I think that Shakespear's intention of creating Shylock was to show how bad the Jews were. This is because Shylock was displayed and portrayed as the villain in the book always scheming and up to no good. He was someone who only cared about money and revenge. He even cares more about money then his own daughter. This can be seen from the part where he says that he would rather having his money bury with his daughter, then give it to someone else. He is portrayed to be someone who was always scheming, which is brought out from the deal he made with Antonio, that if he did not pay by the time, Shylock would be allowed to cut a pound of flesh from anywhere he likes. And in the trial scene, even though Antonio is able to pay Shylock, but he still wants that amount of flesh he wants from his bond.