ABSTRACT

Mutiara Indah lestari, 2024 : Social Conflict As Seen In The Drama The
Merchant Of Venice By William Shakespeare

Supervisor I : Firdiansyah, M.A
Supervisor II : Al Amin, M.A

This study discusses the social conflicts as seen in The Drama The Merchant Of
Venice By William Shakespeare. This research was conducted to help readers
identify and understand the social conflicts contained in the drama’s script. The
main purpose of this research is to identify anf find out; 1) To identify the causes
of Social conflict as seen in the drama The Merchant of Venice by William
Shakespeare. 2) To find out the impacts of Social conflict as seen in the drama The
Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. The design of this research is
descriptive qualitative, the writer uses theory to analyze the data, the theory from
Soekanto 1990 then uses a sociological approach. In collecting data, the writer uses
documentation technique and uses content analysis. The results of this study are;
First, 5 social problem causes social conflict in this drama, including crime, family
disoganization, violation of social norms, demographic issues, bureaucracy.
Second, 3 impacts of social conflict, including increased in-group solidarity,
disintegration and breakdown of the group's unity, changes in the personality of
individuals.

Keywords: Social Conflict, Prejudice, The Merchant Of Venice