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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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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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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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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prince of Aragon also visits Portia. He‚ too‚ studies the caskets carefully‚ but he picks the silver one‚ which is also incorrect. Bassanio arrives at Portia’s estate‚ and they declare their love for one another. Despite Portia’s request that he wait before choosing‚ Bassanio immediately picks the correct casket‚ which is made of lead. He and Portia rejoice‚ and Graziano confesses that he has fallen in love with Nerissa. The couples decide on a double wedding. Portia gives Bassanio a ring as a token
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rather complex play. The two main plots are the comedy about Portia and her marriage to Bassanio and the tragedy about Antonio‚ the merchant and Shylock‚ the Jew. BACKGROUND A brief synopsis of the play will help to clarify the ensuing details for those who are unfamiliar with The Merchant of Venice. The comedy revolves around one of Shakespeare’s strongest female characters‚ Portia. This plot deals with the choice of a husband for Portia. The setting is Venice and Belmont‚ Italy at the height of the
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other two and why he chose the one he wanted for a reason which is ironic. The speech starts off with saying what the inscription is on the golden casket‚ ‘Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire’. What many men desire he thinks it means Portia‚ as the whole world desire her‚ “Why‚ that’s the lady: all the world desires her;” (Shakespeare 2.7.31)‚ they are all coming from all directions‚ “from the four corners of the earth they come‚” (2.7.38)‚ they come to kiss this shrine‚ mortal breathing
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Through the development of Shylock and Portia‚ Shakespeare has been able to address the main issues of The Merchant Of Venice such as mercy‚ law and revenge but he also questions their principles of trust. Also through Shylock‚ there are other issues such as racism and money that have been portrayed considerably and the role of women has also been developed by Portia. It’s not only these characters that demonstrate other major issues‚ as the concept of love and loyalty shown by Bassanio and Antonio
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TO: Prof. Sylvia Basilio FROM: Jade Ariane D. Faustino‚ BSA 1-36 DATE: September 19‚ 2012‚ Wednesday SUBJECT: Analysis of the Movie‚ Bicentennial Man (ENGL 1013) The Story Andrew‚ the NDR series robot was introduced to the Martin family to perform housekeeping and maintenance duties. The family discovered that Andrew can both identify emotions and reciprocate in kind because of the rejection of the older daughter named Grace and other situations. When Andrew accidentally breaks the figurine
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