upon in merchant of Venice?
Shylock insists upon a pound of flesh.
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.
Who is the merchant of Venice?
Although Shylock is the best-known character from the play, Shylock is not a merchant. He is a usurer-which is the only job Jews were allowed to have in Venice back then. A usurer is a person who lends money and makes money from it by charging interest. The merchant in The Merchant of Venice is Antonio. A merchant sells and trades.
City in Italy in which Shylock lives?
Venice. That's why the play's called The Merchant of Venice.
Who is Jessica's father in the Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice?
Shylock
Who is Jessica from Merchant of Venice?
Jessica is Shylock's daughter. She later runs away from Shylock to marry Lorenzo.
