The Merchant of Venice

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   amy-lepore Teacher
   High School - 12th Grade

   In HOW TO READ LITERATURE LIKE A PROFESSOR, the author points out that all eating in books is communion.  Not just the kind of communion you take at church, but a sort of putting yourself at the mercy of the others in your company when eating.  It's a vulnerable time...when others can see that you may not eat neatly, or that you over or undereat, or that you order a salad instead of the steak and lobster that you really crave.  It also indicates a sort of fellowship or friendship...at least a willingness to come together and learn more about one another in a friendly setting. 

   Shylock  wants none of the above with either Antonio or Bassonio.

    

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   Posted by amy-lepore on Tuesday October 16, 2007 at 1:48 PM
   
   

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   pink-chick33 Student
   High School - 9th Grade

   Shylock refuse to eat with Bassanio because he is Jew and Bassanio is Christian. Also jews don't eat certain kind of meat like porc.

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   Posted by pink-chick33 on Saturday November 10, 2007 at 7:42 AM
   
   

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   sweeto Student
   High School - 9th Grade

   the reasen os this shylock was jew and bassanio was christain.its against jewish law to eat porks.

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   Posted by sweeto on Sunday November 18, 2007 at 4:20 AM
   
   

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