24/7 writing help on your phone Save to my list Remove from my list Another completely opposite reading of Shylock portrays him as a victim of harsh oppression. When Shylock responds to Salerio, “If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge,” he continues on to say, “[Antonio] hath disgraced me, laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my nation.” While Shylock’s clear memory of every misdeed Antonio ever committed against him can be read as calculated and vindictive, the fact that he does not act the way he does without reason humanizes him. As mistreatment...