Montaigne,Tocqueville, and the Politics of Skepticism |
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Authors: | David Lewis Schaefer |
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Abstract: | AbstractShakespeare shows how enforceable contract not only undergirds the city of Venice, which makes a multicultural society possible, but its corrosive effects on non-contractual relationships like friendship, love, and marriage. This is evident in the decisions, actions, and relationships of Antonio, Bassanio, Portia, and Jessica. Although Shakespeare concludes the play on a happy note, the conclusion one can reach is that, despite its advantages, regimes based on commerce and contract fail to create the conditions for friendship, love, and marriage to flourish. |
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Keywords: | commerce contract Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice |
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