Shylock and the Jewish question

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In Shylock and the Jewish Question, Yaffe challenges the widespread assumption that Shakespeare is, in the final analysis, unfriendly to Jews. Emphasizing that The Merchant of Venice is a work of political philosophy as well as literature, Yaffe raises the intriguing possibility that Shakespeare presents Shylock not as a typical Jew, but as a bad one. He finds that Shakespeare's consideration of Judaism in The Merchant of Venice provides an important contrast to Marlowe's virulent The Jew of Malta.

subjects: Comedy,  Judaism,  Jews,  Religion in literature,  Jews in literature,  Christianity,  Relations,  Political and social views,  Shylock,  Characters,  Shylock (Fictitious character),  Antisemitism,  Christianity and other religions,  History,  Judai˜sme,  Antisemitisme,  Antisemitismus,  Merchant of Venice,  Dans la litterature,  Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William),  Joden,  Personnages,  Histoire,  Juifs,  Interfaith relations,  Juden,  Christianisme,  The merchant of Venice (Shakespeare),  Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, merchant of venice,  Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, political and social views,  Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, characters,  Christianity and other religions, judaism,  Judaism, relations, christianity,  Jews, great britain

People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Places: Great Britain