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The Italian word ghetto describes a part of town specifically set aside for the Jews to live in. They were required to be in this part of town before night.
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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.
What play by Shakespeare discusses the prejudice against Jews?
The Merchant of Venice is one, but their are references in other works.
Who is duke of Venice in the merchant of the Venice?
Who knows? The Duke of Venice is not a character in the play The Merchant of Venice. In Othello, yes. But not in the Merchant of Venice.
A Setting on the Merchant of Venice?
The Merchant of Venice is set, surprisingly enough, in Venice.
What play had the phrase A blinking idiot in it?
the line is from a play called the merchant of Venice
Who is Brutus in merchant of Venice?
Brutus is in Julius Caesar not Merchant of Venice.
How many times does the word Jew appear in Shakespeare?
65 times, all but 8 in Merchant of Venice. "Jews" appears once, "Jew's" ten times, all in Merchant of Venice. "Hebrew" appears three times.
What kind of house does Portia live in?
Portia from the Merchant of Venice lives in Belmont.
Who is nerissas husband in the merchant of Venice?
Gratiano is the husband of Nerissa in The Merchant of Venice.
When was The Merchant of Venice released?
The Merchant of Venice was released on 12/29/2004.
What was the Production Budget for The Merchant of Venice?
The Production Budget for The Merchant of Venice was $30,000,000.
What play does all that glitters is not gold from?
It is from Merchant of Venice.
