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Anti-Semitism in The Merchant of Venice
It is my strong belief that the play, "The Merchant of Venice", should be
taught in classes. If this play was banned from schools it would most certainly
be a form of censorship. While minors rights are somewhat limited when it comes
to this right, I think th ....
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.... play. The Christians portrayal was just as bad
as the Jewish man, Shylock's portrayal. In fact I think that the play gave a
worse portrayal of the Christian's because they ended up being the most evil,
through taking away everything that Shylock had and making him become Christian.
While Shylock did want to kill someone, the punishment invoked on him was even
worse.
As you can see, there are many reasons why "The Merchant of Venice" should
be taught in classrooms. A. Whitney Griswold said in a speech (1952), "Books
won't stay banned. They ....
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