At the end of Radford's film he shows us a bareheaded Shylock locked out of his synagogue and alone in the world, an alien being. |
Outside of the Ghetto the modern Shylock is envisioned as a man of mode, whose proverbial gabardine has been replaced by the latest Parisian cry. |
While his Shylock is somewhat broad for the small screen, it provides a tantalising glimpse of how it might have come across in the theatre. |
He found his epitomical incarnation in Shylock, the relentless banker in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. |
Himself a usurer, Shakespeare must have known how much he had invested in Shylock. |
Sitting in a position that finally demands respect, Shylock insists on his pound of flesh. |