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Why did Shakespeare hate Jews so much?

1, Jews can do business and are richer, there are a lot of those rich businessmen Jews in continental Europe. And Christianity teaches that usury is not allowed or you will go to hell. Judaism does not say that, so Christians hate Jews more. Because in traditional European culture, usurers are evil. Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, Shylock and Eugénie Grandet, were basically portrayed by the author as the image of the devil

2,Religious differences, the European continent generally believe in Christianity, the Jews are pagans in their eyes. The difference in beliefs led to mutual hatred. This kind of thing has happened a lot in history, and many wars in history have been triggered by religious issues, such as the Crusades