Incident
Being spat at
Merchant of Venice examples or quotes
“void your rheum upon my beard” – meaning to spit phlegm upon
“foot me as you spurn a stranger” – meaning kick me as you kick a foreigner or immigrant out of disgust
Treatment of Muslims today:
Muslim woman spat at and racially abused during business trip to London
Muslim woman spat on while eating in restaurant says female race hate victims must speak out
Described as dogs or villains
Shylock is described as:
"The villain Jew"
"The rich Jew" (a stereotype included in the definition of anti-Semitism)
"The dog Jew"
“Misbeliever”
Muslim woman racially abused in Bangor days after Manchester Arena bombing
Simone Joseph: Woman in anti-Islam bus tirade admits racial abuse
Accused of not integrating
Shylock is accused of being more loyal to his own "nation (of Genesis)" (working definitions of anti-Semitism include: "Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal ... to Jews worldwide, than to the interests of their own nations."
'Let's not pretend!' LBC host says Muslim communities are NOT integrating in Britain
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Discriminated against because of outwardly religious appearance
Shylock’s “beard” and “Jewish gabardine” (garment) are spat on, due to its Jewish connotations.
‘Why do you wear that?’ Horrific moment Muslim woman is abused in shop for wearing a veil
British men suffering Islamophobic abuse because they 'look Muslim', reveals research
Attack at London Mosque Comes as U.K. Muslims See Surge of Hatred
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Discriminated against because of religious practices
Shylock says:
“I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, and so following, but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you”
Portrayed as extremists
The title page of the play in 1600 includes: ”With the extreme cruelty of Shylock the Jew"