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“This play too is relevant to our contemporary moment, addressing religious and racial difference. Religion and race are intimately associated in Shakespeare’s time, as both are understood to inhere in the blood as well as the skin. I can quickly remind folks that Antonio is the merchant of the title, not Shylock, the Jew and best-known character…At the same time as it traffics in these anti-Jewish tropes, the play also gives space and language to Shylock’s suffering and humanity.” Read more...
