Merchant of venice

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 3
CHAPTER I. THE GREATEST WRITER IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 5
1.1. Shakespeare and his life 5
1.2. “The Merchant of Venice” as a notable Shakespearean comedy 8
CHAPTER II. LITERARY ANALYSIS OF “MERCHANT OF VENICE” 19
2.1. The five major themes of The Merchant of Venice 19
2.2. The moral of the story The Merchant of Venice 23
CONCLUSION 31
BIBLIOGRAPGY 33

INTRODUCTION

Literature is very important to study, because literature is a record of human life experiences either his own experience or others. Literary works is the reflection of the lives of human being. In short, literature is the imitation of human being’s life and it deals with the human happiness or sorrow. Hadson states that literature is a vital record of what men have seen in life, what they have thought and felt about those aspects of it which have the most immediate and enduring interest for all of us. It is thus fundamentally an expression of life through the medium of language. All literature, whether those are poems, essays, novels, or short stories, helps us address human nature. The human condition is a constant need for growth, our doubts and fears of success and failure, the need for company be it friends or family, our trials and tribulations, the goodness of compassion and empathy, the need to be loved and to love back in return, wanting to trust people around us, or the realization of imperfection. Human beings are capable of so much emotion and all of that reflects in our literature. Literature is that outlet. Literature is humankind expressing itself in the most honest way. It addresses our undeniable pathological need to share. We need literature in order to connect with our own humanity.
The actuality of the course paper. This course paper explores the pervasive role of commerce in Shakespeare’s comedy The Merchant of Venice, with a particular focus on the characters of Antonio, Bassanio, Shylock, and Portia, and the dual locales of Venice and Belmont. The way in which various characters engage in commerce is a reflection of their individual motives and affiliations. At the same time, the rhetoric of commerce, worth, and value colors the speech of various characters, and influences seemingly extra-commercial considerations such as identity, friendship, religion, socioeconomic status, and love. Ultimately, a close analysis of commercial transaction and language in the play reveals the complex nature of the narrative’s social dynamics and conflicts, and challenges what it means for characters to receive justice and possess agency in the world.