"DISCUSS SHAKESPEARS PORTRAYAL OF SHYLOCK IN THE MERCHANT OF VEINCE

Shylock is portrayed as the ruthless, greedy villain of the Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Shakespeare makes him the scapegoat and the object of ridicule throughout the play. This both, establishes the barrier between Shylock and the other characters.
In the Merchant of Venice the antagonist of the play is Shylock.
Shylock is a wealthy Jewish moneylender. He is probably the most
memorable character in the play because of Shakespeare's excellent
characterisation of him.
Shylock is the antagonist in the play because he stands in the way of love, but this does not necessarily make him the villain of the play. Shylock can be seen as both the villain of the play and as a man who is very human. The villain that ...