One of the central themes of the play is that of justice, the right to proper and fair treatment for individuals, these scenes seem to be the same in a different perspective of the trial. From these scenes especially you can gather Shylocks view of the prejudice against him "...will be worth a Jews eye" which helps the reader to understand his actions further on. You see in these scenes Shylocks discontent with every one …
showed first 75 words of 1095 total

showed last 75 words of 1095 total
…a higher status who usually viewed in courts, because the audience would have had the same education so would immediately understand any references made about Mythology. When trying to conclude this play everything came back to class and society, because Venice was a class-dominated society. Where as if it was set in a more democratic or neutral country then the story may not of began and would not have finished in the way it did.