Question

Discuss the theme of racism and revenge

highlighted by the characters of Antonio and

Shylock from ‘The Merchant of Venice’ (Act 1,

Act 2) in not more than 750 words.
Pls answer correctly​

Answer 1

Both the characters of Antonio and Shylock hate each other throughout the play and show complete disdain as they belong to different faiths.

Explanation:

• Shylock is a Jew while Antonio is a Christian. This difference results in mistreatment and sarcastic comments on one another. The play was written by William Shakespeare perfectly highlighting antisemitic acts of that era.

• The story is set in Venice where Jews are not welcome and thought as lower-level human beings. Due to years of injustice and intolerance that Shylock had to face he now wants to take revenge on Antonio for it.