most interesting character in act 1

1. In Act 1, we are introduced to the major characters in the play. Which one do you find most interesting and why?

when we were reading and acting out act 1 of the merchant of venice I felt like shylock was my favorite character, and the most interesting. there are multiple reasons for this, i will try an explain some. first of all shylock is made out to be laughed at and made fun of in the community, and the way he deals with this is very strong and courageous. another reason i liked the character so much is because of how smart and patient he is. he obviously does not like antonio because of how he treated him. but instead of not lending him money he makes a deal that if antonio did not pay him back then he would take a pound of flesh from somewhere on his chest. i think he knew that antonio had all of his wealth at see and that it was very vulnerable. all of this combined to make me feel bad for shylock but also admire his cunning.