Question

"How like a fawining innkeeper he looks! I hate him because he is a Christian. But worse because he humbly lends out money free of charge, bringing down the rate of interest here in Venice. If I can catch him unawares, I'll pay off old scores very handsomely. He hates us Jews. In business circles, where the merchants meet, he denounces me, my deals, and my hard-earned profits, whjich he calls 'usury.' May my tribe be cursed if I forgive him!"
This quote is an example of which of the following?

Answer 1

Answer:

excerpt

Explanation:

• Merchant of Venice is a very tom play by the William Shakespeare which tend to address the social class issues as well as justice system in the society.

• Selected section above bring to light human experience such as hate as a result of hate and religion . A broader view of human experience is build up in individual verses individual elevating to tribe clashes hence misunderstanding.

• Excerpt being literal work has serve to preserve autonomy of literature ,it has a plot, character, concern and creative use of language to educate , inform and entertain the reader.

Answer 2

Answer:

Simile.

Explanation:

Merchant of Venice includes several examples of simile which made a more vivid play. For instance, when Shylock said “He is like a fawning inkeeper", he was actually comparing Anthony with a grovelling tax collector. From this quote we can concluded that Shylock‘s hatred towards Anthony was as equal as everybody’s hatred from ancient time towards tax collectors.