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A play by Christopher Marlowe called, 'The Jew of Malta' is thought to be have inspired Shakespeare, as it made a revival before he wrote the play. It involves an evil Jew who is punished by being boiled in a cauldron, and was full of anti-semitism, much like the Merchant of Venice.

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