Shylock

I do believe that Shylock is meant to be the villain of the play. Him and Antonio have conflicting opinions and the audience is on Antonio's side. It is obvious that Shakespeare put things in the play to make us like Antonio and dislike Shylock. Shakespeare also describes many things, such as wishing to kill Antonio, that Shylock is a part of. In doing, or wanting to do, these evil things, it is shown that Shylock truly is a villain.