I’ve always been a fan of famous quotes, those pregnant ones that shut down my thoughts for a moment and force me to reconsider my position on something. Of course, with Father’s Day approaching, I wanted to glean some of that wisdom from the past. First, as a father myself, I agree with what Lydia […]
Tag Archives: Merchant of Venice
Things that were written hundreds of years ago can often lose or change meaning over time. This can be caused by many things. The reader, the critic, the time period and the context are all elements that can influence the meaning or interpretation of literature every time it is read. The works of William Shakespeare […]
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Sep
My hobbies were working, fishing, and fly tying. Those who really enjoyed fishing and fly tying as he did when he could. While I never really cared much about fishing or fly tying, I found fly tying. I wanted to see all the flies, but there was no interest in them. However, my Dad would […]
Perhaps no other character in Shakespeare’s plays has received as much debate over the centuries than has Shylock, the Jewish money-lender in “The Merchant of Venice.” Shakespeare himself has often been accused of being anti-Semitic because of Shylock’s portrayal as someone demanding that “pound of flesh.” The fact of the matter is, however, that if […]
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Dec
William Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice has recently caused controversy in major schools because of the Jewish stereotypes in the play depicted by Shakespeare’s character, a Jewish outsider named Shylock. Schools have chosen not to play the game out of fear that it will encourage anti-Semitism among high school students. Rather than ignoring the […]