Reviews with content warning for Antisemitism - The Merchant of Venice

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The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

50 reviews

zoraya0016's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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amelianotthepilot's review

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1.0

this book was so anti jewish it was pretty much unreadable. the only jewish character is vilified from the start and then constantly verbally abused the whole play.

besides that the plot is also boring as hell. Bassano wants to marry the most beautiful woman of the land, Portia, but he can’t afford to go to her town. So his best friend, Antonio, funds him by taking out a loan with the jewish man, Shylock. Meanwhile Portia has a test set out for all her suitors

boring plot with obvious conclusion but at least the women had a good role in this plot. at the end without the womens help the men would have failed. but the women came in disguised as men and thwarted the jew. this book was bad

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ajsmall3's review

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adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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miaaisha's review against another edition

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challenging medium-paced

3.0

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wildestdreams's review

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challenging medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

While I think it’s worth reading (not necessarily a must-read, but I don’t want it pulled off the shelves) from a historical and literary perspective, it is hideously antisemitic and as a Jewish person I cannot recommend it in good faith after how hurtful I have found it.

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