TO AND FRO: SIDES OF NEGOTIATION IN SHAKESPEARE'S THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
TO AND FRO: SIDES OF NEGOTIATION IN SHAKESPEARE'S THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

Summary/Abstract: Love, power and money determine the characters in this play switch from open to hidden discourse and action. The ability of characters to reveal or conceal their agenda connects communication skills to the success or failure of their negotiation. What is loss and gain in their quest for justice? How are the politically (in) correct elements articulated in public speaking via dramatic techniques? Where does ambiguity start and where does obligation end, entailing both comic and tragic effects on the fate of protagonists? This paper aims to explore the means of negotiation employed by both female and male characters in a complex cultural background, and their adjustable tactics displayed in public contexts.

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