In the play, Merchant of Venice, there is one charcter, named Shylock, and I think he is the antoganist without sympathy. Shylock is a Jewish man in a Christian community. One would think that we should feel sympathy for him, but he resists the fact that people try to lure him into giving them the money. "If it please you to dine with us. Bassanio asked. (1.3-32) "Yes, to smell pork!To eat eh prophet the Nazarite conjured the devil into!" Shylock responded. (1.3-33-35) When Antonio asked Shylock if he wanted to come over to dinner, to be nice to him, Shylock rudely said that he would not do that and would never eat, drink, or pray with a Christian. Shylock could have said that he simply couldn't come over to eat the pork because it was against his religion. By Shylock announcing this, Shakespeare makes him the antagonist and does not want us to feel any sympathy for him. Another instance where Shylock is acting rude is when Bassanio introduces him to Antonio. "This is Signior Antonio." Bassanio said. (1.3-40) Then, Shylock says, "How like a fawning publican he looks! I hate hime for he is a Christian, But more for that in low simplicity he lends out money gratis." (1.3-42-45) This quote shows that Shylock is greedy. He makes a big deal that Antonio lends out money, basically for free. If someone would make a deal out of this, it makes us think that the other person would not do that, meaning that Shylock is a greedy man. In act 1, Shakespeare has portrayed Shylock as the antagonist, without us feeling any sympathy for him. Shylock seems greedy and hard and mean.