How does Shakespeare create dramatic interest for the audience in the trial scene‚ Act 4 scene 1 in The Merchant of Venice’? In the trial scene (act 4 scene 1)‚ Shakespeare uses many different dramatic techniques to make the tension in the court room rise and build. He also uses dramatic irony and many other techniques to engage an audience in this particular scene in the play. These techniques would work have worked on an Elizabethan audience or a modern day audience. Although‚ these two eras
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Project On “The Merchant Of Venice” Contents SR. NO. PARTICULARS 1 Writer 2 Summary 3 Character Analysis 4 Themes 5 Relevance To Modern World 6 Critical Evaluation Writer William Shakespeare born on 26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616)] was an English poet and playwright‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national
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These productions portray or represent both of the leading women‚ Pat and Portia as intelligent‚ witty‚ desired‚ strong‚ manipulative and controlling women despite both of them originating from differing genres. It is clear from these productions that Portia succeeds because of her intelligence‚ wit and manipulation‚ however‚ Pat fails to succeed with these traits. This is due to the impact of genre as well as the
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andTwelfth Night. Romantic comedy was a popular and much-preferred type in Elizabethan theatre‚ and all the trappings of such are present in The Merchant of Venice. First‚ the romantic involvement is represented not by one couple only‚ but by three (Portia and Bassanio‚ Gratiano and Nerissa‚ and Jessica and Lorenzo). Also Elizabethans expected in their romantic comedies certain characters and situations and a certain kind of plot development: the chief element and central motive was love; the heroine
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The Three Caskets Three caskets; one of gold‚ one of silver‚ and one of lead. Three caskets are set before many suitors who all would like to take Portia of Belmont’s hand in marriage. But Portia’s father’s will states that each suitor who wishes to take Portia’s hand in marriage‚ must choose one of the three caskets and the one who chooses the correct casket may have the fair Portia’s hand in holy matrimony. This trial‚ designed by Portia’s late father‚ allows him to screen through his daughter
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marries Portia he will have plenty of money. Antonio insists that he is lending the money solely out of love to his best friend. When Antonio needs a loan‚ he talks to Skylock and agrees if he defaults he will lose a pound of flesh. Since Skylock does not like Antonio for interfering with Skylocks business‚ by loaning money at no interest. Antonio is lending money to a friend that he loves‚ whereas Skylock is trying to get revenge on Antonio. Since Bassanio had enough money to reach Portia in Belmont
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Venice. He is a middle-aged bachelor and merchant by trade who has his financial interests tied up in overseas shipments when the play begins. He is kind‚ generous‚ honest and confident‚ and is loved and revered by all the Christians who know him. Even Portia‚ who sees Antonio as a rival for her husband’s affections‚ reveres his character and appreciates — with reservations — his willingness to die for Bassanio. Antonio manifests his piety by cursing and spitting at Shylock (anti-semitism was common in
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overseas to woo and marry Portia. However‚ failing to pay back the money in time‚ Shylock takes Antonio to court demanding a pound of his flesh in payment. Portia‚ one of the main characters‚ disguised as a lawyer‚ attempts (and succeeds) to rescue Antonio using the law to her advantage. This scene is important to the text as a whole‚ as it brings into question and explains some of the main themes used in the play‚ these being‚ mercy‚ law‚ justice and religion. Mercy When Portia first arrives in the
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The Merchant of Venice Act IV Reading Questions 1. The duke opinionated what he thinks of Shylock by referring to him as “inhuman” and “uncapable of pity‚ void‚ and empty.” The Duke is not happy about Shylock wanting a pound of Antonio’s flesh and the Duke feels that Shylock will not feel bad for Antonio. 2. Antonio wants to “make no offers and use no farther means.” Antonio is grateful for what everyone has done for him‚ but he wants to move on with the trial so he can “have judgement”
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merchant of Venice written by William Shakespeare‚ a Christian named Antonio asks to borrow money from the Jewish money-lender shylock. Bassanio is the Christian that asks Antonio to borrow the money from shylock so he could marry the fair‚ rich‚ maiden Portia. Jews were treated with racial discrimination by the Christians‚ simply because of their religion. In Shakespearean Venice the jews were forced to live in the “ghetto” part of Venice. They were also forced to wear a red hat whenever they left the
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