Venice

Using Hegel’s and Michelet’s excerpts below, demonstrate the legal relevance of the latin expression « partes secanto » and its psycho-religious impact on either the character of Antonio or Shylock.

 ASSIGNMENT Assigned Readings: Primary Reading: Shakespeare, William. “The Merchant of Venice!’ The Norton Shakespeare: The Essential Plays/Sonnets, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, 3rd Edition, W.W. Norton and Co., 2015. Secondary Reading: Note: Please read only the page numbers indicated on the citation. You do not need to read the entire book. Lewalski, Barbara K. “Biblical Allusion […]

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