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“If you prick us, do we not bleed? And if you poison us, do we not die?”
Anni M wrote this review Monday, November 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a good Shakespeare play, but not one I would want to read over and over again. It is a dramatic comedy, and focuses mainly on a Christian merchant named Antonio and a Jewish man named Shylock. It discusses religious discrimination, and incorporates some good historical background. I believe everyone should read this once, but again, not one of my favorites.”
Amy G wrote this review Monday, November 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I hated it. Horrendous.”
Lindsay M wrote this review Wednesday, October 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Shylock and the quality of mercy make an absorbing drama. Again the religious element plays far differently than in Shakespeare's time.”
Bil wrote this review Monday, October 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really enjoyed this play. It's a rather dark comedy, and I know it draws claims of antisemitism but I think Shylock is a great character regardless. It's like when Shakespeare started writing the Merchant of Venice he intended to make Shylock this stereotypical villain, but as he was writing he started to wonder about Shylock's motivations and decided to explore that angle instead. In the end, I felt like the ones who end up happy do not deserve it, but they get it nonetheless. It almost seems like the whole play is a mockery of a comedy rather than being a true comedy itself.”
Alicia wrote this review Friday, October 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“1rst shakespeare I read I was intimidated by it. ”
Nancy W wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A classic for a reason. Hard to read in places due to the characterization of Jewish people but I still quote this in everyday life.”
Kelly D wrote this review Saturday, September 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A pound of flesh...!”
Swati Randev-Verma wrote this review Thursday, September 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A stunning work. Although an early comedy, it proved to be very interesting indeed.”
Yuki Mocochang wrote this review Thursday, August 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“When a merchant borrows money from a rich and mean Jew to give to his friend, problems begin to arrise. The merchant and the Jew make a bargain, in the case that the merchant cannot repay the Jew, the merchant must pay the Jew with a pound of flesh. All the while, the merchant's friend uses the money to win the heart of a beautiful young woman. But, the friend cannot return the money to the merchant, and so the merchant and the Jew go to trial. The friend's love, hearing of the bargain, disguises herself as an attorney to help the merchant escape his punishment.”
Emily Owleyes wrote this review Sunday, June 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
