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Shylock ( ; spelled Shylocke in the First Folio) is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice ( 1600). A Venetian Jewish moneylender, Shylock is the play's principal villain. His defeat and forced conversion to Christianity form the climax of the story.
Key facts
- Character.name
- Shylock
- Character.series
- The Merchant of Venice
- Character.image
- Ernst von Possart as Shylock.jpg
- Character.caption
- Shylock portrayed by the actor Ernst von Possart,
- Character.creator
- William Shakespeare
- Character.family
- Jessica (daughter)
- Character.based_on
- Barabas, from The Jew of Malta
- Character.first_major
- The Merchant of Venice
- Character.religion
- Judaism
- Character.spouse
- Leah (deceased)
- Character.occupation
- Moneylender
- Character.nationality
- Venetian
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Antisemitism in literatureArchetypal namesFictional Italian JewsFictional Italian people in literatureFictional misersFictional revenge seekersLiterary archetypesLiterary characters introduced in the 1590sMale Shakespearean charactersShakespeare villainsStereotypes of Jewish peopleThe Merchant of Venice