The image shows a former finance minister wearing ... It was based on the Jewish moneylender character Shylock in the Shakespeare play “Merchant of Venice”; shylock has become a slur for ...

Shylock agrees, but says that Antonio must give him a pound of his flesh if they can’t pay back the loan. They agree. Image caption, Shylock does not have a good relationship with his daughter ...

Vice President Joe Biden acknowledged that he made a “poor choice of words” in using the term “Shylock” to describe unscrupulous lenders. WASHINGTON (JTA) — Vice President Joe Biden ...