| 单词 | Shylock |
| 例句 | That night, I dreamed about Doug Swieteck’s brother as Shylock, and him bending over me with a soccer ball in his hand, about to smash it into my free because I had taken him out. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “If it was fair, that was in the bond, and I stand to the letter of my bond, Shylock. There is a pile of clouds in the east, it’s not fair, and I don’t go.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Which I had about as much chance of getting as Shylock had of getting his ducats back. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z After we closed our books, Mrs. Baker asked me to discuss the character of Shylock. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He rubbed his hands together like Shylock onstage. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z In his eyes, that was all I was, a stage actor, a cutout, Shylock and Fagin and Judas all rolled into one. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And I remembered the death threats hanging over me like Shylock’s knife hanging over Antonio’s chest. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I suddenly wondered if my father was really like Shylock. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He remembers lines, too, that have been stored in his brain ever since — like the “Hath not a Jew eyes” speech, in which his character, the moneylender Shylock, asserts his own humanity. Artistically in Sync, and Reunited for ‘The Merchant of Venice’ 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z “District Merchants,” however, puts everyone in Shylock’s situation, making it easier to read his brusqueness and hoarding as reactions to isolation — to being shut out of the mainstream. The election is on everyone's mind as SCR presents 'All the Way' and 'District Merchants' 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z It’s odd to showcase Blackness without having a Shylock who can explicitly speak about his Blackness. The Past Pushes Back in 2 Shows With Contemporary Blackness in Mind 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Arbus shifts the focus of the text so Shylock — performed by Thompson with devastating pathos — isn’t the antagonist who stands in the way of the central characters’ happiness, but the tragic heart of the play. The Past Pushes Back in 2 Shows With Contemporary Blackness in Mind 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Arbus’s solution is to emphasize the awfulness of everyone in Venice, not Shylock alone. Review: A ‘Merchant of Venice’ That Doubles Down on Pain 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z But the playwright's own dream is to see Shylock given a major London showing before he dies. Arnold Wesker: food for thought 2012-05-21T18:30:02Z Munby’s “Merchant” underlines the exotic nature of Shylock’s Jewishness in gentile Venice: an improvised scene has father and daughter arguing in Yiddish. Jonathan Pryce puts a new stamp on Shylock 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z The production’s sharpened focus on moral ambiguity extends even to Willow Geer’s steely, unsentimental turn as Portia, the quick-witted ostensible heroine who disguises herself as a lawyer to turn the tables on Shylock. Shylock, revisited, in Theatricum's 'Merchant of Venice' 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z But it's surely an intentional part of a generous yet compelling central performance that hones in on the notion that Shylock's partial self-corruption has undermined his moral center. Abraham makes 'Merchant' a memorable show 2011-03-18T21:06:11Z Photograph: Murdo MacLeod for the Observer When I was 14 I was really taciturn – I hardly said a word – but then I auditioned for Shylock. Shakespeare and me: Paterson Joseph 2012-06-30T23:07:07Z Notwithstanding its oft-quoted proverbs and ingenious plot, “The Merchant of Venice” continues to spark controversy over its depiction of the Jewish money-lender Shylock and his humiliation at the hands of Judeo-phobic society. Shylock, revisited, in Theatricum's 'Merchant of Venice' 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z It didn’t seem much interested in understanding Shylock, who was represented by an empty picture frame. Review: The Bard as Bedtime Story in ‘Table Top Shakespeare’ 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z She also coolly demolishes Shylock — financially, religiously and psychologically. Daniel Sullivan, Al Pacino do right by 'Merchant' 2010-12-18T01:15:52Z Here Shylock is given the opportunity to deliver the definitive speech to correct the record about Jews. ‘Shylock Is My Name’ review: Shakespeare for the 21st century 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z As a man who must negotiate the decorous halls of the contemporary business world, Mr. Abraham’s Shylock keeps a tighter lid on his rage, and on his humiliation, too. | 'The Merchant of Venice': What Price a Pound of Flesh? 2011-03-04T23:52:29Z Mr. Pacino has a reputation as a scenery-chewer, but that stands out less onstage than on screen, and he showed restraint as Shylock in the majestic recent production of “The Merchant of Venice.” The Week Ahead: Oct. 14 — 20 2012-10-14T07:20:04Z Because Shylock, the Jewish moneylender who infamously demands a pound of flesh in “The Merchant of Venice,” is, if a villain, a complicated one: persecuted, spit upon and scorned by Christians for being a Jew. ‘All the Devils’ Review: Patrick Page as Friendly Guide Investigating Evil 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z For once, I could see how Shylock and Portia were both products of a single corrupt society. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Speaking the Same Language 2010-12-01T21:17:00Z More vitally, Pryce’s portrayal grounds Shylock persuasively in a belief that the law applies as sacredly to a Jew as it does to the Christians who spit on him. Jonathan Pryce puts a new stamp on Shylock 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z After huddling under the theater’s narrow awning for a half-hour, as water puddled around us, we trooped back to our wet seats to witness Shylock’s brutal humiliation at the hands of the good Christians. It?s Been a Gloomy Summer on New York Stages 2010-07-28T17:57:00Z So expect a version of the piece — with Matthew Boston as Shylock and Maren Bush as Portia — that attempts to tie the play’s issues more concretely to American racial and ethnic history. Dueling interpretations of ‘Merchant of Venice’ to grace D.C. 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z He was still training as an actor then, in 1994; his Shylock was part of a student production by the company. Artistically in Sync, and Reunited for ‘The Merchant of Venice’ 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z “What Shylock is up against is so much bigger than him,” he said. Artistically in Sync, and Reunited for ‘The Merchant of Venice’ 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z But a judge, actually Portia disguised as a man, finds Shylock guilty of conspiring against Antonio and rules that he must hand over half his property to Antonio and the other half to the state. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Presides Over Shylock’s Appeal 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z As you’ve no doubt heard, this would be Shakespeare’s least funny “comedy,” “The Merchant of Venice,” starring Al Pacino as the Jewish moneylender Shylock. It?s Been a Gloomy Summer on New York Stages 2010-07-28T17:57:00Z I could picture this character sitting across a table from Macbeth or Shylock and having plenty to talk about. Tony Soprano, Al Swearengen, Vic Mackey, Gus Fring 2011-09-19T14:20:00Z An appropriate gesture for a Shylock who hasn't budged an inch all evening. The Merchant of Venice ? review 2011-02-10T17:16:00Z And I felt God took a hand when Shylock, my response to The Merchant of Venice, was due to open on Broadway and the lead actor, Zero Mostel, died. Arnold Wesker: food for thought 2012-05-21T18:30:02Z And Shylock, like Othello, is an outsider in his own society. Artistically in Sync, and Reunited for ‘The Merchant of Venice’ 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z But even a brain-freezing temperature of below 50 degrees can't mar the cogent profundity of Anthony Heald's Shylock — a performance devoid of posturing and suffused with a mournful awareness of "otherness." Oregon Shakespeare Festival celebrates 75th year with intriguing interpretations 2010-06-25T21:24:00Z Since the actor playing Shylock is John Douglas Thompson, Shylock’s Jewish identity is subordinated to another one: a Black identity. The Past Pushes Back in 2 Shows With Contemporary Blackness in Mind 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Shylock forgoes interest in favor of an unusual condition: If Antonio forfeits, Shylock will extract a pound of flesh from his body. Review: A ‘Merchant of Venice’ That Doubles Down on Pain 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The exception, to a degree, is Mr. Pryce’s eloquent, beautifully rendered Shylock, whose abuse at the hands of the Christians of Venice is drawn in stark relief. Review: ‘The Merchant of Venice’ With Extra Fog, Moral and Atmospheric 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Pacino’s portrayal of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice was applauded by the critics. From the Godfather to Shakespeare’s mad king – Al Pacino takes on Lear 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z The pivotal moment where Shylock decides to back off from that cruel bond is, to my mind, underplayed and given insufficient directorial focus here. Abraham makes 'Merchant' a memorable show 2011-03-18T21:06:11Z Shylock, from Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice,” often pleads far more eloquently for the audience’s sympathy than the text will allow, warping the deep ambivalence of Shakespeare’s original. A challenge for the arts: Stop sanitizing and show the great works as they were created Resisting the modern temptation to make a case for Shylock as a complex, even sympathetic character, Rider presents him every bit as bigoted as his persecutors. The Merchant of Venice ? review 2011-02-10T17:16:00Z Yet there is heartbreak in it, not least because Shylock’s beloved daughter, Jessica, betrays and deserts him. Artistically in Sync, and Reunited for ‘The Merchant of Venice’ 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Thompson wants to examine why Shylock abandons rationality, insists on a moral wrong and then — this is the sticking point — refuses to relent. Artistically in Sync, and Reunited for ‘The Merchant of Venice’ 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z The mock appeal began where the play ended: Shylock, the conniving Venetian Jewish moneylender, insists on collecting a pound of flesh from Antonio, who has defaulted on a loan. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Presides Over Shylock’s Appeal 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z We see, too, the reflexive prejudice that has him unthinkingly take out his handkerchief to wipe his hand after shaking Shylock’s. | 'The Merchant of Venice': What Price a Pound of Flesh? 2011-03-04T23:52:29Z And Mr. Goodman, who in this same theater some years back was the finest Shylock in my experience, raises defensive bluster to a high art across an increasingly knotted play. Theater Review: At the National Theatre in London, Other People's Pain 2011-05-03T13:00:07Z “The essential nature of art is freedom,” said the Oscar-winning actor F. Murray Abraham, whose many credits include Shylock, the Jewish moneylender of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice,” though Mr. Abraham is not Jewish. Who Can Play the King? Representation Questions Fuel Casting Debates. 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z And Shylock, it turns out, is a role that Thompson wanted to revisit. Artistically in Sync, and Reunited for ‘The Merchant of Venice’ 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Pryce, for his part, doesn’t care to give away too much of how he creates a character as complex as Shylock. Jonathan Pryce puts a new stamp on Shylock 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z But this production, more than most, makes clear through its Shylock that the horrific payment he’s seeking is not the real point. Jonathan Pryce puts a new stamp on Shylock 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z But when he reread it more recently, he saw Shylock as a more subtle and sympathetic figure rather than a crass Jewish caricature. Novelists Reimagine and Update Shakespeare’s Plays 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Secondly, if Florio "censored" a possible allusion to himself in Hamlet, might he not have removed other possible slights elsewhere – in relation to Shylock, perhaps, or Malvolio in Twelfth Night? Who edited Shakespeare? 2013-07-12T13:00:01Z The central problem always posed by this play is its blending of the para-tragic journey of Shylock with the romantic shenanigans of Portia and her suitors and pals. Abraham makes 'Merchant' a memorable show 2011-03-18T21:06:11Z Portia speaks eloquently in his defence, but whose flesh is Shylock preparing to take in place of his unpaid debt in Shakespeare’s A Merchant of Venice? Quiz: Debt in literature 2011-08-03T09:57:51Z It could be said that this show stars Mr. Stewart in the role of Shylock. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Stratford-Upon-Avon Edition 2011-07-22T21:16:12Z The production, which stars a deeply moving Jonathan Pryce as Shylock, does begin on a frolicsome note, with masked actors dancing onstage, as during Venice’s carnival. Review: ‘The Merchant of Venice’ With Extra Fog, Moral and Atmospheric 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Hassan is low-key as he describes his position as an Arab actor with dwindling opportunities in Israel, ironically hitting a peak playing the Jewish moneylender Shylock in “The Merchant of Venice.” Review | This documentary play about Israeli artists is a raw, uneasy 80 minutes 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Thompson is an especially exciting choice for Shylock: One eagerly awaits how a superb Black actor navigates that eternally provocative Jewish character. Britney Spears and . . . Shakespeare Theatre? Built on an unlikely coupling, a musical with her songs might be bound for Broadway. 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Of course Shylock, in all his incarnations, sounds a disruptive note of discord. Review: A Flock of Shylocks Transforms ‘Merchant of Venice’ 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z The grotesquely drawn character of Shylock, the vengeful Jewish moneylender, usually runs away with the show, while casting a sour pall over the fairy-tale romantic couplings and comic high jinks that surround him. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Speaking the Same Language 2010-12-01T21:17:00Z He remained for nine years, playing Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, producing Ibsen and Bridie, touring throughout Scotland and often performing in his own play, The Charm of Robert Burns. Tom Fleming obituary 2010-04-20T18:08:00Z "The Merchant of Venice": Shivering through Rauch's outdoor rendering of the "problem play" that pits Jewish moneylender Shylock against bigoted gentile Venetians is not ideal. Oregon Shakespeare Festival celebrates 75th year with intriguing interpretations 2010-06-25T21:24:00Z Ginsburg’s acting talents will be put to a test in her cameo as a judge in the play’s trial the Venetian Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Will Make a Cameo in 'The Merchant of Venice' 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z She added, to laughter, “And finally, after four centuries of delay in seeking payment, we think that Shylock is out of time in asking for interest.” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Presides Over Shylock’s Appeal 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Abraham paints an uneasy, uncertain, wound-tight Shylock who has internalized oppression while failing to absent himself from an irreligious but personally profitable world that measures human worth in pounds of unequal flesh. Abraham makes 'Merchant' a memorable show 2011-03-18T21:06:11Z The tirade culminates in Shylock spitting as he says the audience member’s name. Shylock goes to Washington in ‘District Merchants’ at Folger 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Even Philip Roth, who called Le Carré's A Perfect Spy the best post-war English novel, wrote, in Operation Shylock, a book that can be considered a homage. A Delicate Truth by John Le Carré – review 2013-04-19T06:30:01Z Shakespeare allows Shylock to express the progressive sentiment that Jews are people before confiscating his property and forcing him to convert to Christianity, therefore Merchant is actually a humanist text? Shakespeare, universal? No, it's cultural imperialism 2012-05-21T13:00:03Z “By casting a Black man as Shylock in America in 2021, one becomes painfully aware of the connections between Shakespeare’s 16th-century Venice and our world now,” she said in a news release. Review: A ‘Merchant of Venice’ That Doubles Down on Pain 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Jacobi’s Shylock sputtered with bitter vitriol, though a thick accent may not be the best choice to avoid the stereotypes associated with the character. In ‘Merchant of Venice,’ authentic music accents the Bard’s history 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z What a powerful time, then, to encounter Shakespeare’s Shylock in Patrick Page’s solo-show investigation of evil, “All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain.” ‘All the Devils’ Review: Patrick Page as Friendly Guide Investigating Evil 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the screenplay by Jean-François Halin and Mr. Hazanavicius offers a relentless series of jokes about Jews, along with delights like a put-upon Nazi’s impassioned rendition of Shylock’s “do we not bleed” speech. | 'OSS 117: Lost in Rio': French Spy Spoof Set in Swinging ?67 Rio 2010-05-07T04:04:00Z Portia delivers her mercy speech while successfully persuading Shylock not to take a pound of flesh. Review: Christopher Plummer Dominates ‘All the Money in the World’ 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z Rowe sees Shylock in The Merchant of Venice as a serious rather than a buffoonish part, which is how it was acted at the time, and defends Shakespeare against general critical prejudices. Shakespeare biographies: the good, the Bard and the ugly | Michael Caines 2010-04-05T11:16:00Z Or, to paraphrase Shylock in “Something Rotten!,” this spring’s comedies don’t waste time on metaphors. High-Spirited Comedies Rush the Stage 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Bardolators in search of blank verse in sylvan settings needn’t camp out on the ticket line for the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, where Al Pacino is sinking his chops into Shylock. The Week Ahead: July 4 ? 10 2010-07-01T16:02:00Z Shylock, a comic villain as well as a suffering father, wept copiously after his daughter ran away from home with suitcases full of jewels and drachmas. Notes on a truly Shakespearean year: An enlightened boldness brings out the best in the Bard 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z The return of Shylock is credible as a literary device in the context of a novel lapsing into formal language and rich with Shakespearean references. ‘Shylock Is My Name’ review: Shakespeare for the 21st century 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z This pays certain dividends, giving some lines particular resonance, as when Shylock, in his speech to the Venetian court, says: Review: A ‘Merchant of Venice’ That Doubles Down on Pain 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Black Jews of course exist, but despite the interpolation of some lines from a Yom Kippur prayer at the play’s end, it is this Shylock’s Blackness and not his Jewishness that Arbus’s production emphasizes. Review: A ‘Merchant of Venice’ That Doubles Down on Pain 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Mr. Abraham’s Shylock is probably the finest I’ve seen, although the British actor Henry Goodman was terrific in a National Theater production in London some years ago. | 'The Merchant of Venice': What Price a Pound of Flesh? 2011-03-04T23:52:29Z It is part of the inaugural season of “Shakespeare at Pace,” a new endeavor that most recently included F. Murray Abraham’s Shylock in “The Merchant of Venice.” ArtsBeat: Pace Offers Shakespeare Fans an Alternative 2011-04-08T18:43:32Z The Public’s production, running at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, stars Al Pacino as Shylock and is directed by Daniel Sullivan, and concludes on Aug. 1. Theater for a New Audience to Stage 'Merchant' 2010-07-21T20:53:00Z It may strike you when you first see these boxes that they look much like the one that Shylock was carrying earlier. | 'The Merchant of Venice': Al Pacino Brings His Shylock to Shakespeare in the Park 2010-07-01T02:01:00Z Al Pacino's performance as Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" won rave reviews and helped bring the play's total tally of nominations to seven. Satirical Mormon musical leads Drama Desk noms 2011-04-29T22:33:30Z In “District Merchants,” the Shylock of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” is re-imagined as a businessman and moneylender in Reconstruction-era Washington, D.C. The election is on everyone's mind as SCR presents 'All the Way' and 'District Merchants' 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z "I did King Lear and Prospero and Shylock, along with numerous other Shakespearean plays, but those are the ones I really wanted to do," Mandell said pensively. Theater pulses in Alan Mandell's veins 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z “No,” Roth’s fictional avatar argues in “Operation Shylock,” “a man’s character isn’t his fate; a man’s fate is the joke that his life plays on his character.” Cynthia Ozick Calls the New Philip Roth Biography a ‘Narrative Masterwork’ 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z For as this Shylock rants — and the lines between wrathful avarice and paternal anguish blur beyond reckoning — his state of confusion becomes a heightened mirror of everything around him. | 'The Merchant of Venice': Al Pacino Brings His Shylock to Shakespeare in the Park 2010-07-01T02:01:00Z The books that were helpful to Mr. Roth in his research for his novel “The Plot Against America” are all grouped together, as are those he consulted for “Operation Shylock.” A Scene Right Out of Philip Roth: His Books Come Home to Newark’s Library 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z He keeps doing theater, his first love, including a 2010 New York performance of Shylock in “The Merchant of Venice” that critics deemed revelatory. Al Pacino was nearly fired from ‘The Godfather.’ The rest is history. 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z And Shylock is one of those fictional characters who surpass their creators’ intentions, inspiring actors from Henry Irving to Dustin Hoffman to transform what is essentially a character role into an Olympic star turn. | 'The Merchant of Venice': Al Pacino Brings His Shylock to Shakespeare in the Park 2010-07-01T02:01:00Z Jonathan Pryce will play Shylock in the Shakespeare's Globe's upcoming production of The Merchant of Venice. Pryce heads Globe summer season 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Tresnjak's conceit here is that Shylock and his Christian antagonists are present-day, technology-bound money traders — the kinds of people, he implies, who collectively got us into our current fiscal mess. Abraham makes 'Merchant' a memorable show 2011-03-18T21:06:11Z Shakespeare’s depiction of Shylock might have seemed uncommonly sympathetic in the 1590s, but today it comes across as baldly anti-Semitic. The election is on everyone's mind as SCR presents 'All the Way' and 'District Merchants' 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z “Shylock is a villain. He’s insisting on a pound of flesh. He’s sharpening his knife.” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Presides Over Shylock’s Appeal 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z And by the way, those three thousand ducats that Shylock famously lends out? ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Stratford-Upon-Avon Edition 2011-07-22T21:16:12Z With the brio of a young actor, he recalled the Public Theater’s acclaimed 2010 production of “The Merchant of Venice,” in which he played Shylock. Scene City: Celebrating 50 Years of Shakespeare in the Park 2012-06-20T19:04:38Z Thompson is, of course, not the first Black American to play Shylock in a professional production. Artistically in Sync, and Reunited for ‘The Merchant of Venice’ 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Pacino made it known that he wanted to play only Shylock. Shakespeare in the Park Returns to a Repertory Format 2010-06-11T18:31:00Z I just offered her the most humiliating contract since Antonio got a loan from Shylock. A big story developing on HBO's 'The Newsroom' 2012-06-20T09:16:04Z But his Shylock's main problem is fundamentalist rigidity and the crucial sense that he hath ever but slenderly known himself. Abraham makes 'Merchant' a memorable show 2011-03-18T21:06:11Z “The quality of mercy is not strained,” Portia tells Shylock in “The Merchant of Venice.” Review: Christopher Plummer Dominates ‘All the Money in the World’ 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z My classmates and I passionately argued about whether our interpretations should be based on the Elizabethan comic and villainous portrayals of Shylock or later versions that treated him with dignity. Letters to the Editor 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Not content with getting the merchant off the hook through legal sophistry, she further twists the knife to strip Shylock of his property, citizenship and even his religious identity. Shylock, revisited, in Theatricum's 'Merchant of Venice' 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The Kennedy Center entry, a version by Shakespeare’s Globe in London that brings the ingenious British actor Jonathan Pryce to D.C. in the guise of Shylock, seems likely to be the more conventional version. Dueling interpretations of ‘Merchant of Venice’ to grace D.C. 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Casting Thompson complicates the prejudices at work in the play, superimposing Blackness on Shylock’s Jewishness. Review: A ‘Merchant of Venice’ That Doubles Down on Pain 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z And I remembered it last week, watching him as Shylock in Arin Arbus’s caustic, provocative production of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” at Theater for a New Audience. Review: A ‘Merchant of Venice’ That Doubles Down on Pain 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z A new opening scene explicitly shows Shylock being taunted and spat upon, events only referenced after the fact in the text. Shylock, revisited, in Theatricum's 'Merchant of Venice' 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z As Mr. Pacino recently demonstrated in his portrayal of Shylock in “The Merchant of Venice,” his acting gift is magnificently intact. The Week Ahead: Feb. 20 ? 26 2011-02-17T15:17:47Z At the start of the book it reads as if Shakespeare is also one of those racists by making Shylock look like the baddie. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare ? review 2011-03-04T10:10:03Z Ms. Coonrod’s attempt to solve the problem of Shylock by multiplication is surprisingly effective. Review: A Flock of Shylocks Transforms ‘Merchant of Venice’ 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Bell said the cartoon was spiked after a phone call from the paper suggested it may reference Shakespeare's Shylock's "pound of flesh" line. Steve Bell sacked by Guardian after antisemitic row over Netanyahu cartoon 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z British actor Tracy-Ann Oberman, who is Jewish and currently playing Jewish character Shylock in a production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, wrote about representation in a post on Instagram this week. Bradley Cooper: Why Bernstein nose row is complicated 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z The stereotype of the large Jewish nose in particular has persisted in through centuries, from Shakespeare’s Shylock to Nazi propaganda. Composer Bernstein’s children defend Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose after ‘Maestro’ is criticized 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Antisemitism had long traded on the stereotype of the Jew as Shylock, the usurious, heartless banker. "Woke communism”: How corporate America became the bogeyman of today's anti-communist crusaders 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The myriad paths these storytellers might take are foreshadowed in Arbus and Thompson’s choice to investigate Shylock as a Black man. Jewish diversity is becoming an ever more vibrant issue onstage 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Moneylender Shylock, from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, is considered to be one of the most notorious Jewish stereotypes in English literature due to his greedy nature. Steve Bell sacked by Guardian after antisemitic row over Netanyahu cartoon 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z In this version, Shylock is more sympathetic because we get a clearer view of the other characters’ flaws. Opinion | Going After That Pound of Flesh 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z It has the additional, considerable look-in value of the always-trenchant John Douglas Thompson as Shylock, a Black actor and casting choice that introduces not only irresistible theatrical heft, but also the intersectional issue of race. Perspective | Theater is more than ready for a springtime reseeding 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z His performance as Shylock, by contrast, was universally praised. Sir Antony Sher: A giant of the stage 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Arbus noted that it is not pure imagination to think of Shylock as a man of color. Jewish diversity is becoming an ever more vibrant issue onstage 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z In the Bard's famous play, Shylock asks for a pound of Antonio's flesh a loan isn't repaid within three months. Steve Bell sacked by Guardian after antisemitic row over Netanyahu cartoon 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Godwin asked Thompson — a renowned Shakespearean actor who has appeared on TV in “Mare of Easttown” and “The Gilded Age” — where he stands on revenge, the emotional state that spurs Shylock’s fall. Opinion | Going After That Pound of Flesh 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z He introduces students to “The Merchant of Venice” and “Oliver Twist,” and encourages his classes to empathize with the texts’ Jewish characters, Shylock and Fagin. In Gaza, a Contentious Palestinian Professor Calmly Teaches Israeli Poetry 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Richard III was physically warped; King Lear and Iago were consumed by rage and jealousy; Shylock was part of a spurned community. Sir Antony Sher: A giant of the stage 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z That Thompson is Black and Shylock is Jewish adds rarely explored dimensions to “The Merchant of Venice,” which began its run at Shakespeare Theatre Company on March 22. Jewish diversity is becoming an ever more vibrant issue onstage 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z But Shakespeare takes pains to emphasize Othello’s racial and cultural difference just as he stresses Shylock’s religious separation in “The Merchant of Venice,” a work even more heavily freighted with controversy. Commentary: Must Laurence Olivier's blackface Othello be banned? I showed the film and wasn't canceled 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Critics who insist that Shakespeare portrayed Shylock’s humanity ignore the “sheer awfulness” of phrases like “Certainly the Jew is the very devil incarnate.” Review | Are Jewish ghosts more valued than Jewish lives? 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z In the 1993 novel “Operation Shylock,” a character named Philip Roth travels to Israel to confront a look-alike, named Philip Roth, who peddles Middle East peace plans while pretending to be the real Roth. Philip Roth Was His Own Favorite Subject. What’s Left for a Biographer? 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z He said he applied that learning in transforming the controversial role of Shylock into a teachable lesson on the evils of antisemitism. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A diversity of views on D.C.’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z “I look at Shylock as a proxy for the other,” he said. Jewish diversity is becoming an ever more vibrant issue onstage 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Its reassuring examples included a comparison, by the Australian broadcaster Clive James, of Laurence Olivier’s Shylock to the cartoon character Scrooge McDuck. Diana Rigg, Emma Peel of ‘The Avengers,’ Dies at 82 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z “The Merchant of Venice,” of course, ends with Shylock’s conversion. Review | Are Jewish ghosts more valued than Jewish lives? 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Shylock’s egregious punishment is rendered acceptable because of his outsider status as a Jew in Christian Venice. Ivanka tweets Bible verse to "heal" protester pain, but Trump policies only add to it 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z A fan of Dustin Hoffman, he once bought a ticket and booked a Rolls Royce to go and watch the Hollywood actor playing Shylock in The Merchant of Venice at London's West End. Obituary: Rishi Kapoor, the ‘forever youthful’ heartthrob 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z When John Douglas Thompson let it be known he wanted to play Shylock, one of the most provocative starring roles in Shakespeare, that was all Arin Arbus needed to hear. Jewish diversity is becoming an ever more vibrant issue onstage 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z He played Shylock in a 1995 New York production of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” Ron Leibman, actor who portrayed Roy Cohn in ‘Angels in America,’ dies at 82 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z For the theater, he used his medical experience to direct Michael Hordern as a senile King Lear and elicited a major performance from Olivier himself as a Shylock intended to resemble a 19th-century Rothschild. Jonathan Miller, Acclaimed Theater Director and Writer, Dies at 85 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The grand old man of British theatre wanted to play Shylock as a traditional Jewish stereotype - complete with false nose and teeth. Obituary: Jonathan Miller 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z His productions included a modern-dress staging of The Merchant of Venice, with Laurence Olivier as Shylock. Theatre director Sir Jonathan Miller dies aged 85 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Shylock is a ruthless Jewish moneylender and principal antagonist in The Merchant of Venice. Labour candidate quits over 'Shylock' comment 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z In Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice,” Shylock opens the play with the questions “What news on the Rialto?” Venice’s Ca’ Sagredo Hotel: Where ancient history meets modern luxury 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z This became clear to Franz when his teachers in Berlin cast stealthily malicious glances at him when Jewish characters — such as Shylock in “The Merchant of Venice” — came up in literature. The New German Anti-Semitism 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Shylock is arguably the most problematic character in the Shakespearean canon. Review: 'Everything That Never Happened' reconsiders 'The Merchant of Venice' through a Jewish perspective - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Then F. Murray Abraham shares his thoughts on “The Merchant of Venice,” in which he has played Shylock. Friday’s TV highlights: First Lady Melania Trump on ABC's '20/20' - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The Jewish moneylender Shylock asked in “The Merchant of Venice,” inquiring whether his humanity matched that of his Christian clients. Opinion | The Patriarchy Will Always Have Its Revenge 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z In Operation Shylock, a fictional real Philip Roth confronted a fictional counterfeit Philip Roth in a vertiginous game about the nature of identity. How Philip Roth wrote America 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z Even “The Counterlife,” for all its turns of plot and character, took place, in part, in Israel, where “Operation Shylock” is also set. Philip Roth, a provocateur whose candor seared even as it reflected the American story 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Defined by their cultures and circumstances, Shylock and Jessica offer a cautionary lesson in this present era of rising anti-Semitism and feminist rage. Review: 'Everything That Never Happened' reconsiders 'The Merchant of Venice' through a Jewish perspective - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The protagonist of “Operation Shylock” is a character named Philip Roth, who is being impersonated by another character, who has stolen Roth’s identity. Philip Roth, Towering Novelist Who Explored Lust, Jewish Life and America, Dies at 85 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z After the disappointing reaction to his 1993 novel, “Operation Shylock,” he fell again into severe depression and for years rarely communicated with the media. Prolific, provocative author Philip Roth, dies at 85 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z But he also created a vast literary project in the conditional, asking what the world could be in novels like The Ghost Writer, The Counterlife and Operation Shylock. How Philip Roth wrote America 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z The abused and abusive Jewish money-lender Shylock in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” demands to be paid a literal “pound of flesh” by a debtor who can’t pay. Recent Missouri editorials 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Gradually he developed into other roles and, with the use of make-up, went on to play Richard III, Shylock, Iago and even King Lear and Macbeth. First black Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge honoured - BBC News 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z I wouldn’t stray from the classics: “American Pastoral,” “The Ghost Writer” and “Operation Shylock.” Dodgers mailbag: With Clayton Kershaw injured, should the team acquire Yu Darvish? 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was in Venice this week, watching her grandson perform in a production of “The Merchant of Venice” and presiding over a mock appeal by Shylock. Your Friday Briefing 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z He could transition from the metafictional cartwheels of The Counterlife and Operation Shylock to the straightforward realism of The Human Stain. How Philip Roth wrote America 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z He’s tricked out of it, though, and the play’s happy ending includes Shylock’s forced conversion to Christianity. Recent Missouri editorials 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Fresh off two seasons on “Game of Thrones” as High Sparrow, the Tony winner is now on an international tour as Shylock in a Shakespeare’s Globe production that co-stars his daughter, Phoebe Pryce. Jonathan Pryce makes ‘Merchant of Venice’ a family affair 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z “The Merchant of Venice” Actor Jonathan Pryce from “Game of Thrones” plays Shylock in a production by the London company Shakespeare’s Globe. Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, July 21-27, 2016 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z In this version, entitled “District Merchants,” Shylock copes with the schemes and insults not of Venice’s aristocratic Christians in the 16th century but of D.C.’s African American Christians in the 1870s. Coming to the Folger: The Merchant of . . . D.C.? 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Operation Shylock is built on the Cretan-liar paradox of a narrator who asserts that he is lying. How Philip Roth wrote America 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z By the time the Christian heroes of Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice” referred to Shylock repeatedly as “the Jew,” there was no question that the word was a slur, not just a noun noting Shylock’s religion. ‘Jew.’ Why does the word for a person of my religion sound like a slur? 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The Catholic Church forbade usury, so Jews thrived as moneylenders - the trade of Shylock in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" - and ran pawn shops, both activities for a mostly Christian clientele. Jews of world's first ghetto reflect on Europe's migrant crisis 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Jonathan Pryce will reprise his role as Shylock in Jonathan Munby's The Merchant of Venice which will run at the Liverpool Playhouse, and then tour before returning to the Globe in October. Shakespeare's Cymbeline renamed for Globe season - BBC News 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Instead of directing the play in yet another production that wrestles with the problematic character of the Jewish moneylender Shylock, Posner used Shakespeare’s characters and basic plot to write an almost entirely new script. Coming to the Folger: The Merchant of . . . D.C.? 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Republican front-runner Donald Trump delivered a speech before the Republican Jewish Coalition in which he essentially praised members of the organization for being a bunch of Shylocks. One yuuuuuge mistake: Donald Trump just delivered an anti-Semitic speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z A year later, he played Shylock in a BBC TV production of The Merchant of Venice, and received much praise for his role in Harold Pinter's The Caretaker at the National Theatre. Warren Mitchell obituary: Alf Garnett and much more - BBC News 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z I had a tonsure, so I wore a hat and arranged my remaining hanks around my ears, like Shylock. 'Shaving my head led to my first orgasm': writers on their lives in hair 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z The anti-Semitism of Shakespeare’s words was emphasised in one shocking scene where, following Shylock’s forced conversion from Judaism to Christianity, Bassanio’s men spit on him and film his humiliation on their mobile phones. Should Shakespeare Be Censored? 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z For example, last year its National Cyber Crime Unit worked with GCHQ, the FBI, Europol and others to thwart the Shylock malware program, used by criminals to steal from bank accounts. Cyber-cops tackle online fraudsters 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Shakespeare worked out the logic in The Merchant of Venice when he has Shylock ask: Why We Are So Intrigued by Zombies 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Within a few hours, the Anti-Defamation League’s national director, Abraham Foxman, said, “Shylock represents the medieval stereotype about Jews and remains an offensive characterization to this day.” Off Prompter: Joe Biden Explained 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Just last month, he used the term “Shylock” to describe “U.S. veterans taken advantage of by bankers.” CURL: Bipolar Joe Biden: Please, please run in 2016! 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z During a speech to the Legal Services Corporation on Tuesday, Biden referred to lenders preying on members of the military as “Shylocks.” Who had the worst week in Washington? Vice President Biden. On Wednesday, he called lenders of bad loans to people serving in the military “Shylocks,” a derogatory name for Jews, earning him a rebuke form the Anti-Defamation League. Joe Biden’s Gaffe-Ridden Week 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Until the 1950s, it was not uncommon to see a reference to “Uncle Shylock” when the U.S. government was judged to be stingy. When Did 'Shylock' Become a Slur? 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z He condemned the “Shylocks who took advantage of these women and men while overseas.” Off Prompter: Joe Biden Explained 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z “Shylock represents the medieval stereotype about Jews and remains an offensive characterization to this day,” Anti-Defamation League Director Abraham Foxman said. CURL: Bipolar Joe Biden: Please, please run in 2016! 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Vice President Joseph R. Biden raised the ire of at least one prominent Jewish group Tuesday after using the word “Shylocks” to describe unscrupulous bankers. Jewish group condemns Joe Biden for ‘Shylocks’ remark 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z The Shylock malware - so named because passages from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice were found within its code - affected computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system. 'Shylock' malware hit by authorities 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Some of these elements were performed on stage by the players - Shylock was subjected to a kicking - but much of the action took place in the auditorium by way of a protest within the play. A protest within a play 2012-05-30T09:44:22Z “Action is eloquence,” Shakespeare wrote in “Coriolanus,” just a few years after he wrote “The Merchant of Venice,” the play that established a Shylock as a reliable slur. Off Prompter: Joe Biden Explained 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z When it came to food, Pericles was greedier than Shylock for a pound; piercing me with piratical eyes, he sat up, wagged for pity, then slumped in grief, moaning better than any stage madonna. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Shylock is the villain in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice,” who plays a Jewish moneylender who mercilessly demands a “pound of flesh” from the merchant who defaults on a loan. Jewish group condemns Joe Biden for ‘Shylocks’ remark 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Authorities were able to seize computer servers that were controlling Shylock. 'Shylock' malware hit by authorities 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z He had great difficulty in getting a London engagement, but finally appeared at the Haymarket in 1777 as Shylock, and his success was a source of considerable profit to Colman, the manager. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z It was my good fortune once to be in the wings at the Lyceum when he was playing Shylock in the "Merchant of Venice." The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z My spleen stems from the sleepwalker’s for I am sleepwalker-without-taper, from Romeo to Shylock, king to clown, hero to villain. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z “Shylock represents the medieval stereotype about Jews and remains an offensive characterization to this day,” he said in a statement. Jewish group condemns Joe Biden for ‘Shylocks’ remark 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Shakespeare has sympathy as complete for Shylock or Iago as he as for Arthur or King Lear. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z "Shylock and the Moor And Pierre cannot be swept or worn away," says Childe Harold; and that, indeed, is the feeling everywhere in these romantic countries. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Shylock is a Jew of flesh and blood, who will laugh if he is tickled, and break into anger if he is thwarted. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z The Sabbath by which Shylock registered his wicked oath is still the Christian's Saturday. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z As good terms as a consumptive bankrupt might expect from Shylock. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z I cannot be surprised that he fills out his periods with my "ecstasies," "shouts of joy," "wild paeans," a quotation from "Shylock," and other things less fitting. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z One is disappointed, spite of all the common sense in the world, not to meet Shylock and Antonio and Pierre. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z He was an admirer of Kean in some characters which he played, particularly in his Shylock. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z It was the basis of Portia's argument to Shylock when she, disguised as a doctor of the law, beseeched him to show mercy on Antonio in The Merchant of Venice. Mississippi Pardons: Why Executive Clemency Is Necessary 2012-01-17T09:20:00Z The poem was omitted from the 1795 edition, only the first eight lines being used in the short poem "To Shylock Ap-Shenken." The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z At last it bursts its trammels, he tosses patronage and intrigue to the old political Shylocks, and inspires the policy of the world. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z The effect of his triumph in Shylock, may best be described in the words of his late biographer. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Shylock ran no risk, since the security was good and he could sell up the defaulter. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z In his decline he sold his time at so much per hour to certain picture dealers; one of them, the Shylock of his craft, would stand by, watch in hand, and see him work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z As to melancholy, I refer you to the good Antonio in Shylock. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z At this moment an old man came suddenly forward from some dark counting-house at the back—a grizzled, bearded, eager-eyed Shylock, with a pen behind his ear. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z Plodder with open mouth and staring eyes looked around the long, littered table like a military Shylock imploring the fulfilment of his bond. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z But our Frances is the Shylock of the party. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z I met on coming out was a short, middle-aged Shylock, hook-nosed and raven-haired, and arrayed in a surtout of seedy black. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z Among the audience was Macklin, whose performance of Shylock, early in the same year, had pointed the way along which Garrick was so rapidly to pass in triumph. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z We are apt to think of a gross love of money as inconsistent with intense passion, but in Shylock, the compatriot of Judas, Shakespeare combines the two. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z If it was fair—that was in the bond; and I stand to the letter of my bond, Shylock. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z "Ships are but boards," soliloquised the crafty Shylock, and were this still true, yet this present period has seen wonderful changes in construction. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Shylock of the green.—“And he’ll get round you some way.” Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z Shylock’s Bridge: they show you Shylock’s house in the old market place by the Rialto Bridge. vi., clavichord, a keyed and stringed instrument, not now in use, being superseded by the pianoforte. viii., dominant’s persistence. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z They were rehearsing the scene in which Shylock, baulked of his coveted gain, rushes frantically upon the stage crying out for his prey. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z Shylock’s demand for the pound of flesh is in itself unplausible enough—the act of one demented or insane. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z As to being a student, if I were one yet, I might answer, like Shakespeare's Shylock, Have we not hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Shylock of the green tract.—“He is a swine and a scoundrel.” Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z Trumpet: A musical instrument which in the mouth of Gabriel will bring to life for their eternal undoing all Shylocks, officeholders, editorial writers, landlords, and professional epigrammatists. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z As for Macready, immediately before the great scene of Shylock he would work himself up into excitement, emitting every imaginable oath, and brandishing a heavy ladder until he panted actually for breath. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z On the other hand, who refuses to see The Merchant of Venice because of the inherent improbability of the exaction of the pound of flesh by Shylock? Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z There was Macklin as Shylock, with knife in hand; and Kemble, in the solemn weeds of the Dane; and Kean in the place of honor over the chimneypiece. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z “How much did you loan him, Shylock?” repeated Murray. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z In the hour of their greatest need he had been more cruel than any fabled Shylock. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z If this be true, I can only add, that when God reclaimed his loan, he, like a modern Shylock, took a great quantity of blood as interest for his 'pound of flesh.' The Bible: what it is 2011-05-31T02:00:29.687Z Operation Shylock The Berlin zoo says a test performed on celebrity polar bear Knut indicate that "significant changes" in the animal's brain led to his sudden death last weekend. Germany decides to abandon nuclear power by 2022 2011-05-30T13:58:23Z "Now give me some of that candy, and I'll tell," demanded the young Shylock, bound to make the best of his power while it lasted. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z For similar selfish reasons, Shylock is going to do what I say, and he is going to make the necessary arrangements now. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z They found buyers at rates which would have shamed Shylock. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z Sir Michael Costa, like Shylock, insisted on his bond; and the law was allowed to take its course. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z There was the Shylock, the Shakespearian method, of a pound of flesh from near the heart. A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z Portia’s point against Shylock: ... nor cut thou less, nor more, But just a pound of flesh:... was foreseen and provided for in the drafting of the Twelve Tables. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z “Did you ever see her, Shylock?” asked Murray. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z When we asked her, by politeness called his better half, for a small quantity of milk, we found that we were dealing with a Shylock. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z From Shylock: “I am convinced you do not charge enough for your products.” You're the Boss: What It Means to Make a Profit 2011-04-26T11:00:04Z Later this year he will play Shylock in The Merchant of Venice as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 50th birthday season. Trek actor joins suicide debate 2011-04-17T09:53:13Z Unless, therefore, the laws of Venice amended or repealed the Twelve Tables, Shylock’s case seems to have been wrongly decided. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z “How much did you loan him, Shylock?” repeated Murray, and the money-lender was startled out of his complacent confidence. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z I see you will not pity me for being sentenced to this d———d place, but if you only saw the faces of the Shylocks you'd be more compassionate. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z The third act discovers Shylock in a bad temper, still singing about his daughter's elopement. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z He said he had seen him at Glasgow “in Othello in the Jew, I mean er, er, er, the Jew in Shylock.” Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z He was considered to be very pious and charitable—on Sunday; during the rest of the week no Shylock ever demanded his pound of flesh more relentlessly than he his three per cent. a month. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z Now, Shylock, after deducting the bonus and all trumped-up charges, how much did you loan?” The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z Coming Events at the Lyceum.—With the exception of Becket, the part of Shylock is Henry Irving's most powerfully striking impersonation, and certainly Ellen Terry is at her best as Portia. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 8th 1893 2011-03-26T02:00:11.953Z This opera was to have been called Shylock and brought out at the Op�ra Comique, where the work had been accepted; but circumstances decided otherwise. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z He delighted in the caustic speeches of Shylock or Hamlet, or the irony of Iago, but these can hardly be called comedy. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z She played "Hamlet," "Shylock," "Richard III," and "Don Caesar," which with two repeats, filled up her week. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z But you don’t get any interest, Shylock: you get your principal back, and you’re lucky to get that.” The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z But Shylock and Tubal are both dead and rotten long ago. The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z In the second act Jessica has a charming cavatina, and a very interesting duet with Shylock, who also has a fine song in this act. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z If I hint a word about expense, they look on me as if I was Shylock; and I believe they 'd rather hear me blaspheme than say the phrase "economy." The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z She affected the male characters almost exclusively—"Hamlet," "Richard III," "Shylock," "Don Caesar," and in "Lady Macbeth" and "Meg Merrilles" she rivaled the great Charlotte Cushman. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z Don't be alarmed, Mr. Dodd," said he, coaxingly, "we are not Shylocks. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z When slaves were escaping, they demanded that the constitutional guarantees be fulfilled to the letter, clamored like Shylock for the pound of flesh which the law allowed. The Negro and the elective franchise. A Series Of Papers And A Sermon (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 11.) 2011-03-03T03:00:50.323Z Then there is a long trio between the three—Shylock, Antonio, and Bassanio—which makes a brilliant finale to the first act. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z In the latter it is the iguana, not the monkey who robs the Tortoise; but in both, the Tortoise exacts retribution with a cold-blooded relentlessness suggestive of Shylock. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z Every child will instinctively—and indeed ultimately—justify the legal quibble by which Portia defeats Shylock, as but the just visitation upon his cunningly devised cruelty. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z If I were Shylock I’d be willing to take a steak for security, but there’s none of the pound of flesh business about me. The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z The conception of a Jew in the mind of the average Christian is a mixture of Fagin, Shylock, Rothschild, and the caricatures of the American comic papers. The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z Afterwards a chorus of Jews comes on and sings hymns at Shylock. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z I needn’t remind you the time’s close at hand when the old Shylock will call for another pound of flesh. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z For instance, to ask the eighth grade in the average school to write a character-sketch of Shylock is to make a bid for insincerity and unfounded judgment. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z Like Shylock, he demanded his pound of flesh. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z Besides, there is a dash of Shylock in every Jew that ever breathed. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z In the fourth act are serious songs for Jessica and Shylock, the whole ending with a dramatic version of the Trial scene. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z You don’t suppose that the old Shylock will yield without a trial? The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z The dramatic purpose of this scene is to show us Shylock directly plotting to take the life of Antonio, and the means he employs to this end are contrived with much skill. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Yes," wrote Peloni exultantly, "in New York they talk no more of Shylock. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z As Shylock Said.—Railway shareholder, with shares at a discount. Mr. Punch's Railway Book 2011-01-23T03:00:16.120Z At the back of the stage a ship is seen on which is Shylock. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z "Shylock will make you a loan," he said; "you have more than a pound of flesh to offer him as security!" Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z Shylock is an isolated figure, unsociable, parsimonious, and relentless, who tries to inflict harm on those who envy him his wealth and hate him for his avarice. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z The incident of Shylock, in the “Merchant of Venice,” will occur to every one. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z At any rate, like Shylock's, they were sufficient. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z Also Shylock has one thing in his favour—he is not a tenor. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z A long spell with the Royal Shakespeare Company followed, during which he played Caliban in The Tempest, Shylock and the Fool in King Lear. Poirot's prize 2010-12-31T00:30:09Z In the face of this knowledge it is difficult to understand the opinion of some commentators that Shylock was intended as a protest against Marlowe’s “mere monster.” Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Every rich man is a money-lender: he is either Shylock the Great or Shylock the Less, according to the amount he lends. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z Shylock grew under your eye, inner man and outer man. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z They exit, and the chorus, cunningly knowing that Shylock is about to enter, sings a derisive anti-Semitic song. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z “Thou villainous Shylock,” I muttered to myself, “but I can afford a few pounds sooner than be beaten.” Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z The similarity between Shylock and Barabas has been pointed out by Dr. Ward. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z My only criticism of Julius is that he somewhat underplays the ultimate viciousness both of Shylock and of Shakespeare’s gratuitous invention of the enforced conversion, which was no part of the pound-of-flesh tradition. Book Review - Trials of the Diaspora - By Anthony Julius 2010-05-07T14:49:00Z When his Shylock came, the awkwardness of the actor was concealed by the costume, or what was not so concealed became apparently characteristic of the Jew. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z Shylock tells them that he is following a really inoffensive industry, but no one seems to believe him. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z The restoration of Shakspeare's text, and the performance of Shylock as a serious part, are told as usual. Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Shylock can make money as quickly as ewes and rams can breed. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z No representation of a Jew in literature ever will surpass Shylock in power, negative eloquence and persuasiveness. Book Review - Trials of the Diaspora - By Anthony Julius 2010-05-07T14:49:00Z Gladstone's face during the Tubal scene reflected every emotion of vengeance that forced itself from Shylock's soul, and during the Trial scene he glared at Antonio with inquisitorial ferocity while Shylock whetted his knife. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z Shylock has a terrific aria about his daughter's elopement, after which the pound of flesh contract is made; and this scene is really impressive. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Shakespeare knew it when he conceived the character of Shylock, and when he wrote Othello. The Man Who Rose Again Reference has already been made to the likeness between Barabas and Shylock, and it needs but a few illustrations to show the resemblance between the English and French miser. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Shakespeare, still competing with the ghost of Christopher Marlowe, implicitly contrasts Shylock with Barabas, the Jew of Malta in Marlowe’s tragic farce. Book Review - Trials of the Diaspora - By Anthony Julius 2010-05-07T14:49:00Z For Eugene Wellington the Shylock knife was sharpening itself. The Reclaimers Altogether Faur�'s Shylock is an interesting, though rather slight, addition to our very scanty amount of music for this play. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z But secret for you, 'cause you old Shylock. The Guarded Heights How then has it been brought about that, while the exigencies of the drama require Shylock to be the wrongdoer, he now appears on the stage as the one who is wronged? Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z I dispute the latter: the humanizing of Shylock only increases his monstrosity. Book Review - Trials of the Diaspora - By Anthony Julius 2010-05-07T14:49:00Z It was not without design that Shakespeare laid the scene of Shylock’s suit on Antonio’s bond in a Venetian court; the bond would have had short shrift in an English court. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Officers and soldiers, destitute of funds, were compelled to borrow, upon the strength of pay due, of their more fortunate companions, or of the Shylocks, in search of victims, that polluted the camp. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 His Shylock was much admired, I believe, but Narcisse was a most artistic piece of work. Life on the Stage Shylock is a Jew, therefore a moneylender; a moneylender, therefore rich; rich, yet a miser, and therefore of little value to the community, which remains unbenefited by his usurious loans. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z But I like a fine summary by Julius: “Shylock is an Englishman’s Jew — wicked, malignant but ultimately conquerable.” Book Review - Trials of the Diaspora - By Anthony Julius 2010-05-07T14:49:00Z But those Irish Shylocks must have their pound of verbosity. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 28 1890 "That and the mortgage sharks and the Shylocks from the East," old Captain Sparks interrupted in a venomous tone; "what pickings the drought left they got." Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play "Shylock wants his bond," said Tiernay, who walked up and down the room with clinched hands, and brows knitted into one deep furrow. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) If only Antonio can be got out of the way, Shylock will be able to make as much money as ever he likes. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z There is no third figure to compete with Shylock and Fagin, not even Joyce’s Poldy Bloom, whose Jewishness is disputable anyway, marvelous as he is. Book Review - Trials of the Diaspora - By Anthony Julius 2010-05-07T14:49:00Z Was it mere covetousness, the spirit of the Jew Shylock lamenting in one breath his daughter and his ducats, which introduced the cattle along with the children into this complaint of dying men? The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus We may all admit that Shylock is a type. Russian Life To-day Right now, and you know it as well as you're sitting there, Mr. Undersecretary, right now Uncle Sam is known all over the world as Uncle Sucker, and Uncle Shylock. Cue for Quiet Shylock follows almost immediately, to whom they at once turn in the hope of hearing news. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Himself a usurer, Shakespeare must have known how much he had invested in Shylock. Book Review - Trials of the Diaspora - By Anthony Julius 2010-05-07T14:49:00Z Shylock himself, when death actually looked him in the face, readily sacrificed his fortune. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus Mr. Irving's Shylock is a marvellously subtle impersonation, full of humour, pathos, and tragic power. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 23, 1887. Shylock, Iago and Wolsey, while in melodramatic parts, such as Louis XI. and the hero and villain of The Lyons Mail, he was unsurpassed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Of necessity he dislikes Shylock, whose debtors he has so often saved from ruin. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Yet nothing mitigates the destructiveness of the portraits of Shylock and Fagin. Book Review - Trials of the Diaspora - By Anthony Julius 2010-05-07T14:49:00Z Of the rest of it he perhaps thought, like the queen of the Amazons, that it was 'sorry stuff;' but Shylock's representative, he said, showed real appreciation. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses She was a Christian, and though they loved her, learned from her, and honored her, they, like Shylock of old, would not eat with her. Little Aliens Portia's shrewd dealing with Shylock, the Jewish money lender, called forth the frequent applause of the onlookers: "A Daniel come to judgment, yea, a Daniel!" Oriental Women When Antonio is arrested, Shylock demands the utmost penalty of the law because of a “lodged hate and a certain loathing” he bears the bankrupt. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z There is an English passion for the grotesque, of which Shylock and Fagin are among the triumphs. Book Review - Trials of the Diaspora - By Anthony Julius 2010-05-07T14:49:00Z He would never play 'Shylock,'" continued Grog, following out his reminiscences, "though we all told him he 'd make a great hit in the part. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Kings drank with peasants, brigands touched glasses with monks, and Shylock the Jew took a friendly drink with her majesty the Queen of Sheba. The History and Records of the Elephant Club The boys arranged to act "The Merchant of Venice" on a certain grand occasion known as "Speech Day," and young Mansfield was cast for Shylock. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 And “justice, impudent rascal, will soon give me satisfaction!” is with Shylock “the Duke shall grant me justice!” Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Nevertheless, the word Shylock has become in English speech synonymous with everything that is bad. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 During his extraordinary histrionic career he gave his individual and amazing renditions of Hamlet, Phidias, Shylock, Othello, and Richelieu. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories It was the doctrine by which he swore; and Shylock would have died wi' envy to have seen Watty exacting his "pound o' flesh." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 Like Shylock he demands what is in his bond: he demands his interest, and that means a pull at every man's purse—every man, rich or poor—who lives within the boundary. The Hills and the Vale Of course it cannot be overlooked that Shakespeare has given Shylock one speech of undoubted power which silences all his opponents. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z For a word I'd plant it in your ugly face, you Shylock! The Deaves Affair The model of Shylock was evidently some “old clo’” dealer in Petticoat Lane. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. "A feather," says the poet, "daunts the brave;" and a greater poet, through the mouth of his Shylock, remarks that "there are some that are mad if they behold a cat—a harmless, necessary cat." The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 Shylock and Othello were his most successful roles. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature Whatever blame attaches to the Christians on the score of intolerance, Antonio is the least offender, except in so far as it touches Shylock’s pocket. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Our Shylock has a palace on the Grand Canal. Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 Two or three years later we find Shakespeare in his conception of Shylock capable of greater things as a student of character. An Introduction to Shakespeare The first—the Venetian street scene, where Antonio bargains with Shylock. Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School The week in which during all the years of many and long ages benighted people sacrificed their Christs to Shylock gods. Communism and Christianism Analyzed and Contrasted from the Marxian and Darwinian Points of View This point of view can be specially illustrated by Marlowe’s Barabas, in “The Jew of Malta,” the precursor of Shylock. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z “Ciò!” said Shylock, smiling graciously at his futile attempts to open communication with the enemy. Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 Yet even in Shylock the dramatist has not reached his highest achievement in character study. An Introduction to Shakespeare Betty's clever interpretation of Shylock won the applause for the first act. Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School With his Shylock beard, I reckon he’d take a flyer in human flesh.” The Missourian The following illustration of the character is given after the manner of a schoolboy’s paraphrase: Shylock thinks it folly to lend money without interest. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z So Shylock had been enabled to buy it. Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 We leave Shylock's story to take up Jessica's, but Jessica is Shylock's child, and our interest in the fate of his ducats and his daughter, which began in his story, goes on in hers. An Introduction to Shakespeare She was playing the part of Shylock, and her long beard and gray wig disguised her almost beyond recognition. Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School I am quite "content," a little after Shylock's fashion at the end of the judgment scene. Records of Later Life Now if we go back to the Latin Comedies and consider the origin of the moneylender, we find a type of character similar to that of Shylock. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Shylock scented from afar the battle of bargaining, dear in Italy to both buyer and seller. Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 Alexander Silvayn's The Orator, printed in English translation in 1596, has, in connection with a bond episode, speeches made by a Jew which may be the source of some of Shylock's lines. An Introduction to Shakespeare Well, Mr. Davenport—a gentleman who has reached a most honorable position in his profession by sobriety and talent—was substituted for the indisposed Shylock, and the play went on. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Now, as Shylock says, "Are you answered yet?" Records of Later Life Harpagon exclaims to his servant: “Ah, wretch, you are eating up all my wealth,” and Shylock says the same thing to Launcelot. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Shylock’s astonishment at getting four times what he would have taken was equalled only by his regret that he had not asked twice as much. Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 When he can associate Iago and Shylock with the visible presence of Kean, he can introduce that personal element which is so necessary to his best writing. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) If Jehovah is requested to explain his loves and hates, he answers with Shylock, "it is my whim." Bible Romances First Series As you float down them liquid roads you seen face to face sweet, wise Portia, “fair and fairer than that word;” and gallant Bassanio who made such a wise choice, and Shylock, the old Jew. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife That Shylock must in return for this mercy deny his faith is not in the eyes of the Christian a punishment or even an act of malice, but a means of salvation. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Shylock had intended that goblet for his own private collection, but the frank and generous manner of their excellencies had overcome him, and he would let them have it for five hundred florins. Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 You stick to what is 'nominated in the bond'—the very Shylock of criticism! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 The distances of all the Academy pictures of Venice, especially the Shylock, are most instructive. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) In them days I had a rep for bein' able to get the money for my athletes that would make Shylock look like a free spender. Kid Scanlan And those who want to defame Shylock’s character will not find it a difficult thing to do. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z “Well, my abbate told me just that, and he gave me the address of the Shylock who has the surviving goblet for sale.” Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 The landlord threw up his arms like Shylock at the loss of his money-bags. The Strollers One really sometimes feels inclined to regret that Abud or somebody else was not more relentless—to pray for a Sir Giles Overreach or a Shylock among the creditors. Sir Walter Scott Famous Scots Series Shylock, Macbeth, and Hamlet, and on returning there from Australia that first impression was greatly strengthened. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Harpagon’s, “It is out of Christian charity that he covets my money,” is not unlike the reproach of Shylock, “He was wont to lend out money for a Christian courtesy!” Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z “Sicuro, signor,” and Shylock agreed to have the precious object boxed with all possible care and despatch, and delivered at the hotel that afternoon. Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 Killick, as a withered old Shylock, gave a really masterly representation of ancient villainy. War Letters of a Public-School Boy And thus Death robs the poor woman of her son; America, of her husband; the Shylock of the village, of her home; and the wolf, of her last head of 266 cattle. The Book of Khalid With the spirit of a Shylock, Harel made out an account of actors, actresses, costumes, musicians, etc. that would have given gooseflesh to a less anxious and less wealthy author. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 While if we compare the words which Molière puts into the mouths of those who revile the miser, they suggest the taunts thrown at Shylock. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z William; biographical note on, III, 82; the speech of Brutus to his countrymen, 82; Shylock in defense of his race, 83; Hamlet to the players, 85.Shelley, The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index But if he has no "futures", what then? to part with valuable cotton for nothing, and pay good money as well, would exceed the demands of Shylock. Bremen Cotton Exchange 1872/1922 "Hear you me, Jessica," says Shylock to his daughter, "lock up my doors; and when you hear the drum, and the vile squeaking of the wry-necked fife, clamber not you up into the casements then." Practical Education, Volume II "And I," observed Shylock—"would like a pound of flesh, providing it were beefsteak, for I am almost famished." My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. The terms of the bond to which Shylock clings so tenaciously, and for which he demands unquestioning obedience, ultimately endanger his own life and with it the whole of his property. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Its witching scenery, its strange history, floated up, in a fascinating, strange cloud-view; she was ready for Shylock and the Rialto. Say and Seal, Volume II You lent out money at interest only to the stranger, as Antonio remarked to Shylock, for from the stranger you could demand more than you lent. Introduction to the Science of Sociology The laws of Venice allowed property in human beings; and upon this ground Shylock demanded his pound of flesh, cut nearest to the heart. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans As for myself, I made a very tolerable representation of Falstaff; while Richard, Othello, Macbeth, Hamlet, Shylock, and other gentlemen of Shakespeare's creation, gave variety to the procession. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. Moreover, his success, after Shylock’s threats in the last scene, has become a dramatic necessity, and is thus saved from an appearance of unreality, so that his love adventure develops naturally. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Nay, for the Rialto, not for Shylock; him, or anything like him, she had never seen nor imagined. Say and Seal, Volume II "I shall be a Shylock—never you fear!" A Man of Two Countries Honesty! old Shylock even would blush for them. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 His visage assumed so completely the expression which I had always imagined for Shylock, that I should scarcely have been surprised if I had seen him produce the knife and the scales. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 We seem to get an indication of what should be Shylock’s behaviour in his hour of adversity by reading the Italian version of the story, with which Shakespeare was familiar. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z With only the doctor and Shylock to attend to, she could get along very well. Say and Seal, Volume II Are you satisfied with your wages, my honoured Shylock? Macaria The same with Antony, Brutus, Cleopatra, Shylock, Richard, and all Shakespeare's characters, all taken from some antecedent work. Tolstoy on Shakespeare A Critical Essay on Shakespeare But Shylock had held her spellbound, and even for her lover she had been blind. The Panchronicon When Shylock is worsted the traditional business is for him to leave the stage with the air of a martyr going to his execution, and thus produce a tragic climax where none is wanted. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Need we call to mind the rash contract of the merchant, and its almost tragic result, the game of the caskets, the trial and defeat of the clamorous Shylock? The Critics Versus Shakspere A Brief for the Defendant Among his many and varied parts may be mentioned Hamlet, Lear, Macbeth, Shylock, Richard III., Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Well, then, I’ll keep my word, since you are such a little Shylock. That Girl Montana Shylock is confounded further by a charge of endangering a Christian's life. William Shakespeare I recollect on one occasion, how, after making my hearers cry over the natural and permanent tragedy of Shylock, I asked the fatuous question, addressing it, as one does, to the vague air— Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations Like Shylock's pound of flesh, it leads to no consequences. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy Shylock, and a clown in 'Twelfth Night' making very quaint allusions. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) He is a Spanish Shylock; he loans money, and he usually gets about two hundred per cent before he gets through. A Successful Shadow A Detective's Successful Quest Shylock is a man of intellect, born into a despised race. William Shakespeare She next attacks his avarice: Shylock, there's thrice thy money offered thee! Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical Well, on Monday I saw the old fellow, and settled terms and things—liberal old chap, too, if he has got a hawk beak—regular Shylock, you know. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Their enemies said that Hill was treacherous in politics; Stephens selfishly ambitious; and that Toombs loaned like a prince and collected like a Shylock. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage I was informed that the man Tavares was a Shylock, a designing devil. A Successful Shadow A Detective's Successful Quest Shylock's obsession grows till he is in the Duke's court, whetting his knife upon his shoe, before what Pistol calls "incision." William Shakespeare Thus all the speeches addressed to Shylock in the first instance, are either direct or indirect experiments on his temper and feelings. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical Do not quote the names of characters in plays, as Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice." Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing But the Hindu custom is so far milder than the Venetian code that the Rajpût Shylock could not have rejected a tender of full payment in cash. Studies in Literature and History Now Jews, in spite of Shylock's assertions, and certainly Jewish stockbrokers, are naturally without human feeling. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill It is thought by some that the character of Shylock was suggested by the case of the Spanish Jew, Lopez, who was hanged, perhaps unjustly, for plotting to poison Queen Elizabeth, in 1594. William Shakespeare We should not, however, easily pardon her for cheating her father with so much indifference, but for the perception that Shylock values his daughter far beneath his wealth. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical The lesson of Shylock is not profound, but its mastery saves a world of trouble. American Sketches 1908 So it is just the man himself—the Lear, the Shylock, the Richard—that Shakespeare makes us for the first time acquainted with. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher Of the deeps of human nature, male nature, as apart from the love of woman, the playwright still shows no special perception, save in the vivid portrait of Shylock, the exasperated Jew. Montaigne and Shakspere Antonio borrows the money from the Jew, Shylock, on condition that, should he fail to repay the debt by a fixed day, a pound of his flesh shall be forfeit to the Jew. William Shakespeare Once she chose that of Shylock; and most uncanny became the expression of her face, and her words were hurled forth with a defiance worthy of the immortal Jew. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School Shylock and the Moor stand where they did, but what of Pierre? The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 Thus Shylock had a fallacy of physiology; he forgot that, if you break into the house of life, you find it a bloody house in the most emphatic sense. Eugenics and Other Evils According to the law, there appeared to be no help for Antonio, but the judge, Portia, asked Shylock to show mercy. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature The rich Manila merchants who have seen their fellow-countrymen safe through from China, and have furnished goods on credit, reap the profits like so many Oriental Shylocks. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia Touching books he was easy enough to deal with, but a Shylock as regards jewels and money lent. The Opal Serpent A Shylock might not enter a false charge upon his books, while he would adhere to a most extortionate bargain. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Back to head-quarters travels 'Shylock,' with his dishonored order and his complaint. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Portia would wish to convey the first meaning, as that would have the more weight with Shylock. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature You are a good brother, Hugh, my lad, but I'm not a Shylock. Peggy-Alone Shylock applies it, to Launcelot— "The patch is kind enough; but a huge feeder." The Romance of Names Debtor nations expanded their chests when they remembered Uncle Shylock was no more. Greener Than You Think Only one of you made the effort to re-create Shylock's home. Judy of York Hill In his Jew of Venice, as Rowe remarks, the character of Shylock is made comick, and we are prompted to laughter, instead of detestation. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II "The pearl-colored—" "I would, but that plaguy dressmaker Has had it a week."—"Then that exquisite lilac, In which you would melt the heart of a Shylock." The Book of Humorous Verse Valerie, you are more precious to me than fine gold; and as Shylock said of his ring, ‘I would not change thee for a wilderness of monkeys.’ Valerie "Lead the way, and unless he is a Shylock I dare say we shall be able to strike a bargain with him." Under the Rebel's Reign The quadruped made a herculean effort to kick the diminutive Shylock from his seat, but all in vain. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive His Jew of Malta was the herald of Shylock. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 I’m game to be Shylock, but I can’t do the sentimental business. About Peggy Saville Again and again the play was repeated, but the audience were saying that Vivillo was becoming crafty as Shylock. The Car of Destiny On Shylock's shore behold them stand afresh, To cut from Nation's hearts their "pound of flesh." The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry Cf. the article on Roderigo Lopez in the Dictionary of National Biography; ‘The Original of Shylock,’ by the present writer, in Gent. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles In fact, the whole of it is usually mouthed out, without much reference to Shylock or the play, as if it had been learned by rote from a school speech-book. Notes and Queries, Number 75, April 5, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. For Shylock, as the character seems so much in demand, we had better draw lots. About Peggy Saville These were often veritable Shylocks, that claimed their pounds of flesh, with unblushing reference to the law. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War "I'm paying this Shylock a dollar and a half a week for my room—and most of the time, no water." Laramie Holds the Range Look upon avarice at its worst, upon a Shylock, and then gaze upon a lily of the field! My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year There might not always be an oversight in that Shylock's bond, nor a wise judge, young or old, to detect it if there were. The Widow's Dog Max wanted to know how a fellow could possibly “talk Shylock” in a white tie and an evening jacket. About Peggy Saville There were quantities of spirits, consigned mainly to Quartermasters, but evidently the property of certain Shylocks, who watched the barrels greedily. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War When Shylock asks Portia: "Shall I not have barely my principal?" he does so with the direct purpose of learning his sentence. The Ontario High School Reader Why did you not have that put in the bond, O domestic Shylock? The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony Launce, Richard III, Shylock, Juliet, were enough to establish a supremacy. The Facts About Shakespeare And mother, too, if she likes, though I should love to see her made-up as Shylock! About Peggy Saville I plainly see that like Shylock you are determined to have your pound of flesh. Steve and the Steam Engine When Shylock says: "O wise and upright judge," his intention is evidently to bestow sincere praise. The Ontario High School Reader It seems at the first blush a difficult task to pick out of Mr. Benson's present company a gentleman quite suited to fill the title rôles in the two first, and Shylock in the last. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 The 'Shylock,' described by Mrs. Emery, is a phantom of her imagination. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. Short of playing Shylock, which in the end fell to Maxwell’s share, it seemed as if all the responsibility of the performance fell on Peggy’s shoulders. About Peggy Saville If the number of cats requisite for the string manufacture be considered for a moment, it is easy to see that Shylock's "harmless necessary" domestics are under no contribution in this matter. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators In the language of Shylock, "If you cut them, they will bleed; if you tickle them, they will laugh; if you starve them, they will die." Preventable Diseases How does the Lorenzo-Jessica story help to weave together the two main stories? to arouse us against Shylock? to make us sympathize with him? Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College We know also that Booth's Shylock should be a masterly performance, since his voice, complexion, eyes, and inherited powers of scorn, all lend their aid to his mental appreciation of the part. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 Shylock’s make-up was, in truth, the triumph of the evening. About Peggy Saville Look at that thin-nosed, sharp-eyed Jew: he has been a Shylock, cutting his pound of flesh from the gilded youth of Corinth. The Life of St. Paul Like old Shylock, I mean to stick to the letter of the bond. The Young Trawler Characters.—In making Shylock the cruel man that the story requires, Shakespeare was in danger of making him too inhuman to be of interest to an audience. Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College As Lear or Shylock, he will certainly grow in power as he grows in years, and may even gain upon his masterly performance of Richelieu. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 And so the matter of Shylock’s gown was settled; but his beard still remained to be provided, and was by no means an easy problem to solve. About Peggy Saville Shylock—"I can not tell; I make them breed as fast." Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View "Madam, you are a female Shylock; you will have the whole of the bond or none." That Affair Next Door Compare the characters of Brutus and Shylock with this definition in mind, stating which makes the stronger appeal to your sympathies and why. Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College Those flashing impulses, so compatible with the years of Richelieu and the galled purpose of Shylock, would fail to reveal satisfactorily the massive types, which rise by a head, like Agamemnon, above the noblest host. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 The idea of Shylock as a blonde was too ridiculous to be tolerated. About Peggy Saville Shakespeare went to Venice to find his typical usurer in Shylock the Jew. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View Shylock never flourished his more eagerly than did my companions theirs, each eyeing a loaf. Rattlin the Reefer The Prince of Morocco and Shylock were, however, ethnographical studies. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 A fat, cunning Shylock, in spectacles, sat at a counter just inside the entrance, and sold wax-tapers to men and women, old and young, bearded officers and thin striplings. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar If the result were so hideous as to astonish even those who had watched the process of his make-up, what wonder that the effect upon Shylock’s fond parents was of a stupefying nature! About Peggy Saville Shylock hated him because he would lend without interest, and was constantly reproving him for his usurious practice. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View Hamlet, Macbeth, Tempest, and Shylock—I heard them talking in my room—all alive about me. Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) But the audience appreciated this highly, and clapped only Shylock. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 I suspect the old soldier and Shylock were in league with each other, and that the same tapers did duty many times. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar A Shylock who chuckled between his speeches, and gave a good-humoured “Ha! ha!” just before uttering his bitterest invective, was a ridiculous parody of the character, with whom it would be impossible to act. About Peggy Saville This is the very opposite of the picture of the usurer given by his contemporary, Shakespeare, in his character, Shylock. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View Then Spedding thinks that Shylock has been so pushed forward ever since Macklin’s time as to preponderate over all the rest in a way that Shakespeare never intended. Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) She may loan you all you want; but, like Shylock, she will demand the last ounce of flesh. Pushing to the Front I pleaded for a moment in beseeching tones which might have softened a heart of stone, but Bassanio's appeal to Shylock was not more futile than mine to him. Six Years in the Prisons of England He would be Shylock, whether we liked it or not, so let him take the consequences. About Peggy Saville That wealth can produce wealth is the assumption of Shylock. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View Perhaps ‘That is only his Fancy,’ as he says of Shylock. Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) Shylock to be the real hero, and innocent victim of the drama. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature Return to Table of Contents Ever since that unfortunate affair in which the mother of mankind was so prominently concerned, the female sex might say, with Shylock, 'Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 447 Volume 18, New Series, July 24, 1852 Shylock, his grasping creditor and competitor, demands in court the fulfillment of Antonio's bond, which states that Antonio has forfeited a pound of his own flesh to Shylock. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year Shylock—"When Jacob grazed his Uncle Laban's sheep— This Jacob from our holy Abraham was The third possessor; ay, he was the third." Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View That evening Kean was to play Shylock in the 'Merchant of Venice.' The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy |
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