Shylock victim/villain
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... rightful pound of flesh under Venetian law. Shylock is represented as a villain, in the court scene in Act Four, Scene One. He walks in and places the scales of justice, on the table taking off his Jewish gabardine. The court scene is ShylockÆs only chance for some justice, if not in the bond then as a way of revenge for how he has been treated all his life. The court is very one sided from the minute Shylock is ordered in by the judge.ô Go on, and call the Jew into the courtö This shows the judge as being biased against Jews and Shylock, even before they start. He is blatantly influencing the court, with his own prejudiced views; thus Shylock is having an unfair trail. He is being judged in a Christian court, not a court of law. Shylock wants his form of justice in his bond he made with Antonio, who is known as the merchant of Venice, which is where the title of the play comes from. Shylock lent Bassanio three thousand ducats on behalf of Antonio .The bond was that a pound of flesh nearest to his heart could be taken if the money was not paid. Antonio assumed this was a sure t ...
