Shakespeare And Anti-Semitism In The Merchant Of Venice

Anti-Semitism and the jealousy of the Jews have been on for about 5000 years. During the Elizabeth era, the problem of anti-Semitism inevitably occurred. In William Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice", we discovered that one of the persons is the materialization and expression of the attitudes of anti-Semitism that is spreading in the Elizabethan society. "Anti-Semitism is a complex part of the Shakespeare era Jews are considered despicable and despicable, and Shakespeare considers Judaism as" unchanging features "(Bloom 37).

During the play, "Merchant of Venice" William Shakespeare painted anti-Semitism through his many roles. As people in the Shakespeare era are watching dramas as part of their daily lives, today's audience may think the drama is uncomfortable. The majority of the population of London at the time was an anti-Jew. Because Shakespeare's "Venetian merchant" supports anti-Semitic behavior and ideas, it is anti-Semitic game.

Sherlock is the villain of a merchant in Venice. Shakespeare proposed the character of this Jew to attract the then anti-Semitic audience. But this is not the only reason Shakespeare considers this person as evil.

Through "the merchants of Venice", Shakespeare used an example of anti-Semitism through many roles. The audience in the Shakespeare era will feel these situations are very humorous. Because this is their reality. But for Semite or modern audience, this script may look uncomfortable and aggressive. Antonio came out soon and expressed clearly the hatred to the Jews. Langselot decided to find a new master as it thought it was dangerous to his health and spirit around Jews. Lorenzo said that Sherlock's only way to go to heaven is his gentle girl. When Jessica fled from his father and ran away with a Christian man, she showed that she disliked the Jews. The attitude and thought of these four characters of "Venetian merchant" make it a game of anti-Semitism.