spending his wages‚ Queen Elizabeth I did like to play these sorts of games. In the Merchant of Venice‚ some examples of gambling include: the merchant‚ Antonio‚ loans money from Shylock at the price of not returning the money‚ a pound of flesh. Portia‚ asking her would-be suitors to choose one of three caskets‚ to see which had her portrait‚ and her hand in marriage. The majority of the people playing these games were illiterate‚ so many of the Elizabethan games weren’t well documented. There
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Even in his plans of killing Caesar‚ Brutus talks of him highly‚ and believes he is not deceiving his friend in anyway. Brutus’ selflessness is proven in act 2 scene 1 when he decides not to share his plans of Caesars assassination with his wife Portia. Curious of what the conspirators were up to when coming to her household says: “you have some sick offense within your mind. Which by the right and virtue of my place I ought to know of" (2.1.288-290). Brutus felt that his wife already had enough
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Bassanio‚ despite being busy chasing Portia‚ has a few moments in which his words and actions prove to push the homosocial boundary. One such moment is when he states he would “rather dwell in my necessity” (The Merchant of Venice 1.3.152) than let Antonio enter a contract with Shylock that
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Also when Rafa and Yunior found out about their father’s Portia Rican mistress‚ they kept it a secret because of the respect and loyalty they have for their father and they did not want to jeopardize the well being of the entire family. Hispanic people tend to perform actions that benefit the whole as a group rather than focusing on one’s self (literacynet). Therefore by not telling anyone about the Portia Rican woman kept the family together and kept them from fighting with one
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John Singer “The memories of his friend changed in his mind so that he could remember nothing that was wrong or foolish- only the wise and the good. He saw Antonapoulos sitting in a large chair before him. He sat tranquil and unmoving. His face was inscrutable. His mouth was wise and smiling. And his eyes were profound. He watched the things that were said to him. And in his wisdom he understood.” (McCullers‚204) This excerpt is narration of the character John Singer‚ where he explains how his
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Do you sympathise for Shylock? - Give reasons for your answer Should Shylock be shown pity or did he deserve how he was treated? Ever since Shylock was shown as a character by William Shakespeare in the Merchant of Venice there have been many interpretations about him all throughout history. Some of these opinions are of the time are biased. Even different groups of people throughout the centuries have a different point of view about this man. In the 19th century (Elizabethan times) Shylock
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Biography- Ellen DeGeneres Birth: “For me it’s that I contributed… That I’m on this planet doing some good and making people happy. That to me is the most important thing‚ that my hour of television is positive and upbeat and an antidote for all negative stuff in life.” This was written by Ellen Lee DeGeneres who was born on January 26‚ 1958 in Metairie‚ Louisiana‚ a suburb of New Orleans. She was born to Elliot and Betty DeGeneres‚ and has an older brother‚ Vance DeGeneres. Her father was
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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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Yet again‚ Brutus shows his facade when he is talking to Cassius in a dialogue later on in the play‚ “No man bears sorrow better. Portia is dead. / Ha! Portia! / She is dead. / How ‘scaped I killing when I cross’d you so? / O insupportable and touching loss! / Upon what sickness? / Impatient of my absense‚ / And grief that young Octavius with Mark Antony / Have made themselves so strong: – for
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Context: Shakespeare’s England In groups‚ choose one aspect of 17th Century England to research (each group should have a different topic). Your task is to create a brief‚ yet informative PowerPoint that explains your chosen aspect of 17th Century England (about 3 minutes). You should (in dot point form): - Provide an overview to educate your classmates. - Explain how this affected people and life in general during this time. - Try to make some connections to ‘King Lear’. - Ask if there are
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