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In Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, the Jewish character of Shylock refers to the biblical story of§Jacob tricking his uncle Laban (1.3.68-98) by tampering with the procreative process of Laban's§flock of sheep (Genesis 30.25-43). In the following, I will try to point out why Shylock tells this§story, and in which literary context he ruminates upon it. Besides a critical comparison of how his§speech interacts with the original biblical story, I will furthermore discuss this analogy foremost in§terms of its religious and dramatic functions within the play. Against this background, it will be§made evident that 'usury' as a negative Jewish stereotype, presumed by the judging eyes of medieval§Christians, is put in the centre of consideration here. It will be argued that as a general declaration in§MoV, a superiority of the New Testament to the Old Testament, of Christianity to Judaism, can be§derived, and that this conclusion is strongly linked with the majoritarian mindset in Shakespeare's§times and cultural sphere, rather than with Shakespeare's personal attitude towards Jews or Judaism,§an often supposed attitude of unprovable nature.

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• Pełny tytuł: Christianity versus Judaism in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice
• Autor: Andrea Oberheiden
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 16
• EAN: 9783640469062
• ISBN: 3640469062
• ID: 05279526
• Wydawca: Grin Verlag
• Waga: 59 g
• Wymiary: 210 × 148 × 2 mm
• Rok wydania: 2009

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