Israel, Shylock Merchant of the Levant, by Elias Akleh

Dec 16th 2025 12:02am EST

Shylock, a Jewish moneylender/usurer, is a main character in William Shakespeare’s 16th-century five-acts play “Merchant of Venice”. Antonio, a Venetian merchant, borrowed money from Shylock with a bond stating that if he defaults the loan on time Shylock is entitled to a pound of Antonio’s flesh. Antonio defaulted the loan because his trade ships were…

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