Based on the novel, "Merchant of Venice".

1. VENICE’S REPUTATION
DURING THE ELIZABETHAN
PERIOD
By: Rachel Ramesh, Akanksha & Darshan
(Gr-8)

2. INTRODUCTION
Venice is a city in north
eastern Italy sited on a
group of 118 small islands
separated by canals and
linked by bridges.

3. Area: 414.6 km²
Population: 270, 843
More about Venice

4. VENICE’S REPUTATION
 Venice was:-
 Very Wealthy.
 A place of entertainment and
pleasure.
A big tourist attraction.
* [Venice in the Elizabethan era
can be compared to today’s
Vegas]

5. BUSINESS IN VENICE
There was a lot of trade happening
in Venice
They controlled a very large sea
empire…
People of different kinds of
Nationalities came and did trade in
Venice!

6. STANCE ON PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT
CULTURES
 People of different cultures were
treated much better than in
Elizabethan London since they had
people of all nationalities come and
trade.
 (But there was still conflict
between the Jews and the Christians
in Venice)

7. ANTI-SEMITISM IN VENICE
 Even though they were more
accepting to other cultures in
Venice, there was still many
examples of Anti-Semitism.
 Jews had to live in Ghettos.
 To identify Jews easily, they had to
wear a red hat at all times..
[For Jews, breaking these rules was
punishable to death.]

8. HOW JEWS WERE TREATED IN THE
ELIZABETHAN PERIOD
Throughout history, people of
Jewish ancestry were treated poorly
in many parts of the world.
Constantly in search of a safe place
to live, a number of Jews moved to
England following the Norman
Conquest of 1066..

9. HOW JEWS ARE TREATED NOW!
Classical anti-Semitism is nowhere
near the levels at which it once
was. However, there are still some
hate crimes, plus the problem of
terrorism.
Now Jews are also treated as equal
as others..