English

The merchant of Venice is the most convincing play related to races. William Shakespeare – the most famous writer in the world, originally wrote this play. This play is about love, power and honour. The play was thought as a comedy to most Christians; on the other hand, people thought the play was presented extremely races, as a Jew (Shylock) was the only villain and having all the punishments.

In Act 3 Scene 1, Shylock was so depressed because his “own flesh and blood to rebeled(Jessica eloped with a lot of money)” He was depressed for losing his own “blood” (Jessica) and angry because she stole all the money and treasure from him. But two Christians Salerio and Salanio were always disrespecting Shylock. They compared red wine and Rhenish as a metaphor of the relationship between Jessica and Shylock (Act three scene one line 35-39). So he made a powerful and touching speech. “ Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same winter and summer as a Christian is? If you pick us, do we not die?—And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? (Act three scene one line 49-62)” Shylock has suggested the society that he lived in is full of racisms. He thinks every body and every nation should be treated the same. This is because we are all human beings.

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Shylock is always being treated badly. The Christians can revenge but readers and audience tend to focus on Shylock’s revenge and agreed he is the only villain. In Trevor Nunn’s production, Salerio and Salanio had a short pause after listening to his speech. They felt a short moment of guilt. Do their revenges right when they say Shylock’s revenge is wrong? The Christians are always taking revenges; they should not say Shylock’s revenge is wrong. Sadly, most people are always regarding Shylock as the money-hunger. But he is not....