“Oh Shylock, you villainous, poor, comedian”
In the play Merchant of Venice written by William Shakespeare, the main character, Shylock is a wealthy, local Jewish man who goes about his day like any other Jewish man in Venice. He makes a living by loaning money to the Christians in need, but then charges them much extra in interest. The Christians of course, do not approve of this one bit, but they cannot argue with him or else he will not lend them money! Shylock is one of the main characters…
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