http://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu:80 The DSpace digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:35:22 GMT 2013-06-19T02:35:22Z http://hdl.handle.net/10339/38633 "If we are like you in the rest, we will / resemble you in that": Christian and Jew in William Shakespeare's 1600 Play 'The Merchant of Venice' Johnston, Ingrid Ann <italic>The Merchant of Venice</italic> is a play rife in dichotomies, both symbolical and literal. Differences between Old Law and New Law, between revenge and mercy, and, above all, between Jew and Christian inundate the play's textual undertones and leave many unanswered questions lingering long after the play has ended. Of the play's many dualities and binaries, this thesis focuses specifically on the Christian-Jew dichotomy as epitomized in and played out between the characters of Antonio and Shylock. The principal question that this thesis strives to answer is if--and how--the two pillars of religion in <italic>Merchant</italic>, Christianity and Judaism, can be approximated to one another and, moreover, what this likeness reveals about the play and about Shakespeare's intentions in composing it. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10339/38633 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10339/38632 Fulghum, J.H. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10339/38632 2013-06-14T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10339/38631 Jardiniere, 19th century Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10339/38631 2013-06-14T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10339/38630 MS215 Dalton Family Papers Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10339/38630 2013-06-12T00:00:00Z