Introduction to "The Merchant of Venice" a Play by William Shakespeare

I think that prejudice, justice and mercy do have a few things in common. The first thought that pops up in my mind when I think about similarities in prejudice, justice and mercy, is that they can all be ways of treating people. Yes, I do know that prejudice, justice and mercy don't treat people the same way, but they are still ways of treating people, even though they are different. In justice, people are treated with what they deserve, with what's right, with equal treatment and with fairness. People who are treated with justice can also be treated in some sort of punishment that they deserve. Mercy on the other hand, though is very different than justice. When people are treated with mercy, that means that most of the time, they are forgiven, pardoned, tolerated and/or pitied upon on any mistakes or wrong doings that they did. And lastly, when someone is treated with prejudice. To my understanding, prejudice is when a someone has an opinion on a certain person either based on which group they belong to, or which stereotype they belong to. When a person is treated with prejudice, (for example a person doesn't want to socialize with another due to the group that they belong to), they can be treated unfairly and people can make accusations about them that may not be true. Sometimes their accusations can be something positive about them, but then again, there are also negative accusations that are thrown onto them. So to summarize, justice is the type of treatment that treats you with what you deserve, mercy is the treatment that treats you with forgiveness, and lastly prejudice is the treatments that treats you unjustly due to the group(s) that you belong to, and they are all different ways of treating people. But to be honest, it doesn't necessarily have to be people, it could be something else too.

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