 Studying Merchant of Venice? Let's look at Act 3 Scene 1, when Sherlock reflects that everybody hates him just because he's a Jew. In Act 3 Scene 1, Salarino asks, what's that good for? In other words, why would he even take Antonio's flesh? And this is emphasised through this Azura. Sherlock's response is going to use it to bait fish with all. Now, the assonance of eye in this sentence shows that he's going to use Antonio's flesh to feed fish. Sherlock shows he has to disgrace me. Now, the alliteration of H here shows that Antonio has treated him badly. Sherlock says Antonio has mocked him, scorned him, laughed at him, and also turned people against him. Now, the ascendant that's used here shows he's extremely angry at Antonio's unfair treatment. The simple sentence, I am a Jew, shows that Antonio simply has done this just because he's anti-Semitic. He hates him just because he's a Jew. Well, feel sympathy for Sherlock because he asks rhetorical questions. Had the Jew not eyes? Had the Jew not hands organs? In other words, doesn't a Jew have human features? Is he not a human being? He asks, if you prick us, do we not bleed? Now, this rhetorical question makes us realise just how stupid it is to be anti-Semitic. We feel really sorry for Sherlock because he's human like everyone else.