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I do because knowone deserves to be descriminated against because of their religion

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Not really because of how insulting she be’s

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No it doesn’t but he grew up with this kind of attitude so it’s kind of been passed on to him through the generations to be spiteful towards them.

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I think that Antonia has different personalities, on one side he’s glum and the other he’s an insulting person

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I do feel sympathy for Shylock because he doesn’t have it easy. Although life was tough for everyone back then, I think the abuse that he gets isn’t fair. I’m sure he’d prefer to be living in a more modern and advanced world

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I do like Portia because she is smart, sarcastic, witty and also very sharp. She can distinguish between what is right and wrong, which I think we’ll see further on in the comedy. The only issue is how racist she is

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I dont think this justifies it because no one should be treated any differently, but it is understandable with is being a long time ago

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At first Antonio seems very sad and depressed. But, as we read on we begin to see more of what kind of person he is, especially when he reveals his thoughts of the Jews

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I don't think that this justifies Antonio's treatment to Shylock because just because Shylock is Jewish doesn't mean Antonio should treat Shylock any differently

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I do feel sympathy for Shylock because it is never right to discriminate against someone because of their religion , he may be a sly , greedy man but he never did anything against Antonio so why should Antonio treat him this way

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I do have sympathy for Shylock because he is always getting publicly abused by Antonio and everyone else e.g getting kicked and spat on and called names.Only because he is Jewish and practices usury.

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No I don't feel sympathy for Shylock because he seems to be a evil person who tries to hurt Antonio. He should be the bigger person and make an agreement with Antonio to end the feud between them.

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I don't feel sorry for shylock because anyone who wants to take a pound of flesh from a person to kill them isn't very nice. he is sly and greedy and doesn't have a nice attitude towards Christians.

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I don’t think that this justifies Antonio’s treatment to Shylock because back then it wasnt really a big issue.

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I think Portia is a funny character in this act but then again she was quite racist towards the prince of Morrocco comparing his skin color to the devil.

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I do not feel sympathy for Shylock. He is a devious man who seems to want to go out of his way to hurt Antonio. Yes Antonio has abused him and admitted to it but why can Shylock be the bigger man and get over it. He may be talking to Antonio as though he is only playing the game however, we learn from his aside that he really wants to hurt Antonio and for that reason I feel no sympathy for him

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I don’t feel sympathy for Shylock because even though he has been spat on and abused he is still an evil character and I don’t really think you could have sorrow for a character such as Shylock

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I don't justify Antonio's behaviour but I realise that that is the normal treatment of Jews in Venice at that time

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I do like the character Portia because she is very smart and witty in the way she answers questions. She seems very independent and strong willed but I don't like the way she is racist towards the prince of Morocco

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I don't think the way Antonio treats Shylock is justified. Just because everyone else treats Jews this way at that time doesn't make it right. Just because one person does something it doesn't mean you have to jump on the bandwagon too. Antonio may not like Shylock because he practises usury but this doesn't mean he has to spit on him and call him a dog.

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I don't feel sorry for Shylock as I get the impression he is a menacing and deceiving character who we will never know the just how knieving he is until the very end

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I find Portia to be a very witty and comedic character who is well able to laugh at the situation she finds herself in. I don't like the racist side to her showed when talking about the Prince of Morocco

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I feel a bit of sympathy for Shylock by the way Antonio treated him, that would never happen in this day in age and Antonio just seemed to treat Shylock like dirt

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I do like the character Portia as she brings humour and because she is mischievous.I do not agree with some of her intolerances.I think she Is also very loyal to her father even though he is dead whick I found surprising.

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Although Shylock is menacing towards Antonio, I feel sorry for him because he has been abused in public by him.

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I do not feel sympathy for Shylock because even though he has been mistreated by Antonio, he is also just as sly and tells us in his aside that he would do the same thing to Antonio as Antonio done to him if he were ever to get him

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It does not justify the way Antonio treated shylock, they may have disliked each other’s religion, but this does not mean that Antonio had any right to kick him and spit on him and treat very bad

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I don't think this justifies Antonio's actions but it just shows that he didn't know an better. if he had been taught since he was a child  to hate Jews then its obvious he would grow up always disliking them.

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I do Have sympathy for Shylock because he was treated very badly by Antonio and Antonio said that he would do everything again and I see why he has a grudge against him after what he put him through

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The Christians' intolerance of Jews does not justify the way Antonio treats Shylock, because, aside from the forfeit for his loan, we haven't heard anything about Shylock treating Antonio badly

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I don't think it justifies Antonio behavior towards Shylock I think it isn't right to treat someone so cruel just because of their religion

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I like the character Portia because she is a funny person and she is honest but I don’t like the way she was racist towards the prince of Morocco

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I do like the character of Portia because she is funny and a bit witty but the way she talks about the Prince of Morocco skin complexion isn't nice

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I do not believe Shylock does deserve the abuse he receives; like being spat on and being kicked by Antonio and quite possibly other Christians. By doing the deal with Antonio he is getting a chance of revenge by cutting a pound of his skin off and doing serious damage to Antonio.

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I liked Portia at the start of the scene because she seemed a nice person and all but by the end we seen a completely different side again like Antonio by being racist to the Prince of Morocco and being sarcastic to the other renowned suitors

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I do like the character of Portia because she is very funny and has a witty personality she can be racist towards the prince of Morocco but that's what it was like back then

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I do feel sympathy for Shylock because he is being badly treated by Antonio just because he is a jew. I can see why he is making this nasty deal with Antonio because Antonio has been horrible to him.

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I don’t think this justifies Antonio’s treatment towards Shylock because back in Venice in that time that was what people did to Jews

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At the start I felt a bit sorry for Portia as she didn’t have a choice on who she marries, but as we get to read more about her she turns out to be very racist towards the king of Morocco and she is also very judgmental

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I do feel sorry for Shylock in the opening act because Antonio has shamed him in public, he has spat on him and he has kicked him.He has also taken away some of Shylock business by not charging interest on his loans however I still believe that Shylock is out to seek revenge on Antonio no matter the cost

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I like the character of Portia because she is independent and witty, although I don't like the racist way she talks about the Prince of Morocco.

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I don't really like the character of portia. she is to snobby and spoilt. she sits around and has everything done for her by her servant Nerissa. I don't like the way she was racist towards the Prince of Morocco

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I liked the character Portia. She seems to be a funny, smart person but I don't like the fact that she was racist towards the prince of Morocco

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I don’t think Antonio’s behavior is justified against Shylock because this was normal treatment for the Jewish people at this time

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I do believe the intolerance of Jews by Christians is why Antonio keeps on doing it. He must of seen other Christians do it so maybe he thought if they can do why can't I do it aswell

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I like the character of Portia in act one scene 2. She is very witty and she knows what she wants and it seems that if she had her way nobody would talk on her behalf. She is somebody who would stand up for herself

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Antonio is not the type of person who's company I would enjoy. He's very down and melancholic and also racist to the Jews

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I think Antonio is very sad and glum in the opening scenes but does show his darker side when he is with Shylock discusing the deal

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I think that Antonio is a very generous person and he is kind but we soon find out that Antonio has a bad side to him because he spat and kicked and called Shylock names because he is a Jew and because he practices
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My impression of Antonio after the opening scenes are that he is a nice person towards his friends because he is Christian he was brought up to be nice and mannerly towards people and help them when they needed it, like bassanio, but he was also brought up to hate Jews which goes against Christian beliefs of hating others

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At the start of the opening scene I thought Antonio was a very depressing character and downbeat but by the end of Act 1 we see a completely different side of Antonio ; we see him spitting and kicking Shylock on purpose and says he would do it again with no bother

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Antonio seems very generous, almost too generous. He stupidly keeps lending bassanio money when bassanio may never pay him back, even tho Antonio is trying to be nice and help him to try win Portia

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I think that Antonio is kind to his friends, although I don't like the way he treats Jewish people.

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I do not think this Antonio's treatment of shylock because it is wrong to treat someone differently because of their religion and beliefs.

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I think Antonio is a very nice person towards his friends but not towards jewish people.I also think that he is quite weary of his ships but I think this is becuase this is where he gets his money from.

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I like the character of Antonio, I think he would be a very good friend to have on your side. he was very helpful when bassiano said that he needed money to go to Venice to meet Portia. I just don't like the way he spitted and kicked the Shylock even though Shylock is mean he didn't have the right to harm him.

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My first impression of Antonio is that he is depressed and maybe takes his anger out on Shylock.

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My impression on Antonio is the he is a very sorrowful person and that makes me feel bad for him but then we hear that he has kicked, spat at and called Shylock names which makes me feel like there’s another side to Antonio

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Antonio is a very confusing character because he’s all sad and depressed in act 1 scene 1 and then he was abusing Shylock because he was a Jew, so I don’t really know I’m sort of in the middle of liking him and disliking him

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I think Portia is a very judgemental person and also quite racist but she also is witty and funny. I don’t like her that much because she seems very negative and always finds a fault in people

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Antonio seems to be a very sad and downbeat character. He just accepts that he is meant to be depressed this shows that he is not strong willed and gives up easily. I don't like the way he treats Shylock and that he says he would do it again. Antonio is very different in Scene 1 compared to Scene 3 so i think he can be upbeat and quite mean if he wants to be.

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I think that Antonio's reasons to abuse Shylock are and are not justified. To say that Antonio is only abusing Shylock because all the other Christians abuse Jews is fair however, Antonio does not have to abuse the Jews yes, he could be the only Christian who doesn't but why should that matter because he is being the bigger person

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Antonio is a very depressed person. He feels as though he is destined to be sad all his life but he also seems to hide quite a mean side to him based on the way he treats Shylock