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reduce play to 8 key points

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  • money
  • bond
  • love
  • antisemitism
  • loyalty
  • revenge
  • greed
  • prejudice power
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where is justice shown

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when portia finds the loop whole

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where is mercy shown

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shylock made to become Christian, and possessions taken away

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where is power shown

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portia outsmarting everyone when she finds her loophole and explains it

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where is revenge shown

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when Jessica escapes from shylock and runs away with the ring, making him heartbroken

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what methods does Shakespeare use to show Shylock as a victim of antisemitism

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  • repeated insults
  • animalistic insults
  • rhetorical questions repeated
  • metaphors repeated
  • always referred to as “the jew”
  • listing
  • stereotypical jew things
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reason Shylock hates Antonio

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  • he doesn’t charge interest
  • he’s a christian
  • antisemitism treatment
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in Belmont…

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in Belmont is a lady rich and fair

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i know not…

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i know why i am so sad

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christian characters

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  • antonio
  • bassanio
  • lorenzo
  • portia
  • narissa
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since i am a dog…

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since i am a dog beware of my fangs

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dog…

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dog jew

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13
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if you prick us…

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if u prick us do we not bleed

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reasons why Shylock wants pound of flesh

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  • revenge
  • justice
  • legally owned
  • hates christian’s
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words that describe Shylock

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  • greedy
  • jealous
  • vengeful
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16
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3000…

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3000 ducats

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our house…

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our house is hell

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18
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spit on my…

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spit on my jewish gabadeen

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oh my daughter…

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oh my daughter oh my ducats

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20
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8 most important moments of play

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  • set up bond
  • bassanio meets portia
  • jessica runs away
  • antonio ships sink
  • caskets
  • court scene
  • gives away rings
  • weddings
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21
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quotes that show prejudice

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dog jew

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quotes that show revenge

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if you prick us do we not bleed

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In Belmont…

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is a lady richly left, And she is fair

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is the will of a living daughter…

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curbed by the will of a dead father

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I hate him…
for he is a Christian
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And spit…
upon my Jewish gabardine
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ashamed to be…
my father's child!
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For though I am a…
daughter to his blood
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To gaze on…
Christian fools with varnished faces
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I have a father,…
you a daughter, lost
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All that…
glisters is not gold
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'My daughter!…
O my ducats! O my daughter!
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It will feed…
my revenge
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Hath not…
a Jew eyes?
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I would my daughter…
were dead at my foot,
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I would not have given it…
for a wilderness of monkeys
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But since I am a…
dog, beware my fangs
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We all expect a…
gentle answer, Jew
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what theme does “In Belmont is a lady richly left, And she is fair” show?
- money - love and marriage
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what theme does “ is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father” show?
- filial duty - love
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what theme does “I hate him for he is a Christian” show?
prejudice
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what theme does “And spit upon my Jewish gabardine” show?
animalistic insults
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what theme does “Our house is hell” show?
filial duty
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what theme does “ashamed to be my father's child!” show?
filial duty
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what theme does “For though I am a daughter to his blood” show?
- appearance - reality
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what theme does “To gaze on Christian fools with varnished faces” show?
- appearance - reality
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what theme does “I have a father, you a daughter, lost” show?
filial duty
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what theme does “All that glisters is not gold” show?
money
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what theme does “dog jew” show?
- prejudice - intolerance - animalistic insults
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what theme does “My daughter! O my ducats! O my daughter!” show?
money
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what theme does “It will feed my revenge” show?
revenge
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what theme does “Hath not a Jew eyes?” show?
- prejudice - intolerance
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what theme does “I would my daughter were dead at my foot” show?
- money - revenge - filial duty
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what theme does “I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys” show?
questioning love
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what themes does “But since I am a dog, beware my fangs” show?
animalistic insults
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what themes does “We all expect a gentle answer, Jew” show?
- mercy - prejudice
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who says “In Belmont is a lady richly left, And she is fair”
Bassanio
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who says “is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father”
portia
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who says “I hate him for he is a Christian”
shylock
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who says “And spit upon my Jewish gabardine”
shylock
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who says “Our house is hell”
jessica
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who says “ashamed to be my father's child!”
jessica
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who says “For though I am a daughter to his blood”
jessica
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who says “Christian fools with varnished faces”
shylock
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who says “I have a father, you a daughter, lost”
jessica
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who says “All that glisters is not gold”
the scroll
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who says “dog jew”
solanio
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who says “My daughter! O my ducats! O my daughter!”
solanio
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who says “It will feed my revenge”
shylock
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who says “Hath not a jew eyes?”
shylock
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who says “I would my daughter were dead at my foot”
shylock
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who says “I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys”
shylock
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who says “But since I am a dog, beware my fangs”
shylock
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who says “We all expect a gentle answer, Jew”
Duke

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