restaurant where Henry ate becomes famous. He meets the American ambassador and is invited to a fancy dinner party at his house. This dinner party is important because it is where Henry meets his love‚ a girl named Portia. He also meets an American friend‚ Lloyd Hastings. Henry is thinking about Portia the entire time and listening to Lloyd talk about his difficulties . Finally‚ Henry is able to concentrate on Lloyd and his issues. Lloyd asks for help. Henry decides to help both himself and Lloyd. They agree
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caskets is used as the main explanation of appearance versus reality. The suitor of Portia must choose either a gold‚ silver or lead casket‚ where the right choice will allow the suitor to marry her. The Prince of Morocco‚ on choosing the beautiful gold casket with the inscription‚ "Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire‚" sees the message‚ "All that glisters is not gold‚" and is thus turned away by Portia. The Prince of Arragon‚ on choosing the silver casket with‚ "Who chooseth me shall
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“Merchant of Venice”. It highlights the major characters in the play and their importance in the play. It describes in-depth features of the major characters. Hence there is a detail analysis on four major characters of the play: Shylock‚ Antonio‚ Portia and Bassanio. Also‚ there is information about the types of characters found in all Shakespeare’s play. The purpose of this assignment is to portray the importance of characters in Shakespeare’s play as Shakespeare’s play is character driven. They
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The Merchant of Venice Questions Act IV Before the trial proper begins‚ what does Antonio say the Duke has already tried to do (4.1.1-12)? Antonio says he knows the duke has done all that he can to lawfully counter Shylock’s malicious intentions‚ and that since nothing else can be done‚ Antonio will respond to Shylock’s rage “with a quietness of spirit”. What does the Duke assume Shylock will do (4.1.15-33)? What is Shylock’s response? Why is Shylock unwilling to show mercy? How does he respond
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actions‚ Portia remains to be the “living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father” (I.ii.21-22). Despite her superiority‚ to be able to share her power and wit‚ Portia must become a man. The idea that women are inferior and second-rate to men was a common idea shared by most‚ if not all‚ of the Shakespearean cohort. Even so‚ in Portia is the one who come out on top in Merchant of Venice. When Antonio is arrested and Bassanio and Portia must come back to save him from death‚ Portia is the one
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263-277). Antonio is willing and ready to sacrifice everything that he has‚ including his life‚ for the benefit of Bassanio. Bassanio’s love is equally strong—he immediately responds with a desire to sacrifice everything that he has‚ including his love Portia‚ to save Antonio. This deep love between friends was seen by the Elizabethans as a precursor to romantic love. If a man could demonstrate love for his friends‚ then he was capable of maintaining love for a woman. Romantic love also appears in the
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complaint” (google.com). Julius Caesar‚ and The Meditations prove that Brutus is stoic when Portia died‚ when Brutus killed Caesar‚ and when Brutus admits he hates sticking out. Brutus has a stoic philosophy. First off‚ Marcus Brutus has shown stoicism through his emotions when his wife Portia died. When portia died by swallowing fire‚ Brutus wasn’t really affected by his loss. Brutus says “Why‚ farewell‚ Portia. We must die‚ With meditating that she must die once‚I have the patience to endure it now
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characters of Portia‚ Solanio‚ and Shylock. Shakespeare’s racist development of Jews and blacks are often seen in his writings. First‚ Portia is portrayed as a racist character against Prince Morocco. At the end of Act II‚ Scene VII‚ Morocco chooses the wrong casket (gold)‚ which means he must leave Portia and never get married. “A gentle riddance. Draw the curtains: go. Let all of his complexion choose me so.” (Act II‚ Scene VII) Portia is very happy about the outcome of the choice he made. Portia says
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disrespectfully. Shylock conflicts his emotions again and speaks to Antonio in a joking manner which in his mind turns out to be the truth. In the play Shylock is a Jewish usurer who lends money to Bassanio he can go to Belmont and win over Portia. Antonio agrees to pay back the three thousand ducats for Bassanio when his Merchant ships arrive back in Venice. Shylock agrees to this with the exception that if Antonio fails to repay Shylock‚ Shylock is allowed to cut a pound of flesh from anywhere
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In William Shakespeare’s The Merchant Of Venice the theme mercy vs justice is shown throughout the play from many characters in the play such as Shylock‚ Antonio and Portia. This shows the characters personalities and different attitudes towards the giving and taking of mercy and justice to provide a great deal of conflict throughout the play. The first time we see the theme mercy vs justice is when Shylock lends Antonio money after accepting the bond in hope that Antonio
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