Good_And_Evil_In_Shylock

Good And Evil In Shylock While attempting a successful character analysis of Shylock, one must decide if he is ultimately good or bad. After careful reading and rereading of this play, some readers may still moat still not feel comfortable giving him a definite label of either good or bad, victim or villain. If a reader is set on giving Shylock a clear-cut label, he will be giving himself quite a challenge. Readers may find aspects of both good and bad in Shylock’s character. While he looks worse in some situations then he does in others, even when he appears to be at his worst, readers can find justification for his actions and sympathize with his character. However, readers must be careful not to overlook some of his bad characteristics that may have been avoided despite the situation. In the end, one cannot make a definite judgment on the character of Shylock. He seems incapable of being consistently good or bad. He mistreats people, but they mistreat him as well. He shows contempt for people of a different, but they do irreversible damage to his life as well. He demands the flesh of another man, shylock, antonio, mercy, christian, man, readers, characters, while, flesh, good, bad, away, against, shylock’s, shows, money, law, christians, own, mistreats, iv, however, character, because, play, one, launcelot, jessica, iii, daughter, committed, both, showing, show, same