“Why do we Hate or Fear that of Which We Do Not Understand?

To hate because one does not understand them is prejudice; which Shakespeare shows well in the comedy he wrote The Merchant of Venice. The characters in the play, play a big role in hatred towards others. People in today’s society act and speak the same voice of prejudice towards others like the characters in the play did. In The Merchant of Venice stereotypes are used all over the place and against people who are …

…Lorenzo just because he is a Christian and even though he can pay him back three times the amount that he really owes Shylock he does not care. Then Salanio says, “Here comes another of the tribe; a third cannot be match’d, unless the devil himself turn Jew” (Shakespeare 92). Now Salanio throws hatred back in Shylocks face about the fact that he is a Jew and Jews are known as the devil to Christians.