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Shylock is the most vivid and memorable character in The Merchant of Venice, and he is one of Shakespeare's greatest dramatic creations. On stage, it is Shylock who makes the play, and almost all of the great actors of the English and Continental stage have attempted the role. But the character of Shylock has also been the subject of much critical debate: How are we meant to evaluate the attitude of the Venetians in the play toward him? Or his attitude toward them? Is he a bloodthirsty villain? Or is he a man "more sinned against than sinning"? One of the reasons that such questions arise is that there are really two stage Shylocks in the play: first, there is the stage "villain" who is required for the plot; second, there is the human being who suffers the loss of his daughter, his property, and, very importantly for him, his religion.
Shylock does not appear at the start of the play for one key reason I believe, which is Shakespeare wanted the audience to see Shylock enter by himself for dramatic effect. Shylock's first appearance is in Act 1 Scene 3, which is set in Venice. Shylock is rather teasing as he makes Bassanio sweat for a simple one-word answer:

"Three thousand ducats for three months, and Antonio bound"

"Three thousand ducats: I think I may take this bond"

Evidently, Shylock is repetitive and he is controlling the dialogue. The audience would not enjoy Shylock attaining power especially over Bassanio , who is a Christian. The word "bond" is a key word used consistently through the play especially by Shylock. The word "bond" is powerful language of the law and portrays Shylock as a dignified human being. Shakespeare's intention here is to show how Shylock constantly wants to be in control, but as we see later in the play this is not always the case.

Shylock admittedly says he hates Christians, which is very racist:

"I hate him for he is Christian"

Clearly this language shows that Shylock is prejudiced and this quotation would shock the contemporary audience, as they would be predominantly Christian. The way this phrase is constructed is very interesting and typical of Shakespeare. Shakespeare has cleverly written this sentence so that every word, bar, Christian has one syllable whereas the word Christian has two. This stresses the Christian part of the sentence so it will remain in the audience's minds who they will be not pleased at Shylock.

Furthermore, whenever Shylock talks to either Bassanio or Antonio, he rarely uses gracious language. "Curs'd", has unpleasant connotations which show the audience that Shylock does not have any respect. Shylock's bond has an extreme condition to it:

"for an equal pound of your fair flesh"

This shows that Shylock wants revenge if his money is not repaid. The language is simple, but effective. Shakespeare uses alliteration to make the point "fair flesh" stand out. This phrase would cause high dramatic tension