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Re: Merchant of Venice

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In Reply to: Re: Merchant of Venice posted by patrickU on October 15, 2005 at 08:01:04:

Ask Jeeves? Maybe if that were Jeevowitz. Shakespeare above all this Jewish hatred? Not likely. He could write a good play or two, but that doesn't exempt him from what was so commonplace. It would/should take more than the Act 3 tour de force--Shylock to convince me that WS was not antisemetic. Shakespeare had plenty of opportunity/possibilites with Shylock. After all he was his creattion.

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Re: Merchant of Venice - patrickU 12:07:32 10/15/05 (4)
Hum---
- http://www.jcrelations.net/en/?id=772 (Open in New Window)
- Interesting reads, Pat - warrenh@optonline.net 12:57:17 10/15/05 (3)
  still--show enough people the color black? somebody is going to see blue...it's been this way for all time.
  - Re: Interesting reads, Pat - patrickU 13:48:37 10/15/05 (2)
    Yes it is. And very true in its essence. A good article indeed.
    Still--We are only human and as such able to the greatest and to the lowest.
    Helas.
    - Re: Keep this in mind when dealing with Shakespeare... - Gee LP 18:00:37 10/15/05 (1)
      Due to its history in the 550 years or so before and during Shakespeare's time, England had been conquered by France, fought a series of wars in which it controlled most of France and then was tossed out of France, and found itself in a war with Spain. Xenophobia was not unknown in Shakespeare's day, and the easiest way for Shakespeare to draw a villianous portrait was for someone to be an "outsider". Look at Aaron in "Titus Andronicus" for perhaps Shakespeare's ultimate portrayal of the "evil outsider". But Shakespeare could not just paint a black-and-white picture of the evil Moor or the evil Jew...and it is those amazing shots of humanity that give characters like Shylock and Aaron (and Iago and all the others!) such life. Would that our arts today paint our villians with as much depth as Shakespeare painted his.
      - Re: Keep this in mind when dealing with Shakespeare... - patrickU 01:43:55 10/16/05 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Keep this in mind when dealing with Shakespeare... posted by Gee LP on October 15, 2005 at 18:00:37:
        
        I was waiting for you comment! And nothing left but saying " yes ".
        Have you seen this one?
        I did.
        And it was pain to look at. Maybe I am getting too old....
        
        http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120866/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9dGl0dXN8ZnQ9MXxteD0yMHxsbT01MDB8Y289MXxodG1sPTF8bm09MQ__;fc=1;ft=160;fm=1 (Open in New Window)

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