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/* Shylock as money lending Jew */ Can we agree that he is at least a Jew and that is not a bad thing?
::I agree. If you ''have'' to have his faith in there (which you don't), at least say "Jewish moneylender". [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 13:54, 11 September 2008 (EDT)
:::I agree with Sideways and HelpJazz. I note that Portia's religion is not mentioned. Shylock's religion - and Shakespeare's treatment of it - may be relevant to an article on the play, but it is not relevant here. I shall delete the reference. If the reference is restored, I shall block the person who restored it. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 14:19, 11 September 2008 (EDT)
::::Portia's religion is not mentioned in the quoted passage. Shylock's religion is mentioned. Portia's profession (trial lawyer?) is mentioned in the introductory sentence, yet her profession appears nowhere in the cited text. To be consistent, we should probably delete the mention of both Portia's and Shylock's professions, or just note accurately that Shylock is a Jew as in, "Shylock (a Jew)"). I would be interested in opinions as to whether simply and accurately denoting that someone is a "Jew" could be seen as pejorative. --[[User:AdmiralNelson|AdmiralNelson]] 22:12, 11 September 2008 (EDT)
