Merchant of Venice

How is Shylock portrayed in the 1st act?

The merchant of venice act 1

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Shylock is portrayed as greedy and a cunning lender of money. He sounds like he has disdain for Christians because of how he has been treated in the past. This is reflected in his demands if Antonio forfeits the contract.