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Merchant of Venice Act 1 Flashcards

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Antonio:To be honest,I dont know why im so sad.Im tired of it

What does this prompt indicate?

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That antonio is a mercular character,Has no reason to be always sad

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What are the two suggestions suggested by salarino and solanio for antonio’s sadness?

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1.)About his ship and bussiness
2.)He is in love
But antonio didnt approve both

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Solanio:Its just easy for you to laugh and dance around and say you good

What is solanio trying to do?

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Trying to cheer antonio up

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Antonio:a stage where every person has a part to play. i play a sad one

What does this prompt indicate?

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That he has no specific reason to be sad, its his character

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Gratiano:Then ill play the happy fool and get laugh lines in my face

What does it say about gratiano’s character?

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He is coarse and garrulous(fool/talkative guy)

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What did bassanio say about gratiano?

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He is a fool/talkative guy

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How did bassanio start asking antonio for money?

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By telling him how bad his finances have been lately to explain to him why he will ask for money

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Antonio:Ill let u use all my money and do everything i can to help u

What does this prompt indicate?

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Indicate their close and strong relationship

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Before asking for money or the reason for it what did bassanio start doing because he was shy?

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He was trying to show gratitude and express appreciation to antonio’s good deeds towards him all the time.

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Antonio:That’s worse than if u bankrupt me

What does this prompt indicate?

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Antonio prefers to be bankrupt more than to let him friend without help

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Bassanio:Antonio,if i only had enough money to hold my own againest those suitors I know i could win her!

After bassanio has described to antonio how famous,wealthy,beautiful,and a good person portia is what’s his stuggle?

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Not having enough money that’s why he is asking antonio

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What was portia’s struggle?

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That she is controlled by the wishes of her dead father and cant choose who she likes and refuse who she dislikes.

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Antonio:I cant give you the cash you need because i dont have it?

Why didnt antonio have cash?

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Because all his money are ties up in the cargo/ship that is still in the sea

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Shylock:Ill buy with u, sell with u, talk with u, walk with u, and so on, but i Wont………………………….

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eat with u, drink with u, or pray with u

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why did portia’s father make the three caskets?

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Portia’s father created the casket test to ensure she married a man who genuinely loved her for her character, not her wealth or beauty.

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What are the rules of the casket?

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Choose One Casket: The suitor must choose one of three caskets—gold, silver, or lead—each bearing an inscription hinting at what it contains(solve the riddle of her father).

No Second Chance: If the suitor chooses incorrectly, he must leave immediately and is forbidden from ever marrying anyone else.

No Revealing the Choice: The suitor must agree not to reveal which casket he chose, whether he succeeds or fails, maintaining the secrecy of the challenge for future suitors.

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Why did portia refuse The Prince From Naples?

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Because all he talks about is his horse

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Why did portia refuse The Count Palatine?

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Because he does nothing but frown,as if he wants to say”if u dont want me,i dont care”

17
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What was portia’s opinion about prince of naples and count palatine?

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That she rathers to be married to a skull with a bone in its mouth than to them and she said God protect me from these two.

18
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Why did portia refuse French Lord,monsieur le bon?

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She dosent see or consider him as a man.

Portia:We might as well call him a man,since God created him

19
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Why did portia refuse Falconbridge,that young english baron though she said he was great looking?

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1.)He was dressed so oddly
2.)he dosent speak latin,french,or italian since portia speaks little english so she refused him

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Portia:Ill die an old maid unless i can be won according to the rules set by my father’s will.

What does this prompt indicate?

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That she is not satisfied with her father’s way to choose a suitor

21
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Nerissa:He deserves a beautiful wife more than all the other men ive ever seen. (here nerissa is talking about bassanio,why is she doing so?)

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She’s reminding portia of him because she knows she admires and likes him.

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Portia:If i could say hello to the fifth one as happily as ill say goodbye to the first four

What does this prompt indicate?

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That she didnt like having alot of suitors that only wanted her because she is rich and beautiful.

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Shylock:Three thousant ducats,hmmm

What does (hmmm)mean?

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That he’s thinking and dosent like to deal with christians.

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Shylock:What i meant in saying he’s a good man is that he has enough money to guarantee the loan.

Why Does Shylock mean that when he mistakenly saied that Antonio is a good man?

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Because he hate christians so this sentence shows his hatred to christians, and that he only accepted to give the money becuase he knows all about his ships and that he has alot of money to payback.

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What does Rialto mean?

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Its the place where all merchants gather and have a drink or discuss their bussiness.

25
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Shylock:I will be sure he can,before i make the loan

What does this prompt indicate?

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That he cares about money more than anything in life (he’s obssessed)

26
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Shylock:(to himself:about antonio)I hate him because he’s christian,but more than that,i hate him because he stupidly lends money without interest.He’s always complaining about me putting interest. It would be an insult to Jews everywhere to forgive that man.

What does this prompt indicate?

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Shylock’s hatred for Antonio is driven by both religious prejudice and economic rivalry, viewing Antonio’s interest-free lending as a personal attack that undermines his business and disrespects his Jewish identity.

27
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Shylock dosent have all the cash so he will lend from his wealthy friend…..

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Tubal

28
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How does shylock prove that charging interest makes sense?

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By saying that charging interest are like jacob’s sheep.

29
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How did Antonio describe shylock?

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1.)The devil
2.)Like a good apple but he’s rotten at the core

30
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How did antonio mock shylock in the rialto?

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By calling him a heathen,a dirty dog, and by spitting on his Jewish clothes.

“That’s what shylock said”

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Shylock:Last wednesday you spit on me.You insulted me on this day,and another time you called me a dog, and out of gratitude for these favors, Ill be happy to lend u the money?

(What does this prompt indicate?)

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It shows how shylock is hiding his hatred feeling and is happy because he can take revenge from all christians espicially antonio.

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How did antonio react when shylock told him all the bad and humilating things he did to him?

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“Ill probably call you those names again and spit on you,and reject you again”,”when did friends charge interest?lend it to me as your enemy”, “if ur enemy goes bankrupt its easier for u to take penality/revenge from him”

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How did shylock gurantee the deal by revenge?

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By making a harsh contract to sign infront of everyone in the notary.

34
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What are the conditions for shylock’s contract?

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Shylock: Your penality will be a pound of your pretty flesh, to be cut off and taken out of whatever part of your body i like.

35
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Shylock:If he agrees great.if not,goodbye.And i hope u wont think badly of me

Did antonio sign the contract?

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Yes he did sign the contract and agree to its terms

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Antonio: Hurry up my Jewish friend, He’s so kind you’d think the Jew is turning christian

What does this prompt indicate?

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It shows that antonio is humilating,mocking and insulting Shylock because he said “ill show u how kind iam”

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What did basanio call shylock?

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Villan

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