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The Merchant Of Venice

Many people are villainous in the way they act, and their villainous acts may be rooted in the desire to destroy others, or in the hopes of elevating themselves. Many people may only act "villainous" in reaction to the way they have been treated in the past. Shylock the Jew is the villain or antagonist in the play "The Merchant of Venice". Shylock mistreats Antonio the Christian, his daughter, Jessica and Launcelot.

The first person Shylock mistreats, is Launcelot. He mistreats this servant by complaining behind Launcelot's back of his laziness. Shylock says,

"The patch is kind enough, but a huge feeder, Snail-slow in profit, and he sleeps by day More than the wildcat. Drones hive not with me..
..His borrowed purse." 1

Shylock also acts villainous towards Launcelot by acting belligerent towards him.

"Who bids thee call? I do not bid thee call." 2

Shylock mistreats this man because of his poverty, and because Launcelot is socially beneath......


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