William Shakespeare's comedy, The Merchant of Venice, besides many important issues, portrays differences between people in terms of color, race and religion. Through out the history of literature, numerous experts, students and readers have tried to figure out Shakespeare’s′ aim in portraying several characters of different ethnicities and religions. Many of these characters, such as The Prince of Morocco, were involved and apparent in the play for various reasons, but most importantly to contribute to the forming of the other characters in the play. The Prince of Morocco, even though appears only in two scenes plays an important role in the play. Shakespeare introduces the character of the Prince of Morocco because he illustrates that appearances sometimes may deceive and alter one′s mind. Moreover he is also the proof that Portia is not just, who acts like one at the end of the play, and more importantly she treats and separates people according to their appearances......
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