Merchant Of Venice Flashcards
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Characters Pro/ Ant
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Shylock Portia Antonio, Bassanio, Jessica, Lorenzo, Graciano, Balthasar, Launcealot
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Setting
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16th century Venice and Belmont
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Conflict
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Antonio defaults on a loan he borrowed from Shylock, wherein he promises to sacrifice a pound of flesh
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Climax
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Portia, disguised as a man of law, intervenes on Antonio’s behalf
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Resolution
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Portia reveals everything and Antonio is rich again
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Themes
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Hatred as a cyclical phenomenon