Merchant Of Venice

Question 1

“‘Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath”

Answer 1

Act 2 Scene 7 - Lead Casket

Question 2

Universal Experiences of…?

Answer 2

Values and Risks

Question 3

What is a caesura?

Answer 3

A break in a line to emphasis theatrical feel

Question 4

where is the universal nature of Risk taking prevalent?

Answer 4

Throughout the scenes involving porta, and her suitors.

Question 5

through who is the experience of Value shown best

Answer 5

through shylock and Portia

Question 6

“It is engender’d in the eyes
With gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.”

Answer 6

Portia in casket scene - meaning of value and risk explored through the symbolic casket

Question 7

how is the experience of value shown through shylock

Answer 7

Through Financial, Family, and Religion

Question 8

A quote to represent the risks bassanio has to take for the love of Portia

Answer 8

“It is engender’d in the eyes
With gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.”

Question 9

Where is the play set

Answer 9

Belmont and Venice

Question 10

a quote to show shylocks loyalty and value, and its meaning

Answer 10

‘O, my ducats! O, my daughter! ‘ shakespeare asks the audience to refelct upon the value of family and wealth