Do "Merchant of Venice" promote discrimination ? Debate #1

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Icsehub

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Oct 21, 2021 5:27 pm

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Even after 400 years , "Merchant of Venice" by Shakespeare is still controversial. The characters in the play dubbed as protagonist and the overall narrative as whole have been seen to show anti-sematic and racist mentality. What's your thoughts on this ?

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teleansh

Oct 21, 2021 6:05 pm

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Well I do feel that the so called protagonist had racist and discriminatory mentality.

1. Portia was racist towards Prince of Morocco , comparing him to a beast.

2. Other character's comments & behavior against Shylock and Jewism was obviously discriminatory.

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Oct 22, 2021 2:21 pm

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teleansh

I agree with teleansh