William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and Anti Semitism

Number of Pages 5

In five pages the anti Semitic portrayal of Shylock, the Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare's play is examined in terms of providing an outlet for the character to vent his hostilities against the the Christians that had persecuted him and his ancestors. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.


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