shylock Flashcards
hath not a …
Jew eyes…
prejudice and discrimination - exposes christian hypocrisy - Shylock is confronting the deep anti-Semitism he faces,
powerful moment about injustice. This speech humanizes Shylock,
We see his pain, anger, and reasoning.
Rhetorical question - forces the audience to face their own prejudice
this speech shows him as more of a victim than a villain
“If you wrong us, …
Shall we not revenge….He moves from talking about equality to justifying revenge:
ill have my …
Bond…
repeated showing his anger and determination - he mentions the bond 3 times in both his second and third speeches emphasising his importance and suggesting he is becoming obsessed. caesura that breaks up his line as he talks about the bond show his anger.
‘since i am a dog,…
Beeare my fangs…
he is refering to antonios insults, implying that his motivation comes from antonios abuse as much it does with his ‘oath’. he inverts the metaphor ‘dog’, to threaten antonio which antonio used to dehumanise shylock.
since i am a dog is showing him as a victim which then contrasts with beware my fangs which portrays him as a villian
You call me…
you call me misbelive, cut - throat dog and spit upon my jewish gaberdine - shows abuse - this is direct address, Shylock is directly addressing Antonio, hightening the emotional intensity
there is some … a - brewing towards my rest, …
There is some I’ll a brewing towards my nest for I did dream of money bags tonight…
shows shylocks true intentions - more concerned about his wealth than his daughter even though he would rather revenge over wealth when he denies the extra ducats from portia. shows greed and obsession. this reinforces the negative stereotypes surrounding jews at the time
Foreshadowing - senses something is wrong
Outsider - thinks of money even in his dreams, possibly not because he is greedy but because that is all he has
what is a quote that shows that shylock would rather revenge than more money offered by portia.
“If every ducat in six thousand ducats… I would have my bond ‘’
