Merchant of Venice
points of why shylock shouldn't kill antonio?
debate on why shylock shouldn't kill Antonio short points please thank you!
debate on why shylock shouldn't kill Antonio short points please thank you!
Shylock is already stereotyped as a stingy and cruel Jew. Taking a pound of flesh would only intensify the anti-Semitism that Christians feel towards Jews. As well Shylock would end up murdering Antonio which would mean certain punishment for him. We also must ask if Shylock could handle such a thing? His own pain and rage spurs him on but actually doing it might profoundly affect him, not in a good way.