Villianous Sympathy?

I do not believe Shylock is the villian of the play. Shylock may be a central cause of conflict and portay villianous characteristics, Shakespear makes the audience feel sympathy for him and understand his pain. A true villian is to be hated by the audience and to have no sympathy for. Through Shylock's "I am a Jew" speach he conveys why he feels this way and acts like a villian. Shylock is living in an anti-semetic society and stuggles to be treated as an equal throughout the play.