John Sichel’s version of “The Merchant of Venice” was created in 1973; major characters are Shylock (Laurence Oliver)‚ Portia (Joan Plowright)‚ Bassanio (Jeremy Brett)‚ and Antonio (Anthony Nicholls) (“The Merchant of Venice” (TV 1973)). In 2004 director Michael Radford produced his adaptation of this film starring Al Pacino (Shylock)‚ Jeremy Irons (Antonio)‚ Lynn Collins (Portia)‚ and Joseph Fiennes as Bassanio (“The Merchant of Venice” (2004). Sichel and Radford present their scenes in different
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Antonio‚ in his attempts to win the hand of Portia‚ the rich and beautiful heiress of Belmont. The second part deals with the bond Antonio makes with Shylock‚ the wealthy Jew. Antonio agrees that if the three thousand ducats he borrows are not repaid within three months he will lose a pound of flesh in order to finance Bassanio’s courtship. Bassanio eventually wins Portia but discovers that Antonio has forfeited the bond. However‚ disguised as a lawyer‚ Portia crushes Shylock in the Venetian Court when
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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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“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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Who does Cassius want to murder in addition to Caesar? 9. What is Brutus’s response to this idea? 10. How does Decius plan to get Caesar to come to the Capitol? 11. What has Portia noticed about Brutus’s recent behavior? 12. What reasons does Portia give to insist that Brutus reveal his feelings to her? 13. What does Portia do to prove her strength to Brutus? What is your reaction to this act? BONUS: An anachronism is when an author unknowingly or purposefully inserts something from a different period
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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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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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