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Money and Contract in The Merchant of Venice

Money and Contract in The Merchant of Venice The fortunes and misfortunes of Shylock and Antonio are pervaded with economic and legal ideas. Both characters tend to overlap and confuse in several dimensions–the most celebrated one is to believe that the Jew is the merchant–and are alternatively victim and victimizer. The analysis of the play focusing in money and contract, economics and the law, market and morality, allows us to delve into the nuances of one of the most engaging characters in the history of literature and to ponder the classical liberal message of justice and charity. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal des Économistes et des Études Humaines de Gruyter

Money and Contract in The Merchant of Venice

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Publisher
de Gruyter
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 by the
ISSN
1145-6396
eISSN
1145-6396
DOI
10.2202/1145-6396.1219
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Abstract

The fortunes and misfortunes of Shylock and Antonio are pervaded with economic and legal ideas. Both characters tend to overlap and confuse in several dimensions–the most celebrated one is to believe that the Jew is the merchant–and are alternatively victim and victimizer. The analysis of the play focusing in money and contract, economics and the law, market and morality, allows us to delve into the nuances of one of the most engaging characters in the history of literature and to ponder the classical liberal message of justice and charity.

Journal

Journal des Économistes et des Études Humainesde Gruyter

Published: Dec 3, 2009

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