Analysis of The Merchant of Venice

abstract of The Merchant of Venice Short plot summary. The film is about the jewish businessman Shylock who lived during the 1500s. The wealthy prince Antonio wants to scoop up cash with reason to help his friend Bassanio. Antonio invested all his m maviny on merchant ships. But, Antonios plan failed the merchant ships were wrecked and now he didnt have the money to re-pay Shylock. When Shylock didnt receive his money, he and Antonio both agreed that Shylock would receive a pulsate of flesh from Antonios body. The married couple Bassanio and Portia, are friends with Antonio and they realized they had to help him.Portia offered Shylock triple the arrive of what the money was really worth. Shylock rejected the offer but Portia had a plan to solve the dilemma Disguise as a male judge to save her friend and also be much than extreme by making Shylock worthless. Analysis. In the movie there are several motives much(prenominal) as good vs. evil, kindness and cruelty, religion di lemmas (Christian vs. Jew), tragedy etc. These opposites are all common with Shakespeares writings. Among the chief(prenominal) characters, Antonio is the one who is unselfish because he wants to help his friend, he represents goodness.Shylock isnt actually the evil-one, hes more of a vindictive individual because he lives in a society blanket(a) of anti-Semitism and with a daughter who left him for a Christian man. I think Shylock has right right to receive a pound of flesh from Antonios body because both parties signed a contract (they both agreed on this) The movie is also about destiny and power. Whatever happened to the merchant ships is nothing Antonio, or any other human, can do about it. When Antonio borrows money of Shylock, he gives the Jewish businessman all the power.During the final scene when theyre all gathered in court, Shakespeare clearly shows he wants to maintain the Christian morality and make Shylock clean by converting to Christianity. Because Shylock is a J ew, hes featured as an evil person. From the films and Shakespeares perspective, there is only one religion that is acceptable. This could be a symbol for the fights between the two religions and the main characters. Revenge is one of the main parts in this movie. Shylock uses his work and abundance to pursue his revenge. If the loan neer had occurred Shylock would never had been able to take the evenge to another level. Though Shylock never succeeded his revenge, his main goal was vengeance and never hesitated to stop his work. Tragedy occurs when Shylock looses everything in court and has to beg for mercy. He has to give all his abundance to his daughter, convert to Christianity. He didnt do anything wrong, lived in a anti-semitism society. Above all, he had a signed contract of the deal. But, Portias rhetorical skills turned the situation around when she argued that no blood, not more than the weight of a pound was allowed when cutting the flesh. This was impossible to accompli sh.