Term 3 Post 5

I feel that Shakespeare's intention of creating Shylock is to portray the image of Jews. Shylock is a very negative character in the book. He sees money more important than his daughter, as depicted in act 1 scene 3. This shows us how much a loser Shylock is, because even though his daughter is of his own blood, he would rather have the wealth. Also, Shylock was seen as an inhumane character, when he was so determined to cut off a pound of flash from Bassanio. This can be referenced to act 4 scene 1 and act 3 scene 3. In short, Shylock is a cunning villian in every aspect. Shakespeare is a christian and disliked the Jews. This can be seen from the many concrete evidence that we have. For one, the Jews were accused of doing many terrible things, which included sacrificing children who were Christian and drinking their blood. It is not difficult to see why the Christians disliked the Jews, and thus the reason behind creating Shylock is to show the Christian's hatred towards the Jews.