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How dose Shakespeare make the characters Antonio and Shylock realistic and build up audience sympathy for them?
Shakespeare builds up sympathy for Antonio by showing his good side and bad side. Antonio’s good side is he is generous to his friend Bassanio because he is ready to get a loan from Shylock for Bassanio and puts his life on risks. This is because Shylock will give the three thousands ducats but dose not want the interest back instead he makes a bond which is he will cutoff one pound of Antonio’s flesh if he dose not pay the money back in the time that Shylock has given. Then he will cutoff one pound off Antonio’s flesh. Shylock says, “this kindness will I show- go with me to a notary, seal me there your single bond, and in a merry sport, if you repay me not on such a day, in such a place, such sum or sums as are expressed in the condition, let forfeit be nominated for an equal pound of your flesh, to be cut off and taken in what part of your body pleaseth me”. Antonio takes the bond but he thinks Shylock is just doing it for a joke but he isn’t Shylock is hoping he can get revenge for what Antonio dose to him and what he calls him. Antonio calls him “cutthroat dog” and spits on him so that’s why shylock is hoping he might get revenge.
