Essay Archive - Anti-Semitism in The Merchant of Venice
Anti-Semitism in The Merchant of Venice
It is my strong belief that the play, "The Merchant of Venice", should
be taught in classes. If this play was banned from schools it would most
certainly be a form of censorship. While minors rights are somewhat limited
when it comes to this right, I think that even Minors should not be
censored from this writing.
The play teaches us about prejudice, and why it is wrong. People would
see how everyone was hurt at one time or another by a prejudice, whether it
was the Christians making fun of Shylock or Shylock showing his prejudice
to the Christian's. I imagine that a....
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