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Racism in The Merchant of Venice

Title: Racism in The Merchant of Venice
Category: /Literature/European Literature
Details: Words: 2234 | Pages: 8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Racism in The Merchant of Venice
Racism in The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare's satirical comedy, The Merchant of Venice, believed to have been written in 1596 was an examination of hatred and greed. The premise deals with the antagonistic relationship between Shylock, a Jewish money-lender and Antonio, the Christian merchant, who is as generous as Shylock is greedy, particularly with his friend, Bassanio. The two have cemented a history of personal insults, and Shylock's loathing of Antonio intensifies when Antonio refuses …showed first 75 words of 2234 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2234 total…If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that. If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge! If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Why, revenge! The villainy you teach me I will execute' (II.i.55-69). Quite simply, society teaches by example.

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