Shylock is the principal antagonist in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. He is a Jewish moneylender who lends money to the Christian merchant Antonio, securing the loan with a bond for a pound of Antonio's flesh if he defaults. When Antonio is unable to repay the loan, Shylock demands his pound of flesh for revenge against Antonio's insults and mistreatment of him as a Jew. Over the years, Shylock has been portrayed in various ways, from a comic villain to a tragic figure whose vengeance arises from his victimization and mistreatment by Venetian Christians. The document discusses Shylock's complex character and role in the play.

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Topic : Shylock
28-oct-2014
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5. Story
•Comedy
•The Merchant of Venice is a play by
William Shakespeare written between
1596 and 1598

6. Bassanio, a young Venetian of noble
rank, wishes to woo the beautiful and
wealthy heiress Portia of Belmont

7. Portia
•Heroine
•Beautiful, And Intelligent
Heiress

8. Story
Bassanio approaches his friend
Antonio.

9. Antonio
•Wealthy Merchant.
• Previously and repeatedly bailed him out.
•he promises to cover a bond if Bassanio can
find a lender
•Bassanio turns Shylock

10. Shylock
•Shylock is a Jewish moneylender who
lends money to his Christian rival.
•Antonio, setting the security at a
pound of Antonio's flesh from next to
his heart.

11. Story
•When a bankrupt Antonio defaults on
the loan.
•Shylock demands the pound of flesh,
• revenge , insulted and spat on him

12. Jessica
•falls in love with Antonio's friend Lorenzo
and becomes a Christian

13. Jessica also states that her life
with her father is like hell.

14. Story

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16. Shylock is a fictional character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of
Venice. A Venetian Jewish moneylender, Shylock is the play's
principal antagonist. His defeat and forced conversion to
Christianity forms the climax of the play.
Typically played as a villain until the nineteenth century, Shylock
has been increasingly portrayed as a semi-tragic figure whose
vengeful acts arise from his victimisation.

17. Shylock is a Jewish moneylender, father to Jessica, enemy to Antonio, and one
of the most complex characters of The Merchant of Venice – and arguably of all
of Shakespeare's work.
Over the years, theater and film productions of the play have portrayed Shylock
in various ways. As literary critic Ann Barton points out in The Riverside
Shakespeare, "Shylock has sometimes been presented as the devil incarnate,
sometimes as a comic villain gabbling absurdly about ducats and daughters. He
has also been sentimentalized as a wronged and suffering father nobler by far
than the people who triumph over him."
In other productions, Shylock is portrayed as a justifiably angry man: he is hated
by the Venetians; despised for his religion, culture, and occupation; betrayed by
his daughter; and ultimately undone by the very city in which he lives. You
could argue that Shylock's hatred and desire for vengeance is a natural result of
his circumstances. In the 2004 film adaptation of Merchant, Al Pacino's famous
portrayal of Shylock is sympathetic and emphasizes his victimization and
humanity.