Merchant of Venice- downside of the Christians
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- Created on: 25-05-17 16:46
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- Merchant of Venice- downside of the Christians
- Money obsessed(espBassanio, and maybe lorenzo)
- In Belmont, is a lady richly left; her golden lock hang on her temple...like a golden fleece
- Bassanio
- After her money more than her
- Bassanio opens the leaden casket
- Huge Irony: Gold-digger chooses lead
- In Belmont, is a lady richly left; her golden lock hang on her temple...like a golden fleece
- Self-dramatising
- In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.
- Languid idle life
- Antonio
- You shall not seal for such a bond for me, I'll rather dwell in my necessity
- Bassanio
- Offers but never delivers
- To let the wretched man outlive his wealth, To view with hollow eye and wrinkled brow An age of poverty; from which ling'ring penance
- Antonio Act4Sc1
- In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.
- Self-affirming narrative on fake romance
- Swan-like end
- Portia
- Overdone therefore artificial
- Made-up "fairytale" in P's mind only
- Elegant & elaborate metaphor
- Now he goes, with no less presence, but with much more love, /Than young Alcides when he did redeem/ The virgin tribute paid by howling Troy/To the sea monster
- Portia
- Total absurdity(nonsense): Bassanio compared to Alcides, but he is morally a coward
- Acting out their romance
- In such night, did Jessica steal from the wealthy Jew.
- Jessica & Lorenzo
- "Steal" suggest tip-toe, runaway, flee
- The moon shines bright, in such a night as this. When the sweet wind did gentally kiss the trees and they did make no noise
- Jessica & Lorenzo
- Cliché romance
- Subplot: shadow of Por and Bas
- Ironic subtext: run away like Lydia Bennet in Pride and prejudice, end up with a bad ending
- Fairytale-like;
- How many cowards whose hearts are all as false/As the stayers of sand, wears yet upon their chins, the beards of Hercules and frrowning Mars
- Irony: the image of "false appearance " applies to him as much as the caskets, also"beards of Hercules" Eg total undermines P's descriptions of him as "alcides"
- Riding on the balls of mine
- Double ententre: undermine romantic play-acting
- Swan-like end
- Hypocrites when it comes to show mercy
- "The quality of mercy is not strained" speech
- Mercy over justice, because God said so
- Therefore Jew, /Though justice be thy plea, consider this:/ That in the course of justice, none of us /Should see salvation.
- Claiming how mercy above justice, that it is important to them
- O Jew, an upright judge, a learned judge!
- Christian as revengeful as SHYLOCK
- Mimicking, riduculing Shylock
- Gratiano
- That thou shalt see the difference of our spririt,/I pardon thee thy life before tjou ask it.
- Claim righteousness
- Hypocritical: Link to "quality of mercy..." speech
- Duke
- Mask of mercy shown
- Bias: like cutting 3 limps out and say they r so mercyful, they have left 1 limp
- Cruel; unreasonable ;vengeance
- The devil can cite scripture for his purpose
- Antonio
- Christian also said God teach mercy, but they wasn't meryful on SHYLOCK in Act4Sc1d
- "The quality of mercy is not strained" speech
- Money obsessed(espBassanio, and maybe lorenzo)
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