Bibliography lists 4 sources. The importance of the lines in relation to the theme of the play, and the imagery are discussed. No additional sources cited. Bibliography lists 5 sources. The paper asserts that Shakespeare used this scene as a way to give a voice to individuals normally not heard in Elizabethan society, such as women and Jews.
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The paper concludes that Shakespeare's handling of the question of anti-Semitism gives Shylock a way to vent his wrath at the Christians who have persecuted him, while at the same time making that wrath forgivable. Bibliography lists 4 sources. An analysis of Adleman's theory is included, followed by a discussion which addresses the separate elements that such a reality involves. Adleman's theory, while correct in some ways, is in other ways far-fetched and ridiculous. No additional sources cited.