1. The Merchant of Venice
At the time the play was written anti-Semitism was rife due to myth and the infamous trial of the Queen's physician, Roderigo Lopez who was accused of treason. ... (Act2, Sc8, Line15) after she has eloped with a Christian, though E.E.Stoll contradicts this view saying "I cannot think that even this speech has for generations been misread, simply taken, , out of it's context, and a meaning super-imposed." ...
- Word Count: 1827
- Approx Pages: 7
- Grade Level: High School