The Merchant of Venic 2
During The Merchant of Venice, the theme of loss is constantly brought up and just about every character encounters it. This play provides a look at some tragedy with a small amount of "old" humour. When you talk about tragedy ,loss is always included. In the opening scene, Antonio supposedly loses his ships. Also early in the play, Shylock lends Antonio money that will never be repaid. When Jessica runs away with Lorenzo, it is a tragedy for Shylock and also a loss. There are many other examples of loss and tragedy throughout this play. These losses help us to understand the meaning of Shakespeare's work. By writing these sonnets or plays he "wrote away his troubles." At the start of the play Antonio is worried about his ships at sea. If they are lost he will not make any money and could be killed because of his debts. When the ships are said to be long gone, time runs out on the loan from Shylock. The flesh is all that Shylock, the Jew, wants, so he prepares to kill Antonio. Shylock refuses to have doctors present because "it isn't in the contract", the lawyers protest to this by saying "d
The Merchant of Venice displayed many times of tragedy but it really didn't amount to much. The worst was when Shylock lost his daughter, I think that the play should have focussed more on this, it would have made the readers feel more for Shylock and his hard times. The debts and losses of characters help us kind of realize how the world worked back then. People were always unkind to one another, they never gave anyone a chance to reflect and let go of the life they were leading. This play was very well done and will be remembered as one of Shakespeare's best contrasts between cruel yet emotional people like Shylock. On top of the troubles Shylock had with Antonio he also lost one of his best servants in Launcelot. Launcelot worked hard for Shylock and was rewarded nicely for it, but he hated working for a "JEW". During Shylock's episode with Antonio he also had to deal with his friend and servant leaving. I think these problems hit Shylock hard, but the worst was yet to come. After Shylock had dealt with Launcelot, his daughter Jessica eloped with Lorenzo stealing money and Shylock's most precious jewel, his wife's we
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