Merchant of Venice Act 3 Scene 1 Flashcards
What losses has Shylock incurred according to this scene?
- The loss of the diamond from Frankfurt and the loss of other precious jewels.
- The loss of his ducats.
- The loss of a ring, which his dead wife Leah gave as a present.
- A loss in the form of the cost of the search for Jessica.
What does Shylock order Tubal to do at the end of the scene?
Shylock orders Tubal to “fee him an officer”[NOT BRIBING], order him to be ready two weeks before Antonio’s debt is due to be paid.
Where was the diamond that Jessica stole from? How much was it worth?
It was from Frankfurt.
It was worth over two thousand ducats.
What does Shylock wish to get his wealth back?
Shylock wishes that his daughter was dead at his foot and that the jewels would be “in her ear” so that he could get his wealth back.
Setting of act 3 scene 1
Act 3 scene 1 takes place on a street in Venice.
What does Salerio ask Shylock about when he enters? How does Shylock respond?
Salerio asks Shylock about the “news among the merchants”.
Shylock responds by saying that no one knew about Jessica’s plans to run away as well as Salerio did.
Why does Solanio say that Jessica will be damned for running away?
Solanio says that Jessica will be damned for running away if the devil is judging her.
What does Shylock call his bond with Antonio? Why?
Shylock calls his bond with Antonio a “bad match”.
He calls Antonio a “bankrupt”, a “prodigal” who now has to hide his head on the Rialto, a beggar that “used to come so smug upon the mart”.
He says that he will let Antonio think about his own debt, repeating this thrice.
He says that Antonio used to call him an “usurer”. He adds that Antonio used to lend money as a favour between Christians.
What does Solanio say that he will say before Shylock enters? Why?
Solanio considers Shylock to be “the devil, disguised as a Jew”(no need to say word to word). This is why he says that he will say “amen” before Shylock enters.
What statements are used by Shylock to show that Jews and Christians are equal?
Do jews not have: eyes organs dimensions senses affections passions
Jews are: fed with the same food hurt with the same weapons subject to the same diseases healed by the same means warmed and cool by the same winter ...as a Christian is.
If Jews are: pricked, do they not bleed? tickled, do they not laugh? poisoned, do they not die? wronged, shall they not revenge?
Why does Solanio say a “third cannot be matched”?
Solanio says this because he thinks that there is no Jew like Shylock and Tubal, unless the devil himself becomes a Jew.
What does Solanio hope for? How does Salerio respond?
He hopes that the rumours about Antonio’s ships are false. Responding to Salerio personifying this rumour about Antonio’s ship as a woman named “Report”, Solanio hopes that Report is “lying” like a gossiping widow’s claim that she was sorry for the death of her third husband.
Salerio responds by asking Solanio to get to the point.
What does Solanio say Shylock knew?
Solanio says that Shylock knew that the “bird”(Jessica) was “fledged” and that it is the “complexion” of birds like these to “leave the dam”.
How does Salerio respond to Shylock calling his daughter his flesh and blood? What does he ask Shylock next?
Salerio responds to Shylock calling his daughter his flesh and blood by saying that there is more difference between Shylock’s flesh and Jessica’s flesh than between “jet” and “ivory”.
He also says that there is more difference between their bloods than red wine and rhenish wine.
Next, he asks Shylock whether he has heard if Antonio has had any loss at sea or not?
What rumour is being discussed by Solanio and Salerio?
The rumour that Antonio has a ship of “rich lading” wrecked on the “narrow seas”. Salerio thinks that the “narrow seas” are called the Goodwins. He says that it is a “very dangerous” and “fatal” “flat”. The “carcasses” of many ships lay buried there.
