Shylock

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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At a glance

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Figure

Domain

Arts and letters

Knowledge cost

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Influence

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Resistance

5

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What Wikipedia says

Shylock ( SHY-lok; spelled Shylocke in the First Folio) is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice (c. 1600). A Venetian Jewish moneylender, Shylock is the play's principal villain. His defeat and forced conversion to Christianity form the climax of the story.

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