prejudice 2
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same thing, but its made by my friend who is supre pro in literature, she gave me permission to put this up ~^ ^~ Merchant of Venice, Theme - PrejudiceTRANSCRIPT
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PREJUDICE!PREJUDICE!PREJUDICE!PREJUDICE!A theme exploration for the A theme exploration for the
Merchant of VeniceMerchant of Venice
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What is prejudice?
•An unreasonable dislike of or preference for a person, group, custom, etc., especially when it is based on their race, religion, sex, etc. It also comes from pre-judgment of as certain group in society
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Types of prejudice
• Sexism• Racial• Religious• Disability• Ageism• Class (snobbery-elitism)• Poverty• Differences (in lifestyle, looks, accent)
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Concept of Prejudice in MOV
•Antonio and Shylock’s religious prejudice for each other
•Racial prejudice between fair-skinned and dark-skinned people
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What lies behind the act of prejudice?
•Generalizations of different groups of people
•Incidents that spark off hatred •Vengeance •Differences
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Causes of Prejudice
•Hatred•Social learning and
conformity•Social structure and
economic position
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Why do we need to know about
prejudice•It is a social issue that goes
against our stand for equality
•It’s something very real today
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Why is prejudice a problem?
• It affects the victims and causes them hurt
• It is unjust• It goes against the principle
that our society establishes and promotes
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Prejudice in our daily lives
• Prejudice against disabled people (physical and mental disabilities)
• Racial Prejudice (the most dominant race, Chinese, against other races)
• Class Prejudice (more successful vs. less successful)
• Prejudice against the less gifted/ talented
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Personal Point-of-View
•Many of us have been perpetrators of racial prejudice because we are of the dominant race in Singapore
•Some of us have been victims of sexism
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Lessons about prejudice
•Prejudice brings harm to others•Prejudice is morally wrong•Prejudice is injustice•Prejudice is brought about by
UNREASONABLE, INVALID causes
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Assumptions• He/she assumes that his/her victim’s
differences make the victim “inferior” he/she believes that because he/she is “superior”, he/she has the right to commit such an act
• He/she assumes that the victim will not be affected by his/her act and that it does not bring harm to the victim
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Assumptions• These assumptions are not true because
these reasons are unreasonable, biased/one-sided and invalid, made from a very personal point-of-view
• These assumptions are made because majority of the people in our society think a certain way about a certain group of people
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Implications & Consequences
- It leads to :• Fights/ Arguments• Hate• Jealousy• Bloodshed• War/ Riots• Hurt
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Implications in MOV
- It lead to:• Vengeance/ Revenge• Arguments• Losses• Emotional Hurt• Betrayal/ Disloyalty• Ill-wishes• Scheming thoughts/ deceitfulness• Distrust• Pride
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Point-of-View• The Elizabethan audience
probably side with the Christians and oppose the Jews
• The 21st century audience probably view these people in a more objective manner, perhaps even feeling sympathy for Shylock