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Analysis Of Shylock In ShakespeareÆs Merchant Of Venice

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Total Words: 355
Total Characters: 1829
Number of Sentences: 26

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Flesch Reading Ease: 60.48
Fog Scale Level: 10.98
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Analysis of Shylock In ShakespeareÆs Merchant of Venice

In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice the antagonist of the
play is Shylock.  Shylock is a wealthy Jewish moneylender.
Shylock is probably the most memorable character in the play
because of Shakespeare’s excellent characterization of him.
Shylock is the antagonist in the play because he stands in
the way of love, but this does not necessarily make him the
villain of the play.  Shylock can be seen as both the
villain of the play and as a man who is very human.
     The villain that we see in Shylock is the greedy
moneylender.  Shylock charges high interest rates and when
he is not repaid he insists on revenge.  In the play Shylock
loans Antonio money, and out of jest he suggests that should
the loan not be repaid in time Shylock may cut off one pound
of flesh from Antonio’s body.  Soon after Shylock’s daughter
runs away from home with Lorenzo, a Christian, and takes her
father’s ducats with her.  When Antonio’s ships do not come
in and he is not able to repay the loan Shylock is no longer
interested in getting his money back.  Shylock want ...

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