In the play, the Renaissance motifs of masculine freindship and romantic love are portrayed in opposition to the bitter inhumanity of a usurer named Shylock. Though the play ends happily for everyone except the revengeful Shylock, I think it isn"t such a light-hearted comedy in fact.
On the surface, Shakespeare"s view of Shylock reflected the attitudes of the day. But the dramatist treated the moneylender as a very human and even sympathetic person.The character of Portia exemplifies the image of the quick-witted, warm, and responsive young woman who is successfully "judged" the law case of Shylock.
The Merchant of Venice
In the play, the Renaissance motifs of masculine freindship and romantic love are portrayed in opposition to the bitter inhumanity of a usurer named Shylock. Though the play ends happily for everyone except the revengeful Shylock, I think it isn"t such a light-hearted comedy in fact.
On the surface, Shakespeare"s view of Shylock reflected the attitudes of the day. But the dramatist treated the moneylender as a very human and even sympathetic person.The character of Portia exemplifies the image of the quick-witted, warm, and responsive young woman who is successfully "judged" the law case of Shylock.