>>> In any case, that's what it's supposed to do. If some time in your life, 
>>> someone tells you not to hire some particular lawyer because he's a real 
>>> shylock, you'll know what it means.
>> Actually, considering Shylock's character, I'm not 100% sure I know what 
>> they're trying to imply.
> 
> Shylock in the play is not the Shylock that people think he is. This
> is where culture comes in. You need to understand the reference and
> the popular understanding of it as well.

Spakespeare seems to have deliberately written Shylock so it's ambiguous 
exactly who he is. [Presumably this is why the bigwigs love Shakespeare 
so much...]

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