▁meant ▁as ▁a ▁jest , ▁but ▁he ▁can ▁not ▁ret ract ▁it . ▁Both ▁Sh y lock ▁and ▁Antonio ▁are ▁rel ieved ▁when ▁the ▁demand ▁is ▁denied ▁in ▁court . ▁ ▁Review ing ▁The ▁Mer chant , ▁critic ▁Michael ▁Bill ington ▁wrote ▁" W es ker ’ s ▁point ▁comes ▁across ▁clearly : ▁that ▁anti - J ew ish ▁pre jud ice ▁is ▁ing rained ▁in ▁English ▁life ." ▁John ▁G ross , ▁another ▁critic , ▁stated ▁that ▁" As ▁a ▁human istic ▁ser mon , ▁The ▁Mer chant ▁has ▁much ▁to ▁recommend ▁it . ▁As ▁a ▁play , ▁it ▁la cks ▁b ite ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Sh y lock , ▁a ▁play ▁by ▁Mark ▁Le ir en - You ng ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pl ays ▁by ▁Arnold ▁Wes ker ▁Category : Pl ays ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁Category : Pl ays ▁set ▁in ▁Italy ▁Category : Work s ▁based ▁on ▁The ▁Mer chant ▁of ▁Ven ice ▁Category : 1 9 7 6 ▁plays <0x0A> </s> ▁Hun an ▁Cultural ▁Revolution ▁Mass acre ▁may ▁refer ▁to ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁mass ac res ▁in ▁Hun an ▁Province , ▁China ▁during ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Cultural ▁Revolution ▁( 1 9 6 6 - 1 9 7 6 ): ▁▁▁▁ ▁Da ox ian ▁Mass acre , ▁in ▁which ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁died ▁from ▁August ▁to ▁October ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Sh ao y ang ▁County ▁Mass acre , ▁in ▁which ▁ 9