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Merchant of Venice Flashcards

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1
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Name of the Jewish Usurer

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Shylock

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2
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Name of the Princess of Belmont

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Portia

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3
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Who is the Merchant of Venice

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Antonio

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4
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Who is Shylock’s daughter?

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Jessica

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5
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Portia’s servant

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Nerissa

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Shylock’s servant?

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Lancelet

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7
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Antonio’s talkative friend

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Gratiano

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8
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Man who wishes to marry Jessica

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Lorenzo

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9
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Dark skinned suitor to Portia

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Morocco

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Characters in 1.1

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Antonio, bassanio, gratiano, Lorenzo, salarino, solanio

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What characters are in 1.2?

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Portia, Nerrissa

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12
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What characters are in 1.3?

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Bassanio, Shylock, Antonio

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13
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What characters are in 2.1?

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Portia, Morocco

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What characters are in 2.2?

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Lancelet, Old Gobbo (Lancelet’s father), Bassanio, Gratiano

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Characters in 2.3?

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Jessica and lancelet

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16
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Who is Antonio’s greatest friend?

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Bassanio

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17
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What are the characters in 2.4?

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Lorenzo, Gratiano, Salarino, Solanio, lancelet

18
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What characters are in 2.5?

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Shylock, Jessica, Lancelet

19
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What characters are in 2.6?

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Gratiano, Lorenzo, salarino, Jessica, Antonio

20
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What characters are in 2.5?

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Shylock, Jessica, Lancelet

21
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What characters are in 2.6?

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Gratiano, Lorenzo, salarino, Jessica, Antonio

22
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What characters are in 2.7?

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Portia and Morocco

23
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What characters are in 2.8?

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Salarino and solanio

24
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What characters are in 2.9?

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Portia and Arragon

25
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What characters are in 3.1?

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Shylock, tubal, solanio, salarino

26
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What characters are in 3.2?

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Portia, Bassanio, Gratiano, Nerrissa, Lorenzo, Jessica, messenger

27
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What characters are in 3.3?

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Shylock, Antonio, solanio

28
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What characters are in 3.4?

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Portia, Nerrissa, Lorenzo, Jessica, Balthazar

29
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What is the home of Portia?

A

Belmont

30
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What is the home of Antonio, Shylock, etc

A

Venice

31
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What religion is Shylock a part of?

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He is Jewish

32
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What suitor chose the golden chest, and what did it contain?

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Morocco chose the golden chest only because of its beauty, it contained a skull with a scroll telling him he was wrong

33
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What suitor chose the silver chest, and what did it contain?

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Arragon, known for his arrogance, chose the silver chest based on appearance; it contained a picture of a “blinking idiot” and a scroll saying he was wrong

34
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What suitor chose the lead chest, and what did it contain?

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Bassanio took a risk and chose the lead chest, his choice was not based on appearance; it contained a picture of Portia, “resembling a goddess” as he said, and a scroll saying that he was correct

35
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What is the riddle on the gold chest?

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He who choseth me shall gain what many men desire

36
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What is the riddle on the silver chest?

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He who choseth me shall get what he deserves

37
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What is the riddle on the lead chest?

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He who choseth me must give and hazard all he hath

38
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What happens in 4.1/ what are the characters?

A

Antonio. Bassanio
Gratiano. Shylock
“Balthazar”. “The Clerk”
The Duke

Bassanio brings money to Shylock to free Antonio, but Shylock refuses the offer, even when it is tripled. Portia, as Balthazar, works a loophole in the bond: Shylock has to take EXACTLY a pound of flesh without a drop of BLOOD. Shylock attempts to accept bassanio’s previous offer but is denied, and forced to forfeiting his house and making Lorenzo his heir.

39
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Where and when was William Shakespeare born?

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April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon

40
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What was the name of the suspected writer of Shakespeare’s plays?

A

Edward de Vere

41
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What’s the name of Shakespeare’s acting group?

A

Lord Chamberlain’s Men

42
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What’s the name of the theatre Shakespeare built?

A

The Globe Theatre

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