The Merchant of Venice Essay

Othello speaks entirely in poetry, making him a perfect gentleman, and he also speaks solely in iambic pentameter, conveying how distinguished and proper he is in the society. However, because Othello is indeed an African, even though he is the merchant of Venice, his character is of lower status. Even though Othello technically has a higher ranking than Iago in the society, Iago is a Christian, white, and wealthy, making him more acceptable than Othello. Othello especially turns to Iago for…

Likewise, Harmon observes the most problems in Shakespeare's plays is referring to the significance of law for solving the most problems in his artistic drama like is in Measure for Measure, Troilus, and Cressida, All’s Well That Ends Well, The Merchant of Venice, Henry V, and etc… . ' It is my contention that Shakespeare’s problem plays illuminate ameliorative roles that law can play in the drama'.(2004:3). The important subject as long as minds filled of the critics and philosophers this…

Merchants had become the new powerhouse in the emerging markets. They would trade in everything from wheat and grain produced in their own countries, to silver and precious goods that were being imported in ever-increasing quantities from the New World. This…

It is the popular opinion of many that Iago is Shakespeare’s evilest creation, with S.T Coleridge going as far as to describe him as a ‘motiveless malignity’, while Don John is perceived as Shakespeare’s most humane, if not passive villain. Whereas Iago is characterised as a villain of concealment, Don John is one of disclosure, and this stark contrast may suggest contrasting ideologies between these villains. The idea of motive that Coleridge presents is not in the sense that we know, as he…

for the Catholic church to influence behavior. They promoted self-sacrifice, humility and commitment to duty. This discouraged personal exploration and creativity. Education later became important in the Renaissance era with parents of a growing merchant class wanting their children to attend universities. They believed that “Liberal Studies” (also known as liberal arts) were the pathway to true freedom. This type of education included poetry, mathematics, astronomy, music, grammar and logic. As…

Isabella Stewart Gardner was one of America’s most remarkable female patrons of the arts during the Victorian era. A leading art collector, she fulfilled a dream to share her treasures from around the world when she founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. Gardner did not conform to the conservative code of conduct expected of Boston matrons at the time and instead, is remembered for having a “zest for life, an energetic intellectual curiosity and a love of travel”…

Basketball player Michael Jordan once said that “I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.” He did not want to be referred to by his race, but by his name and all that he had done. His race was just a minor detail, his skills and talents were what he was made of. But what does race even mean? A race is a group of people classified together on the basis of common physical traits, history or nationality. Black, white, brown are just some examples…

Developments/Commercial Developments  Florence was the heart of the Art Renaissance  Northern city-states like Venice, Milan, and Genoa grew wealthy because they had access to the seas and the Middle Eastern trade routes  Genoa and Venice made faster ships by using the innovations of the Middle East. It allowed them to ship more goods better economy  During the Late 1200s, Florence’s merchants and bankers controlled European banks…

actions. Cho writes, “Generation after generation, we martyrs, like Eric and Dylan, will sacrifice our lives to fuck you thousand folds for what you Apostles of Sin have done to us.” This idea follows a very traditional trajectory of martyrdom, building one’s martyrdom off of a martyr that came before, not unlike the origins of early Christian martyrs, who strived to martyr themselves after Christ himself. In fact, Cho’s entire manifesto is rich with allusions to the Christian Bible, drawing on…

nomadic tribes of Mongolia were devastated by the plague, it moved south and east to China and India. Wherever it went, the death toll was high. It is thought that the disease made its way to Europe in 1346” (History). In October of 1347, Italian Merchants came back from their trip to China and along with them came the plague (Middle Ages). The plague spread like wildfire, it spread so rapidly and infected all of the people of Sicily and its surrounding countryside within days. Because of the…