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Religious Hypocrisy in The Jew of Malta
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The anti-semitism represented in The Jew of Malta doesn’t just express the antipathy against Judaism and Jews. Rather it is a dramatic means to reveal the religious hypocrisy of Christianity. Furthermore, through these critical views against the Jew and the Christians, we get a certain kind of scepticism about religion itself because the various aspects of hypocrisy are not confined to any particular religion or race. All the other characters such as Ferneze, Catholic priests, Ithamore, and Martin Del Bosco reveal similar selfishness and hypocrisy. Since they are not protestants, most characters in this play could be regarded as pagan in Elizabethan society where Protestantism of Anglican Church dominated. However, the scenes of false conversion and various hypocrisy in the name of God and religion arouse the doubt about the myth of religion in the play. In this sense, The Jew of Malta demystifies the absolutism of religion and anti-semitism. Ferneze and the Knights of Malta use religion to take Barabas’ property, and Barabas also takes revenge on them for his property. The jew Barabas and the Turk Ithamore can help and betray each other only for their economic purpose. Even Catholic Friars also can kill each other for their economic purpose. The emperor of the Turk wants to take gold from his religious enemy Christians. The Spanish general also wants to sell Turkish slaves in Malta. All the characters from the highest to the lowest in the dramatic world of Malta are in pursuit of gold. By mocking the religious hypocrisy of the various characters, Marlowe makes the dignity and absolutism of religion itself doubtful.
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The anti-semitism represented in The Jew of Malta doesn’t just express the antipathy against Judaism and Jews. Rather it is a dramatic means to reveal the religious hypocrisy of Christianity. Furthermore, through these critical views against the Jew and the Christians, we get a certain kind of scepticism about religion itself because the various aspects of hypocrisy are not confined to any particular religion or race. All the other characters such as Ferneze, Catholic priests, Ithamore, and Martin Del Bosco reveal similar selfishness and hypocrisy. Since they are not protestants, most characters in this play could be regarded as pagan in Elizabethan society where Protestantism of Anglican Church dominated. However, the scenes of false conversion and various hypocrisy in the name of God and religion arouse the doubt about the myth of religion in the play. In this sense, The Jew of Malta demystifies the absolutism of religion and anti-semitism. Ferneze and the Knights of Malta use religion to take Barabas’ property, and Barabas also takes revenge on them for his property. The jew Barabas and the Turk Ithamore can help and betray each other only for their economic purpose. Even Catholic Friars also can kill each other for their economic purpose. The emperor of the Turk wants to take gold from his religious enemy Christians. The Spanish general also wants to sell Turkish slaves in Malta. All the characters from the highest to the lowest in the dramatic world of Malta are in pursuit of gold. By mocking the religious hypocrisy of the various characters, Marlowe makes the dignity and absolutism of religion itself doubtful.
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