"The Merchant of Venice" is Shakespeare's important early work and a highly satirical comedy. It was made around 1596-1597. The theme of the script is to praise benevolence, friendship and love. It also reflects the contradiction between the commercial bourgeoisie and loan sharks in the early stage of capitalism, and expresses the author's humanistic thoughts on issues such as money, law and religion in bourgeois society. An important literary achievement of this play is to create the typical image of Shylock, a profit-seeking, ruthless loan shark.
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Especially the character of Sherlock made me see the complexity of human nature. I think this is not only a comedy, but also reflects many social issues and makes me think more about life. The author's talent is amazing, and his works are really worth reading again and again!
Shylock is just like the Jews today. He did nothing wrong, but he still suffered great misunderstandings and grievances.
Especially the character of Sherlock made me see the complexity of human nature. I think this is not only a comedy, but also reflects many social issues and makes me think more about life. The author's talent is amazing, and his works are really worth reading again and again!
Shylock is just like the Jews today. He did nothing wrong, but he still suffered great misunderstandings and grievances.