¿Era tan malo Shylock el mercader de Venecia?

- Ven a VENECIA, seguro que cuando vengas lo veré más bello a través de tus ojos.Hay gente que a pesar de todo hace ver lo maravilloso que nos rodea. Verlo en buena compañía y con sol,porque lo veo nublado, porque aunque salga bien en la imagen  me siento extraño...Yo rascaré tu espalda,trabajador,y tú acariciarás la mía, el dinero por ahora así lo decide.

Shylock quiere vengarse de Antonio que le ha humillado muchas veces por ser judío y prestamista. Y su venganza es asquerosa pero lógica. Shakespeare retrata a Antonio como la persona más agradable del mundo y además un  muy buen amigo que esta dispuesto a jugarse su integridad física por Basanio.       (En el mundo que yo conocí en Canarias  esto es inverosímil de muy lejos)...
 Shylock tiene el discurso memorable de No mires la vida como lo hace un judío. Y las palabras: y si me pinchas ¿no sangro?...

Sus préstamos le permiten vengarse de las personas que le desprecian."Como si todo lo que tuviera que hacer con los demás es ayudarlos. Ni hablar ni hablar". Aquí se deduce como el daño infringido sólo es tolerable, si lo acepta la mayoria.

 Shakespeare se deja arrastrar sin miedo a lo sublime por las paradojas y las tramas claras que le entusiasman. Y le sirven como excusa.

This is Shylock. Who is Shylock? I am moneylender. I have no mercy. Once I have lent money to
someone, I am ruthless. I never forgive, When it is a question of money. As a matter of fact, I would like to increase my fortune. I have lent some money to Antonio, in return for a pound of his flesh. That is the way it is.

I am very happy that with the passing of time, I getting richer and richer. All my ambition is to take advantage of people when I lend them dough. With a bit of lack, I am going to get a pound of flesh from Antonio.

I do not like him very much. He is sort of a bit antisemitist. He does not care for me at all. I have to acknowledge that all my happiness is getting money. There is nothing else that I appreciate more in life.
I think that Antonio has been slow to realize, how awful the consequences will be for him, when I get a pound of his flesh, HA! HA!HA! He has squandered his fortune. He leads a sad life, and I am very grateful to Fate that he has yield to the temptation of asking me for money.

To my knowledge ,I am well worth the money he owes me, his pound of flesh and more money. My ambition has no limits. And as the saying goes,"He is between the devil and the deep blue sea". I can see that life has become sadder than before.

I have to say as well that I am kind of person who would never does a bit for anyone. Seeking I am, the way to happiness, just getting money from others. I am ravenous for justice, he must give me back my money, or otherwise, he will give a pound of his flesh.

He is cery naive, I would say. He knows perfectly well that we do not get on well, and that I would settle the score this time. He is ready to take the rap. I have to work now. I have too many irons in the fire. He is going to pay for his hatred toward me. I know pretty well, he hates the Jews.


Honestly, I like to play my cards. I have advised Antonio about the consequences of our deal. This is for me a square deal. There is nothing else so stimulating for me as to get money from people. They say I am very greedy ,some others say I have no mercy, but that is the way I am. This is my way.

As if all I had to do others is to help them. No way! Not likely! All that I like is to get money and suck from them all their money. i THINK