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We're studying Merchant of Venice in our class also--I'm not
sure if your teacher explained this but in Shakespeare's time
Jews were not common in England and so they were often mis-
represented as villains. So it is probable that he is meant
to be the villain. I believe that there is another version of
the play in which Shylock is the good guy and the victim. I
don't have any quotes for you though and I don't think I have
an answer for the second question! :)Posted by Keegan Lucas on March 15, 1997 at 14:39:10
In Reply to "Did Shylock (from Merchant of Venice) get what he deserved?" posted by Joshua Boyles on March 15, 1997 at 12:38:18
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