Life, 1916-04-20 · page 46 of 52
Life — April 20, 1916 — page 46: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **literary satire disguised as news reports**. The "Rialto Rooter" and "Venetian Veritas" sections are fictionalized retellings of Shakespeare's *Othello* and *The Merchant of Venice*, presented as contemporary Venetian gossip. The satire works by treating classic literary tragedies as scandalous current events: Othello's murder-suicide becomes a "blackhand outrage," while Shylock's lost lawsuit is framed as evidence of anti-Semitic bias in the courts—with the darker implication that Venice's Jewish voters will seek revenge at elections. The cartoons mock both the fictional characters' circumstances and, implicitly, real prejudices. The upper cartoon labeled "As You Felt On That Occasion" appears to show a figure in formal dress, likely satirizing pretense or hypocrisy. The rest of the page is **period advertising** (Evinrude motors, Dunlap hats, Carstairs whiskey, shoe polish)—typical of Life's commercial content.
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