A close analysis of Shakespeare “Merchant of Venice” Act 5, that demonstrates how the text creates the city and city life. You will make a specific argument, cite evidence from the text, and explain or analyze how the evidence supports your argument. Essentially, I want you to use the text as the evidence for your argument. There is no room for filler in this paper no plot summary, no historical generalizations. Be brutally direct and concise, and anchor all your claims in the text: quote from the passage directly, tell me why the quote is significant, and try not to project your own values and ideas onto it. You may explore how the passage connects to the larger themes of the work as a whole, but you can and should also focus more specifically on the immediate context in which the passage appears, the language, imagery, and figures of speech used, or even a word or phrase you find to be of interest. *If you have nay questions let me know*
