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This play is well made, and the elements of it are well marshalled. But, of course, to the modern reader the anti-Semitism is repugnant. A man of his time, working in the entertainment business, did what was likely to please, and thus, here it is. There is some lovely poetry. Written in 1598. ( ) This is not my favorite Shakespeare play - at times, its great, but generally, not I found a bit weird, even when accounting for when the play was written in the late 1500's. I think my biggest issue is how Shylock is treated - Shakepeare gives him this great monologue about how he is human and worth respect, but than at the end, Shylock is forced to convert to Christianity. So, why give Shylock this great speech. As for the rest of the story, its a fairly standard Shakespeare - Cross Dressing, Money problems, innocent maids needing to be saved, etc etc. Siempre es un placer leer a Shakespeare, pero para mí lo más interesante de las relecturas es fijarme en las diferencias culturales de diferentes épocas. No es que Antonio fuera antisemita; es que su actitud refleja la mentalidad común de ese momento en aquel lugar. Es más probable que el autor deformara a Shylock pasándolo por el tamiz de los estereotipos que sabía iban a tener éxito entre su audiencia, que no que diseñara un personaje antisemita como héroe de la acción. También el retrato de Portia como moderno héroe femenino (como por otra parte tantos de sus personajes de este sexo) nos invita a reflexionar sobre el imaginado ‘retraso’ en apreciación feminista que en la memoria colectiva existe de esta época. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to Publisher SeriesIs contained in4 Plays: The Merchant of Venice; A Midsummer Night's Dream; The Taming of the Shrew; Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 3 Plays: Love's Labour's Lost; The Merchant of Venice; A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare 4 Plays: As You Like It; Love's Labour's Lost; The Merchant of Venice; Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Ein Sommernachtstraum / Der Kaufmann von Venedig / Viel Lärm um nichts / Wie es euch gefällt / Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor by William Shakespeare The Annotated Shakespeare: The Comedies, Histories, Sonnets and Other Poems, Tragedies and Romances Complete by William Shakespeare (indirect) El Mercader De Venecia La Tempestad (Clasicos Universales/ Universal Classics) (Spanish Edition) by William Shakespeare The Norton Shakespeare: Four-Volume Set by Stephen Greenblatt (indirect) The Norton Shakespeare: Two Volume Set by William Shakespeare (indirect) Is retold inHas the (non-series) sequelHas the adaptationWas inspired byInspiredHas as a studyHas as a supplementHas as a commentary on the textHas as a student's study guide
Drama.
Fiction.
HTML: The Merchant of Venice is classed as one of Shakespeare's comedies, but is more often remembered for its dramatic characters and situations. Though the villain of the piece, the Jewish moneylender Shylock is often the most prominent and well-remembered character of the play. As he can be played and directed either sympathetically or wholly villainous, the play remains a highly contentious piece of theater. .No library descriptions found. |
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