Reinforcing the dominant discourse in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice
Controversy has surrounded The Merchant of Venice. Although some critics believe the play is not anti-Semitic, the present study shows that Shakespeare could not go against the current of Elizabethan anti-Semitism. The play reinforced the dominant discourses and stereotypes working against the Jews....
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Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM
2014
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7074/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7074/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7074/1/4648-14277-1-PB.pdf |