On a recent production of The Merchant of Venice. All these dramas introduce us into highly artificial societies, whose civilization is ripe unto rottenness. Amidst such media abnormal conditions of ...

In his final chapter, Rosenberg discusses some modern trends and the relationship of the Jewish myth to anti-semitism. "The myth of Shylock has, as it has once before, given rise to the ...

Shylock appeals to the audience for his own human rights and equal treatment, encouraging sympathy. Modern audiences have questioned whether Shakespeare himself was guilty of prejudice and ...