Was Shylock justified in wanting to kill Antonio?
Shylock has been through a lot in his life and has many reasons to dislike Christians. He was constantly ridiculed by Christians for being a Jew and charging interest on his loans. His only daughter and closest loved one ran off to marry a Christian and friend of Antonio. He is not even shown kindness when he loans money to Antonio who has beaten him and treated him with disrespect. This warrants him to feel a certain amount of disdain for Antonio because of his actions towards him. However, killing Antonio is still a harsh punishment for what he has done to Shylock. It would have been understandable if Shylock had wanted Antonio to go through what he did, and eventually change his ways.
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