Merchant of venice shylock victim or villain
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Answer:
in merchant of Venice shylock plays a role of a villain who took revenge from his enemy antonio
Answer:
Both
Explanation:
Victim:
1. Racial prejudice:-
- Physically ,"spit on my Jewish gaberdine"/ 'foot me'
- Verbally, "misbeliever", /"cur-throat dog"/ "cur"
- Others, "laughed at my losses, mocked my gains....cooled my friends, heated my enemies....because I am a Jew"
2. Betrayal/ Isolation
- Launcelot Gobbo (servant) ran away
- His own and only daughter, Jessica, ran away and eloped with a Christian (which he hates), and stole not only his money, but also "precious, precious jewels". (including the one that belonged to his late wife, Leah, which Jessica traded "for the wilderness of monkeys"
- In the end, he was left with nothing. Loss of daughter, loss financially, Forced to become a Christian.
Villain:
1. Demanded for unreasonable forfeit of the bond
- 'pound of flesh' from 'wherever pleaseth me'
-'i'll have the heart of him if he forfeit'
- ' I am glad of it. I'll plague him, I'll torture him. I am very glad of it"
- 'Feed fat the ancient grudge' if I 'catch him once upon the hip'
- calculated plan to kill Antonio, just because of bullying. However, this does not justify his plan to commit murder.