Play "Merchant Of Venice" by William Shakespeare Character sketch (Shylock)
Merchant Of Venice by William Shakespeare C CHARACTER SKETCH OF SHYLOCK S hylock is the antagonist and a tragic character in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. A Jewish merchant living in a Christian city, He is very greedy, selfish, Cunning and money minded character.He hated Antony Shylock and is portrayed as a dynamic and clever character. He is cruel, malicious and revengeful. A Wise and Intelligent Man :- Shylock is very wise and intelligent man. He always shows his wisdom and fore sightedness in his decision. He is a so wise that he puts his case in the trial scene in a logical way like a lawyer. Thus the whole scene represents with an intelligent. He is seen as a vindictive and greedy character that seeks for revenge against Antonio. The trial scene in Act 4 sees Shylock at his most ruthless, as he insists on the literal “pound of flesh” and shows no mercy for Antonio's plea for mercy. Shylock is a devout Jew, having a passion for his race and religion. He...