William Shakespeare is often referred to as the greatest Scriptwriter ever. He truly has a skill, of creating unique characters that, create controversy, and give reasons for people to discuss and debate. Back in the Elizabethan times, Shylock, a character, from the famous Shakespearean play, The Merchant of Venice, would have immediately been seen as…
In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice the antagonist of the play is Shylock. Shylock is a wealthy Jewish moneylender. Shylock is probably the most memorable character in the play because of Shakespeare’s excellent characterization of him. Shylock is the antagonist in the play because he stands in the way of love, but this does not necessarily…
Jessica is blinded by love in the play The Merchant of Venice. She willingly gives up her life of riches to be with Lorenzo. When Jessica says “Farewell – and if my fortune be not crost,/ I have a father, you a daughter, lost,”(Act II, Scene 5, line 55) she states that she is planning…