Although it has a happy ending, it is no longer Shakespeare's comedy

Emiliano 2022-04-20 09:02:10

Shakespeare did not jump out of his time to write this work. He himself was in the context of the racial discrimination against Jews in Christianity at that time, so the ending was happy. From the perspective of modern people, Sherlock is no longer a villain, and such an ending cannot be called a happy ending.

Antonio sacrificed a pound of his heart for Bassanio's happiness, and his last wish was to see him one last time before he died. In the end, Bassanio and Portia were trapped in the land of tenderness, leaving Antonio to turn around alone. He never married, Antonio loved Bassanio with his life, this is no longer an ordinary friendship, but a real love... (Really)

And Sherlock wore a red hat with a discriminatory symbol, was reviled by others, ran away with his daughter, Lost property and finally deprived of Jewish faith, he knelt down and whimpered tremblingly in the courtroom. At this moment, a nation that had failed in revenge was silently complaining to society, law, and religion.

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  • Dominic 2022-03-17 09:01:06

    Overcorrected, return the Jewish Sherlock with innocence, return Bassanio and Antonio with their love

  • Gerardo 2022-03-28 09:01:07

    In fact, Shylock is not a complete bad guy. As a Jew, he also has his helplessness.

The Merchant of Venice quotes

  • Prince of Morocco: [reading] "All that glistens is not gold. Often have you heard that told."

  • Jessica: I'm glad 'tis night. You do not look on me for I am much ashamed of my disguise. But love is blind and lovers cannot see the pretty follies that themselves commit. For if they could, Cupid himself would blush to see me thus transformed into a boy.