The 10 Most Important Quotes in The Merchant of Venice 

Me

Yesssss help I wanna die

day of exam hahw

@@seekh660 it went okay :)

me-

Jiano : thank you! I’m very pleased that you are finding them useful.

Thank you for mentioning this quote: it highlights the physical similarities that Shylock, and by extension all Jewish people, share with the Venetian Christians; and it also highlights a difference - his commitment to revenge, which in reality a Christian should not pursue: whether or not some of these Christians are pursuing revenge before others of them decide to be merciful (Antonio and Portia) is of course another matter!

Tickle tickle

Thanks mate

They Gay

Batty

Thank you for your kind words. I'm pleased the video was helpful.

Lol your pfp of Moe is the best m8

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

Me to

I’m very pleased to hear that the video was useful and thank you for taking the time to let me know.

Daisy: thank you. I’m actually working on another Romeo and Juliet video right now; I hope to make it available soon!

Daisy: I have today published the first of a series of four new videos on the key themes in Romeo and Juliet. Here is the link if you would like to take a look: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ofX_ytQ4AcY.html

@@DrAidan Thanks so much!

Thank you: the triangle just gives you a visual indication of which Act the quotation comes from.

Thank you: I’m glad you found it useful.

Thank you: hope the exams go well.

Good question. They are only there as a visual reminder of where we are in the story. We begin at the bottom left of the triangle (Act One) get to Act Three at the top of the triangle and then descend to Act Five. I hope that makes sense.

@@DrAidan thank you so much

Thanks again for this observation. On the subject of mercy I would agree with you that Shylock is not merciful, but he is not meant to be merciful. We as an audience are implicitly asked to consider what happens when people are not merciful - and whether we think this is a good thing. We might also want to think about whether the social conditions Shylock exists in have made any contribution to his outlook on life - being treated as an outsider and spat upon for being a Jew and a moneylender, for example. Some people would argue that these conditions have affected him. His daughter has also left him alone, taken his money and jewels and the ring he gave his late wife - these might also give him cause to be vengeful. In contrast to Shylock, a central tenet of Christianity is that a person should practice mercy and the actions of the Venetian Christians can be examined in this light. If we take mercy to be 'compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm' you are right to say that they do eventually spare his life - in this sense they are merciful. But I'm not convinced they are all truly forgiving or compassionate. In Act 4 Scene 1 Graziano suggests the only mercy Shylock should receive is a 'halter gratis' - or a free rope to hang himself. He says this again later, saying he would have liked to bring Shylock to the 'gallows'. He also mocks Shylock. In addition, they force him to convert to Christianity - I don't think this shows compassion - at least not as we might practice it today. In summary, I would agree that mercy is shown to some degree, but my overriding impression is that the solution is not totally merciful. However, as always this is worth arguing about because this is the essence of literary criticism! So thanks again for taking the trouble to make these comments and I hope that what I've said is of some use to you.

I think this is a good take on how the audience would have felt at the time

Of course Shylock was not merciful but all he wanted was a form of justice for the amount of mental and verbal abuse he had received thus resulting in him continuously pressing for his bond. In other words what he wanted was revenge and he didn't want to forgive Antonio at all.

Thank you: glad you liked it.

What would you like to know?

@@DrAidan Mark scoring areas in part B and part C in English bro

aqa? if so what was the question?

@@eman.7z it was about trust in the play, so where trust was shown and the effects it had

@@oscarbradley7751 bro aqa hasn't had this exam yet

@@alexlyon3833 i do edexcell then

Yes he did

I’m very pleased you found it useful and thank you for letting me know.