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The merchant of Venice themes - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Antonio dislikes usury while Shylock prefers including charged interest while adding interest
      - Antonio views money as a means to assist others in their problems and foster relationships
        
        As seen when he generously lends money to bassanio
      - Shylock sees his work as a sign of survival and economic gain and power
        
        Highlights attitudes towards wealth and the economical considerations for its use
- - - - ‘Us’ refers to merchants in venice
      - Christians don’t charge interest, which in turn, more people turn to them instead of Jews.
        
        Gives power to Christians in Venice and Jews have lesser
        
        Bitter
    - - “Engaged my friend to his mere enemy”
      - Bassanio has no hesitation in calling Shylock an enemy
        
        Considering Shylock had done nothing wrong to Bassanio except the bond
        
        As a Christian he feels that Shylock, a Jew, is on opposition
        
        Shylock is viewed, not as a normal moneylender, but rather an enemy purely on his beliefs
    - - “Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?”
      - Show that Christian’s do not see them / treat them as fellow human beings.
        
        Shylock feels angry and has a deep hatred towards this resentment towards Jews
        
        No empathy
    - - Does not respect Shylock as a Jew
        
        Spitting on his Jewish clothing
        
        Offends his religion
        
        Adds to the animosity Antonio has towards Jews