Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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Page 79
... Shylock's capacity for cruelty has been demonstrated , there is evidence that the Jew's personality is such as to ... Shylock provokes in his own daugh- ter and in the otherwise friendly Antonio , one might be surprised at the vehemence ...
... Shylock's capacity for cruelty has been demonstrated , there is evidence that the Jew's personality is such as to ... Shylock provokes in his own daugh- ter and in the otherwise friendly Antonio , one might be surprised at the vehemence ...
Page 83
... Shylock's charges ; neither does he seek reconciliation . Up to this point we have open declarations of hatred ; but , toward the end of Act I , Shylock , turning deceitful , feigns friendship and proposes the bond “ in a merry sport ...
... Shylock's charges ; neither does he seek reconciliation . Up to this point we have open declarations of hatred ; but , toward the end of Act I , Shylock , turning deceitful , feigns friendship and proposes the bond “ in a merry sport ...
Page 86
... Shylock insists that the law be fulfilled ; when the merchant is about to expose his breast to the knife , a flaw in the Jew's prosecution is discovered . " This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood " ( IV : 1 : 305 ) . Thus is ...
... Shylock insists that the law be fulfilled ; when the merchant is about to expose his breast to the knife , a flaw in the Jew's prosecution is discovered . " This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood " ( IV : 1 : 305 ) . Thus is ...
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