Term 1 Week 7 Learning Log

This week our class are to learn more closely about "The Merchant Of Venice".We learn something interesting.
We are to learn about:
-revenge
-prejudice/racism
-the quality of mercy is an act of god.
This week Mr Chua teaches us about it.He says that different people has their own opinion about it.To me I agreed on the this.There are questions to be answer as our own reflection.
The questions are:
1)Do we have the right to punish other people if they insult our religion?(ourself)
2)Does Shylock have the right to murder Antonio when he insulted him?(character)
In my opinion,at first thought was I have the right to take my revenge & punish people who insulted my religion but after Mr Chua said something that me think again & had a second thought.At my second thought is that I do not have the right anyway because punishing other people by taking their life is wrong.This is wrong as we end other people life will not make us feel good but even worse.I cannot change other people character towards something,they must be willing to do it themselves inorder to change.

We also learn about the thing that had been confiscated when Shylock loss in the end.
The things that is confiscated are:
-half of his money to be given to Antonio
-make a will for when he dies all his possesion is to be given to his son-in-law & daughter
-he is to become a Christian
3)Do they have the right to force Shylock to be a Christian????!!!
In my opinion, they do not have the right to force shylock to be Christian.It is because everyone has the right to believe whatever they believe in.Shylock wants to believe his religion as a Jew.Let him be so because he has the right to believe also.