Nevertheless, Shylock agrees to the loan ostensibly as a gesture of reconciliation and friendship, but Shylock attaches a significant condition. Shylock expresses his surprise at Antonio’s request due to Antonio’s past expressions of deep seated anti-Semitic beliefs. Antonio carries a deep affection for Bassanio, but his ships are at sea, so in order to make the loan, he turns to the Jewish money lender, Shylock. In order to do this, Bassanio seeks a loan from his friend Antonio, a merchant. In the play, a young gentleman named Bassanio wanted to marry the wealthy heiress, Portia. reviewed the plot of the Merchant of Venice. Michael Kahn, the artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company of Washington, D.C. The first staged production was held last year in Venice.ĭavid Dangoor, president of the American Sephardi Federation, discussed the importance of the Merchant of Venice in Jewish history, explaining that it reminds us of the plight of the Jewish people in Europe. This event was the second time a mock appeal for Shylock has been staged.
#Colloquy legal term series#
Elizabeth mentioned that this event was the last in a series of three Library of Congress events commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Jewish Ghetto of Venice.
Gulland, a partner in the Washington-based law firm of Covington & Burling, represented Antonio.Įlizabeth Pugh, the General Counsel for the Library of Congress, opened the event with a quote from Portia on the quality of mercy. Michael Klotz, an associate attorney in the New York office of Jones Day, argued Shylock’s appeal Teresa Miguel-Stearns, the Law Librarian and Professor of Law at Yale’s Lillian Goldman Law Library, represented Portia and Eugene D. Our distinguished panel of judges included United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Associate Dean for International Affairs and Professor of Law at Wake Forest University School of Law Professor Richard Schneider Representative and Ambassador Connie Morella Dean of Wake Forest University School of Law Suzanne Reynolds and an Italian lawyer, who is working for the European Parliamentary Research Service, Micaela DelMonte. On Wednesday, June 21st, the Law Library of Congress was pleased to host a mock appeal for the Shakespearean character, Shylock, from the Merchant of Venice.
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