Living in the human society, people make different
decisions to treat one another, and therefore causing relationships of
acquaintance, love and hatred. In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, we can look deeper to see the way how
Antonio, Shylock and Portia deal with resentment. In this paper, we would focus
on Act 1 Scene 4, but also mention other parts of the story.
“But I
tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you that you may
be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the
good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” (Bible, Matt. 5:44-45)
