Do you think Shakespeare presents Shylock as a victim or a villain? Shylock's greed is manifested through his resentment of people against him. The wickedness of Shylock's character is demonstrated in Act 3, Scene 1, line 43, where Shylock is thrilled with Antonio's failures and wishes he were even more troubled by wanting Antonio to "look at his bond." Shylock reiterates this on purpose, so that the people around him realize how painful it will be for Antonio, knowing the pain that may come his way, if he does not earn the money in time. As a villain, these repeated lines would be demonstrated with a completely evil smile, as Shylock believes his mischievous plan is working for him. Furthermore, when Shylock learns that his daughter has run away from him with his money, he reacts with disgust, but is more concerned with the well-being of his wealth than his daughter. In the conversation with Tubal, Shylock shows this materialistic character: “Two thousand ducats in that and the other precious, precious jewels. I wish my daughter had died at my feet, and jewels in her ears.” Shylock's longing for his money expresses that he must be so evil that he cares more about his jewels than his daughter. The phrase "the jewels in his ear" shows that if there is only one thing returned to him of his lost things, it should be his jewels, because they are the most precious things to him, as he is a selfish villain. . Shakespeare makes it figurative that his jewels are dead, if Jessica dies too. In fact, Shylock must have such evil motivations that he wants the wrong things in life. Shakespeare presents Shylock with arrogant tendencies to portray him as an outright villain. From the moment... middle of the paper ......ck would have uttered this line he would have ensured that he was sure of his decision "ask him", but all the questions are he will not change his mind, because cruelly he just wants to take a pound of Antonio's flesh. The Merchant of Venice explains Shylock's desire for revenge and seems quite convinced that it is right for him to want the revenge he has chosen, Shylock says in Act 3 Scene 1 line 49 "If it fuels nothing else, it will fuel my revenge" . He has dishonored me, he has prevented me from half a million, he has laughed at my losses, he has mocked at my gains...” it is evident that Shylock is ready to “disgrace”, “laugh” and “mock” Antonio, as Antonio has done with him. Shakespeare's use of the verb "feed" suggests that Shylock's thirst for revenge is serious and that he craves it, because when it happens he will love the evil taste it brings to mind..