Shylock Flashcards
“Ships are but boards,sailors are but men”
Sibilance-forshadows the sinking of antonio ships and how he was relying on them , men can make mistakes
“And thrift is a blessing,,if men steal it not”Making profit is good in bible, caesura, not stealing from anyone however people mistreating him because he is a jew , citing bible passages, antonio dismisses
If thou wilt lend this money,lend it not as to thy friends for when did frienship take a breed for barren metal of his friend”no need to lemd money with interest, rob shylock of his living , bassanio friendhsip “ the devil can cite scripture” metaphor .
I am a jew hath not a jew eyes,hath not a jew hands?
Why people dont like him is a jewish man. He is human but they dehumanitize. Why mistreat for heritage. Simple sentence-rhetorical wuestion is a jew not human beings. Antisemitism
“Grieve not that i am fallen to this for you”
Still friendship,happy in knowledge he won portia, imperative, alliterative of f cursing at shylock
“Sweet lady , you have given me life and living”
Hyperbole-saves his life -balthazar alliteration melancholic to happy
