In "The Merchant of Venice," the path to marriage is hazardous.
Yet he gives such powerful e.
Shylock would have been regarded as a villain because he was a Jew.
In creating Shylock, Shakespeare seems to have shared in a widespread prejudice against Jews.
Bassanio and Portia also face a magnificent villain, the moneylender Shylock.
If he fails, he may never marry at all.
To win Portia, Bassanio must pass a test prescribed by her father s will, choosing correctly among three caskets or chests.
In "The Merchant of Venice," the path to marriage is hazardous