The Merchant of Venice: Themes (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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4 main themes in The Merchant of Venice
4 main themes in The Merchant of Venice
Justice vs Mercy, Prejudice, Money Value, Love & Friendship
What Shylock demands in court
What Shylock demands in court
His pound of flesh
Character who argues for mercy in court
Character who argues for mercy in court
Portia
Portia's famous mercy speech opening
Portia's famous mercy speech opening
The quality of mercy is not strained
What Shylock insists on in his demand for justice
What Shylock insists on in his demand for justice
The strict letter of the law
What mercy is described as by Portia
What mercy is described as by Portia
A divine attribute
Christian who insults & mistreats Shylock
Christian who insults & mistreats Shylock
Antonio
What prejudice fuels in Shylock
What prejudice fuels in Shylock
His desire for revenge
Shylock's speech challenging dehumanisation
Shylock's speech challenging dehumanisation
Hath not a Jew eyes?
What the bond symbolises
What the bond symbolises
Destructive power of greed
Bassanio's initial motivation for pursuing Portia
Bassanio's initial motivation for pursuing Portia
His need for wealth
What love can overcome in Bassanio & Portia's story
What love can overcome in Bassanio & Portia's story
Financial concerns
What Antonio risks for Bassanio
What Antonio risks for Bassanio
His life
Romantic couples in the play
Romantic couples in the play
Bassanio & Portia, Jessica & Lorenzo
What's more valuable than money or power
What's more valuable than money or power
Human connections (love and friendship)