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What would have been the pjnishment for shylock if you were the judge?
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∙ 12y ago
Heck, if I'd have been the judge, I wouldn't have punished him at all. I would have let him take his pound of flesh from Antonio and told off Portia for sticking to the letter of the law and not its spirit.
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Why does shylock hate antonio?
They were business rivals. However, Antonio's main business is that of a merchant, buying and selling goods and shipping them to other ports, whereas Shylock is a money-lender who makes money by charging interest on loans. This is not Shylock's job by choice--there were a limited number of jobs which Jews were allowed to do, and this was one of them. However, Antonio has been lending money to people without interest, which cuts into Shylock's business. It's rather like having a business competitor move in and start giving away the goods you are trying to sell. He's going to put you out of business. Antonio has other resources which enable him to lend money gratis, Shylock has not. On top of that, Antonio is rude and condecending to Shylock just because he is Jewish. He may not be the most rude and condecending person in Venice toward Jews, but the fact that he is lumps him in with the worst offenders in Shylock's mind
Why shylock refuse to take the money at the first even if it was doubled?
Shylock only relents and says he will take the money when it becomes clear that he will not be able to enforce the contract. Portia has pointed out that if he takes a gram more than a pound of flesh, or any blood at all, he is exceeding his legal rights and will be convicted of murder. Obviously this is impossible, so Shylock says that he will take back his principal instead, with no interest. Now, Shylock had earlier been offered the repayment of his loan with interest at a rate which would be illegally high. He didn't take it then because he hoped he would be able to cut out Antonio's heart, which would have satisfied him much more. (This clearly shows that greed is not a motivating factor with Shylock--it is revenge for the bigoted and cruel treatment he has received which he seeks) The principle that is advanced is a principle which still holds at law. If an offer of settlement is made before trial and refused, it cannot be accepted should the trial prove unsuccessful. Shylock elected to take the effect of the bond rather than the money and since this is unenforceable he is estopped from going back and taking his election again.
Is there a biblical reference to a pound of flesh?
In the play The Merchant of Venice, Antonio, the merchant of the title, borrows money to help his impecunious friend Bassanio go to Belmont and woo a wealthy woman, Portia. He borrows this money from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. Antonio and his friends are anti-Semitic racists and have been treating Shylock and (presumably) the other Jews badly. Nevertheless, Shylock agrees to lend the money, and does not even ask for interest, but says that as a kind of joke, the contract will state that if Antonio does not pay within the time stated, Shylock can take a pound of flesh from whatever part of Antonio's body he wants. Antonio thinks it's practically impossible that he will be unable to pay so he signs the contract. Unfortunately for Antonio he has a string of bad business losses and is unable to pay on the due date. Shylock decides that this is his chance to get back at Antonio for all the wrongs that have been done to him by all the Christians. He goes to court to enforce the bond. In court, Shylock is offered many times the amount of the loan (Bassanio has married Portia and they have money now) but he refuses. (This shows that Shylock is not greedy, as some people say, but rather vengeful) Fortunately for Antonio and unfortunately for Shylock, Portia disguises herself as a lawyer, finds a loophole in the contract and defeats Shylock's suit. She turns the tables on him, so that Shylock is deprived of his wealth and ability to make a living and his right to practise his religion. "A pound of flesh" therefore means a particularly heavy or onerous clause in a contract.
Did Shylock receive a fair trial?
Shylock did not receive a fair trial. He was sentenced to convert to Christianity by force and was also forced to promise his wealth to his daughter Jessica who ran away with a lot of his expensive jewels after his death. However, if the harshness of the sentence made the trial unfair, everyone who has been sentenced to life imprisonment must have been unfairly tried. What is really unfair about the trial is that Portia out of nowhere produces this: "It is enacted in the laws of Venice, if it be proved against an alien that by direct or indirect attempts he seek the life of any citizen . . ." Leaving aside the unfairness that Shylock, who was born and raised in Venice and lives and works there is not a citizen but an "alien" because he is Jewish, characterizing his starting a legal proceeding as an attempt to kill Antonio is ridiculous. Shylock has no intention of killing Antonio unless the court says it is legal. It is up to the court to determine whether Antonio should die, not Shylock. By this reasoning, if Shylock accused a Christian of murder, a crime which calls for the death penalty, it is Shylock who should be put to death, because he set the wheels of law in motion. This demonstrates how ridiculously unfair the judgement against Shylock under this statute is. The court is saying, "Thank you for coming to us to see whether something is legal or not. As a result you are to lose all of your money and we will consider having you killed. The State prefers murders to lawsuits."
Who is Shylock in The Merchant of Venice?
As a greedy money lender. Shylock, the Jew, the antagonist in Merchant of Venice is portrayed as a money lender, who asks the title character Antonio for a 'pound of his flesh,' in case the latter could not repay his loan. One can say that he is more famous than any other character of that Shakespearean comedy.
Why does shylock hate antonio?
They were business rivals. However, Antonio's main business is that of a merchant, buying and selling goods and shipping them to other ports, whereas Shylock is a money-lender who makes money by charging interest on loans. This is not Shylock's job by choice--there were a limited number of jobs which Jews were allowed to do, and this was one of them. However, Antonio has been lending money to people without interest, which cuts into Shylock's business. It's rather like having a business competitor move in and start giving away the goods you are trying to sell. He's going to put you out of business. Antonio has other resources which enable him to lend money gratis, Shylock has not. On top of that, Antonio is rude and condecending to Shylock just because he is Jewish. He may not be the most rude and condecending person in Venice toward Jews, but the fact that he is lumps him in with the worst offenders in Shylock's mind
Why does antonio hate shylock in merchant of Venice?
Shylock is a Jew and as such has always been forced to live on the fringes of society. In effect he has an understandable chip on his shoulder. He is not looking for revenge he is just trying to outsmart him.
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Why shylock refuse to take the money at the first even if it was doubled?
Shylock only relents and says he will take the money when it becomes clear that he will not be able to enforce the contract. Portia has pointed out that if he takes a gram more than a pound of flesh, or any blood at all, he is exceeding his legal rights and will be convicted of murder. Obviously this is impossible, so Shylock says that he will take back his principal instead, with no interest. Now, Shylock had earlier been offered the repayment of his loan with interest at a rate which would be illegally high. He didn't take it then because he hoped he would be able to cut out Antonio's heart, which would have satisfied him much more. (This clearly shows that greed is not a motivating factor with Shylock--it is revenge for the bigoted and cruel treatment he has received which he seeks) The principle that is advanced is a principle which still holds at law. If an offer of settlement is made before trial and refused, it cannot be accepted should the trial prove unsuccessful. Shylock elected to take the effect of the bond rather than the money and since this is unenforceable he is estopped from going back and taking his election again.
Is there a biblical reference to a pound of flesh?
In the play The Merchant of Venice, Antonio, the merchant of the title, borrows money to help his impecunious friend Bassanio go to Belmont and woo a wealthy woman, Portia. He borrows this money from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. Antonio and his friends are anti-Semitic racists and have been treating Shylock and (presumably) the other Jews badly. Nevertheless, Shylock agrees to lend the money, and does not even ask for interest, but says that as a kind of joke, the contract will state that if Antonio does not pay within the time stated, Shylock can take a pound of flesh from whatever part of Antonio's body he wants. Antonio thinks it's practically impossible that he will be unable to pay so he signs the contract. Unfortunately for Antonio he has a string of bad business losses and is unable to pay on the due date. Shylock decides that this is his chance to get back at Antonio for all the wrongs that have been done to him by all the Christians. He goes to court to enforce the bond. In court, Shylock is offered many times the amount of the loan (Bassanio has married Portia and they have money now) but he refuses. (This shows that Shylock is not greedy, as some people say, but rather vengeful) Fortunately for Antonio and unfortunately for Shylock, Portia disguises herself as a lawyer, finds a loophole in the contract and defeats Shylock's suit. She turns the tables on him, so that Shylock is deprived of his wealth and ability to make a living and his right to practise his religion. "A pound of flesh" therefore means a particularly heavy or onerous clause in a contract.
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Did Shylock receive a fair trial?
Shylock did not receive a fair trial. He was sentenced to convert to Christianity by force and was also forced to promise his wealth to his daughter Jessica who ran away with a lot of his expensive jewels after his death. However, if the harshness of the sentence made the trial unfair, everyone who has been sentenced to life imprisonment must have been unfairly tried. What is really unfair about the trial is that Portia out of nowhere produces this: "It is enacted in the laws of Venice, if it be proved against an alien that by direct or indirect attempts he seek the life of any citizen . . ." Leaving aside the unfairness that Shylock, who was born and raised in Venice and lives and works there is not a citizen but an "alien" because he is Jewish, characterizing his starting a legal proceeding as an attempt to kill Antonio is ridiculous. Shylock has no intention of killing Antonio unless the court says it is legal. It is up to the court to determine whether Antonio should die, not Shylock. By this reasoning, if Shylock accused a Christian of murder, a crime which calls for the death penalty, it is Shylock who should be put to death, because he set the wheels of law in motion. This demonstrates how ridiculously unfair the judgement against Shylock under this statute is. The court is saying, "Thank you for coming to us to see whether something is legal or not. As a result you are to lose all of your money and we will consider having you killed. The State prefers murders to lawsuits."
