Shylock









Shylock


Shylock [shahy-lok] Examples noun

  1. a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice.
  2. a hard-hearted moneylender.

verb (used without object)

  1. (lowercase) to lend money at extortionate rates of interest.

Related formsShy·lock·i·an, adjectiveShy·lock·y, adjective Related Words for shylock banker, bank, swindler, shark, Shylock, backer, pawnbroker, moneylender, pawnshop, usurer, granter, lender, broker Examples from the Web for shylock Historical Examples of shylock

  • The play went on—Shylock appeared—I forgot every thing but him.

    Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)

    Maria Edgeworth

  • But he was as unlike to Shylock as it is possible to conceive.

    Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)

    Maria Edgeworth

  • The landlord threw up his arms like Shylock at the loss of his money-bags.

    The Strollers

    Frederic S. Isham

  • Besides, there is a dash of Shylock in every Jew that ever breathed.

    The Martins Of Cro’ Martin, Vol. II (of II)

    Charles James Lever

  • Then she said to Shylock, “Be merciful: take the money, and bid me tear the bond.”

    Tales from Shakespeare

    Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb

  • British Dictionary definitions for shylock Shylock noun

    1. a heartless or demanding creditor

    Word Origin for Shylock C19: after Shylock, the name of the heartless usurer in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice (1596) Word Origin and History for shylock Shylock n.

    “usurer, merciless creditor,” 1786, from Jewish money-lender character in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” (c.1596).

    shylock in Culture Shylock

    The merciless moneylender in The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare. He demands a pound of flesh (see also pound of flesh) from the title character of the play after the merchant defaults on his debt.

    Note Shylock is a Jew (see also Jews), and there has long been controversy over whether Shakespeare’s portrayal of Shylock contributes to prejudice against Jews. Shylock is a cruel miser and eventually is heavily fined and disgraced, but he maintains his dignity. At one point in the play, he makes a famous, eloquent assertion that his desire for revenge is the same desire that a Christian would feel in his place. “I am a Jew,” says Shylock. “Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?”

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