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  2. Shylock - Wikipedia

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    A Venetian Jewish moneylender, Shylock is the play's principal villain. His defeat and forced conversion to Christianity form the climax of the story. Shylock's characterisation is composed of stereotypes, for instance greediness and vengefulness, although there were no legally practising Jews who lived in England during Shakespeare's time.

  3. The Merchant (play) - Wikipedia

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    Shylock - a Study by Joseph Keiley. The Merchant is a 1976 play in two acts [1] by the English dramatist Arnold Wesker. It is based on William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, and focuses on the Jewish Shylock character, that play's principal antagonist. [2] [3] Wesker began writing the play after seeing a 1973 performance by Laurence ...

  4. The Merchant of Venice - Wikipedia

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    The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598.A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, with seemingly inevitable fatal consequences.

  5. How Disney's 'Encanto' flips the script on big-screen ... - AOL

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    Encanto,” which means “charm” in Spanish, is Disney’s 60th animated feature film. It tells the story of the Madrigals, a multigenerational family who live in the mountains of Colombia.

  6. Here Are Encanto’s ‘Dos Oruguitas’ Lyrics in English For the ...

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    We don’t talk about Bruno, but that doesn’t mean we’re gatekeeping Sebastián Yatra’s “Dos Oruguitas” lyrics in English—especially after the song’s nomination and performance at ...

  7. Deathtrap (plot device) - Wikipedia

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    Villains may also give away details of their evil plots, on the rationale that the victim will die immediately and the villain often believes their victim deserves to know. This speech, given when the villain could have just killed the victim in a matter of seconds, is invariably used to give another character time to come in and save the ...

  8. Why 'Encanto's' 'We Don’t Talk About Bruno' song is ... - AOL

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    "Encanto" hit theaters weeks after the Oscar submission deadline for original songs passed. Disney assumed that "Dos Oruguitas," which means "Two Little Caterpillars," would be the film's biggest ...

  9. Each story has its feet firmly planted in the real world, but serves as an epicenter for swirling fantasies. In one story, "The Lizzie Borden Jazz Babies," Sparks makes use of a tragic plot point that sets off many classic fairy tales – the untimely death of a protagonist's parent – and applies it to the father instead of the mother.