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If The Merchant of Venice was intended to be a comedy, then the characters' actions are very distressing.
Shylock's persecution was intended to be humorous, however it is never amusing to have someone be taunted
and molested out of hatred. A superior piece of literature should have an equal balance of both distress and
satisfaction, but this play presents a harsh reminder of how some people are hypocritical bigots with little or no
integrity. |