Act I 1. What do the final 4 lines of scene I suggest about the status of the people under Caesar’s rule? 2. “Foreshadowing” is the technique of preparing a reader or audience for something to happen later in the narrative. “Beware the Ides of March” is an example of such a technique. Can you guess what event may be foreshadowed by the Soothsayer’s warnings in scene II? (I‚ 21) 3. Much of scene II is given over to Cassius’s speeches to Brutus‚ trying to persuade him that he should rule rather
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Quek Lin Yuan (25) 212 Act 2 (To be graded) In Act 2 Scene 1‚ Portia is polite towards the Prince of Morocco and assures him that she would not discriminate against him for his dark complexion and he stood and equal chance. “Yourself‚ renowned prince‚ then stood as fair / As any comer I have look’d on yet / For my affection.” However‚ at the end of Scene 7‚ we later learn that Portia is rather racist‚ as she is prejudiced towards others of a very different skin colour‚ when she says “Let all of
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Mohamad Saleh1rst Hour 11/05/14 Caesar Adjective Quiz Brutus: A. Brutus is patriotic. To be patriotic a person must feel love and duty toward their country. Brutus after reading the letter Lucius had found he says "Oh‚ Rome‚ I make thee promise If the redress will follow‚ thou receivest Thy full petition at the hands of Brutus" (Act 2‚ Scene 1‚ Lines 56-58). Also during his explanatory speech after killing Caesar he says to the people “Not that I love Caesar less but that I loved Rome more" (Act
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mercy. Mercy depicts a large part of this play‚ mercy is one of themes that ends it. In the courtroom scene of Act 4‚ scene 1‚ both the Duke and Portia present mercy as a better alternative to the pursuit of either law or revenge. The other characters accept that the law is on Shylock’s side‚ but they all expect him to show mercy‚ which he refuses to do. Portia then tries to persuade him to be merciful with her speech‚ “the quality of mercy”. She tries to say that mercy is something that is effortless;
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How does Shakespeare present strong feelings about love in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘The Merchant of Venice’ In Romeo and Juliet and The Merchant of Venice There are many examples of strong love. The two most prominent examples of strong love are romantic love and unrequited love. In Romeo and Juliet‚ there appears to be more examples of unrequited love than that of romantic love‚ despite the main theme of the play being the romantic love between Romeo and Juliet. The unrequited love between Romeo
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and the Christians believed that they were superior. Shakespeare considered there to be a difference between law and justice‚ he shows that if the law is blindly applied without the Christian idea of mercy and fairness‚ the pursuer will fall. Portia‚ the mouthpiece of Shakespeare‚ gives a moving speech on the ‘divine quality of mercy’ in which she tells us all about mercy blessing the giver and the receiver. She also tells us that without the application of mercy and the law together there cannot
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In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the character of Calpurnia further develops the theme of inequality. Being lower class‚ black‚ and female‚ Calpurnia is often faced with racism‚ sexism‚ and classism. Throughout the novel‚ it becomes evident that inequality is not always deserved. Calpurnia helps to develop themes of inequality in several ways; one of these ways is the disrespect she receives from others as a result of her social class. One of these characters is Scout’s Aunt Alexandra. At
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Christian. From this‚ audience sympathy is lost within the audience toward Shylock as his anger towards Christians becomes too strong to control. Shakespeare presents the theme of unfairness in the play The Merchant of Venice through the character Portia. The will of
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55) “He knows she knows; he treasures her for saying nothing; she allows herself to be treasured.” p.56) This time she would make different choices. She would be less obedient; she would not ask for permission. She would not say “I do” but “I am.” (Portia) p.53) “He’d wanted so badly to believe in that kind of Indian‚ the kind in the book. He’d needed them to exist.”(Roland) 1. What similarities does George have to Dulcidio in our previous story “The Story of the Lizard Who had the Habit of Dining
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In “The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare is a play in which the themes of love and hate are dominant. The Merchant of Venice is a tale set in Venice about a merchant named Antonio who attempts to help his friend‚ Bassanio marry his love Portia. In order to do this he is forced to borrow money from a Jewish money lender called Shylock. In this essay I will discuss the nature of these themes and the main characters involved. I also intend to consider the different kinds of love and hate
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