"Observance of Civility": Jewish Identity and Anxiety in Seinfeld and William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.

The article discusses how Jewish identity and anxiety are depicted in William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" and the television situational comedy (sitcom) "Seinfeld." Other topics include the mainstream acceptance and persistence of anti-Semitism in the late 20th-century, dimension of civility, and Christian hegemony.