Question

what is the significance of pork in the merchant of venice.
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Answer 1

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Explanation:

Those who allow pork into their bodies allow the devil in as well; to eat pig is to eat the devil himself. If pork was the “habitation” of the devil in the gospels, the Christian body becomes the “habitation” of both swine and Satan according to Shylock's cosmology.

The main theme of The Merchant of Venice is the conflict between self interest and love. On the surface level, the major difference between Shylock the Jew and the Christian characters of the play is their level of compassion.