A review by bougainvillaya
Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

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

1.25

this made me fee disgusting honestly. like i knew it was the jew hating shakespeare but i didnt realise that was quite literally the plot. dara horn's son is right - shylock's 'do we not bleed' speech is just the villain speech, the "we're not so different, you and i" speech. i am actually floored by how uncomfortable i was listening to this. everything from jessica deciding to convert for a guy to shylock's blood libel bullshit makes me feel icky. it's one thing Knowing an author hates you and it's another to see it in action. sigh. the 1.25 stars is here just bc like there were some good semantic conversations that seem on par for judaism lol. and also the portia doctor lawyer thing i liked that theoretically. i AM upset about the bbc using a melody from hatikva in this. fuck off 
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