Shylock in the merchant of venice
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... as Shakespeare, other playwrights such as Chaucer and Marlowe used a Jew as the evil villain in The Prioress´ Tale and the Jew Of Malta.
It is very clear from the play that Shylock is unfairly persecuted and is treated very badly by the Christian Venetians. The language used by them towards Shylock is very harsh and insulting. They refer to him as, "cut-throat dog", "bloody creditor", "damned, inexecrable dog" and "cruel devil". This brings across a feeling of pure hatred towards Shylock from the Christians merely because he is a Jew. <...
