HistoryFan 10/26/2005
No doubt that this play is anti-Semitic, however, one must be aware of one passage in the play where Shylock (paraphrasing here) says that Jews are just as human as Christians; they bleed the same blood, drink the same water, and feel cheated for being wronged. Perhaps Shakespeare wasn't entirely anti-Semitic.
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LadyShark4534 10/04/2003
It's a slow paced play that's based on a bet in which a person has to give a pound of his flesh. It portrays Jews as hungry, conniving, evil, greedy people.
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