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How Shylock is presented
Firstly, we see Shylock being portrayed as a repugnant, unforgiving and corporate
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Here Shylock is referring to Antonio
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“Feed fat” utilises alliteration and the aggressive ‘f’ fricative
sound; creating a powerful and strong atmosphere
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This primary portrayal of Shylock appeals to the stereotype that Christians held
during the 16th century
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He says that “suff’rance is
the badge of all our tribe”
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Shylock, here, is talking about how he and his race have faced much persecution over
time
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The metaphor “badge of all our tribe” is
quite an effective one
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This tells us
that Jewish people would constantly have to uphold this burden of abuse and prejudice,
and it was the only thing that would unify them
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During
Elizabethan England, this would’ve been usual
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To us,
we can see that it is not so clear-cut
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From this, we can look back and see that maybe Shakespeare
had more reformist opinions
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He says to
Antonio that he calls him “dog: and for these courtesies [he’ll] lend [Antonio] thus
monies”
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Looking in detail, Shylock says that Antonio
refers to him as “dog” which relates back to the stereotypical ways Jewish people were
thought of the time of Elizabethan England
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A courtesy would ordinarily be something kind, but here he refers
to the verbal abuses; he speaks sarcastically
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This bitter side of Shylock appeals to the audience of the time, relating to the
stereotypes Christians held

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