The Merchant of Venice Study Guide Name: ______________________________ Hour ____ Shakespeare gets contract story from Italian novel collection by Ser Giovanni Fiorentino circa 1558. “Pound of flesh” story occurs as early as 1378. Casket plot appeared in Greek romances—is used as a means of a test. Act I 1. What important background information is established in the first scene? 2. Does Shakespeare intend the audience to view Bassanio as a spendthrift and a “gold digger”? 3. Why‚ in
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The Merchant of Venice (1596) is one of Shakespeare’s most outstanding comedies. For the past more than 400 years‚ it has been paid close attention to and also highly praised. Many people‚ such as literature critics‚ historians‚ and the scholars who study religion‚ have keen interest in it not just because that this work has special literary power but also because that it reflects several deep conflicts-ethnic conflict and religious conflict. The major plot of this play is related with Antonio and
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The Merchant of Venice Movie Production Matt Bomer as Antonio Matthew Bomer has an impressive and aristocratic bearing. No matter how tall he is‚ Matthew appears noble and upright. He is very much in control of the image he sends out to others. Bomer is elegant‚ graceful‚ and charismatic. He can take the role as a rather lackluster character. He can act as a hopeless depressive man‚ someone who cannot name the source of his melancholy such
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Are Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and Jonson’s Volpone devoted to ‘the performance of justice’? Justice has intrinsic links with laws and rules – two motifs that are central to both Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice and Jonson’s Volpone. These include laws of the Venetian state‚ the contracts between business men‚ friends or lovers and Biblical laws. Strict adherence to the law is questioned as to whether or not it truly brings justice as often the varying laws of state‚ love‚ business and
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Shylock’s wealth‚ force him to invert to Christian and abandon the one he cares about. They show no mercy to him. I sympathize and take pity on Shylock because he is constantly referred to "the Jew" except when the Duke calls him by name once. This shows how Jews were not treated as a normal person by Christians. Shylock is thought to be a heartless and stubborn man as he refuses to show Antonio any mercy even though Bassanio offers to pay twice as many ducats as he was originally owed. Shylock still
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Shylock – Money-minded/materialistic To a large extent‚ Shylock is a villain because he is money-minded/materialistic. “I would my daughter were dead at my foot‚ and the jewels in her ear! Would she were hearsed at my foot‚ and the ducats in her coffin! “(Act 3‚ Sc 1) According to the stated evidence‚ Shylock would rather have his own daughter dead than she run away with his ducats. He shows no concern whatsoever for his daughter who had run away‚ but instead was more concerned about the jewels
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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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I believe that Bassanio from the play The Merchant of Venice By William Shakespeare is portrayed as a determined‚ loyal and materialistic character throughout the play. Bassanio shows his determined side when he first become accosted with the idea to court Portia‚ he doesn’t let the small problem of not having sufficient funds stand in his way as he uses his determination to drive his convincing argument to Antonio “ but if you please to shoot another arrow that self way…”But part of the reason
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memorable through the interaction of ideas and the ways these ideas are represented? “The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare contains many memorable themes. Through the use of techniques ideas are represented. These ideas are the power of money‚ conflict/prejudice between Jews and Christians and the role of women. The memorable ideas represented throughout the play are extremely important to “The Merchant of Venice” and is the reason why it is called a ‘problem play’. Shylock is often classed as
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Then must the Jew be merciful. Shylock: On what compulsion must I? Portia: The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath: it is twice blest‚ it blesses him that gives and him that takes. It becomes the throned monarch better than his crown. It is an attribute to God Himself; and earthly power doth then show likest God’s when mercy seasons justice. Shylock: My deed upon my head! I crave the law‚ the penalty of my bond. Portia: Is he not
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