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William Shakespeare was well known for being a stealthy writer

who knew how to express controversial issues that were happening during his time.

In the play The Merchant of Venice Shakespeare contains many examples of anti-

semitism that insults Jews.Antisemitism is prejudice against a religion or ethnic

group.For example the expulsion of all the Jews that lived in London during the

time that King Edward the first ruled England which was in 1290.

In modern times we considered many parts of the play very offensive

towards the Jewish community but during the Elizabethans era this was actually

comical.When Shakespeare wrote this play during a time were most of the London

residents were antisemitic.In The Merchant of Venice there is plenty of example of

Shakespeare supporting anti-semitism.

"Certainly the Jew is the very devil incarnation"

----Launcelot (Act 2 Scene 2 Line 24)

This line come from Launcelot who works for Shylock the Jew.When

he says this line he is debating if he should run away or be ruled by a Jew , he eventually

runs away.