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Shylock
[ shahy-lok ]
noun
- a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- a hard-hearted moneylender.
verb (used without object)
- (lowercase) to lend money at extortionate rates of interest.
Shylock
/ ˈʃ²¹ÉªËŒ±ôÉ’°ì /
noun
- a heartless or demanding creditor
Shylock
- The merciless moneylender in The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare . He demands a pound of flesh (see also pound of flesh ) from the title character of the play after the merchant defaults on his debt.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³§³ó²â·±ô´Ç³¦°ìi·²¹²Ô adjective
- ³§³ó²âl´Ç³¦°ì·²â adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of Shylock1
Example Sentences
He played Shylock in a 2005 production of “The Merchant of Venice†and Gremio in “The Taming of the Shrew,†among many other roles.
What a powerful time, then, to encounter Shakespeare’s Shylock in Patrick Page’s solo-show investigation of evil, “All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain.â€
Bell said the cartoon was spiked after a phone call from the paper suggested it may reference Shakespeare's Shylock's "pound of flesh" line.
British actor Tracy-Ann Oberman, who is Jewish and currently playing Jewish character Shylock in a production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, wrote about representation in a post on Instagram this week.
The stereotype of the large Jewish nose in particular has persisted in through centuries, from Shakespeare’s Shylock to Nazi propaganda.
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