DONT JUDGE SHYLOCK from the book THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Date Submitted: 05/12/2004 00:32:23
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 3 pages (807 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 3 pages (807 words)
Don't Judge Shylock By His Religion
<Tab/>Shakespeare's, "The Merchant of Venice," was written in the Elizabethan ages in a time when English Christians hated the Jews. A stereotypical Jew is greedy and would rather worry over money then his own life or the lives of others. They also say that that Jews are naturally evil and don't care about other people. In addition, the stereotype is that the Jewish are …
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…Instead of being greedy, he's fair. Instead of being naturally evil, he does what he is taught by his oppressors and he emphasizes the humanity that a Jew is capable of. Shylock is a completely different person then the Jew who represents the stereotypical Jew. He is a person discriminated upon because he follows a religion with a bad reputation, he ought not be attack for his label because he is simply just another person.
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