Merchant of Venice - Quotes

Question 1

The Christians treatment of Shylock

Answer 1

• “You called me dog”
• “You call me misbeliever, a cut-throat dog, and spit on my Jewish gaberdine”
• “You spat on me on me Wednesday last, you spurned me such a day”
• “The Hebrew will turn Christian, he grows kind”
• “What’s his reason? I am a Jew

Question 2

Shylock’s treatment of the Christians

Answer 2

• “I hate him for he is a Christian”
• “Feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him”
• “Christian fools”

Question 3

Wealth

Answer 3

“In Belmont is a lady richly left”
“All that glisters is not gold—”

Question 4

language used

Answer 4

Puns - “So is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father.”
Riddles - “Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire.”
Malapropism - “has a great infection to serve,” he probably means “a great affection.”
Metaphors - “The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose”

Question 5

Independence of Women

Answer 5

“I cannot choose one, nor refuse none”
“Portia was the doctor, Nerissa there her clerk”

Question 6

Jessica’s Flight

Answer 6

“I shall take her from her father’s house, what gold and jewels she is furnished with, what paige’s suit she hath in readiness”
“The Jew did utter in the streets ‘My daughter! Oh my ducats’”
“Stolen by my daughter”

Question 7

Friendship

Answer 7

“You know me well, and herein spend but time to wind about my love with circumstance.”
“Slubber not business for my sake, Bassanio but stay the very riping of the time.”
“My extremest means lie all unlocked to your occasions”

Question 8

Prejudice

Answer 8

“Mislike me not for my complexion”
“The lottery of my destiny bars me the right of voluntary choosing

Question 9

Love

Answer 9

“Love is blind”
“O love, be moderate. Allay thy ecstasy. In measure rein thy joy. Scant this excess. I feel too much thy blessing.”

Question 10

Revenge

Answer 10

“If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge’

Question 11

Mercy

Answer 11

“Then must the Jew be merciful

Question 11

Appearance V.S. reality

Answer 11

“Portia was the doctor and Nerissa there her clerk”

Question 12

Lack of control

Answer 12

“I cannot choose one, nor refuse none”

Question 13

Worth

Answer 13

“My extremest means lie all unlocked to your occasions”

Question 14

Flesh

Answer 14

“The Jew may claim a pound of flesh by him to be cut off”

Question 15

Gold

Answer 15

“If you repay me not on such a day, in such a place, such sum or sums as are expressed in the condition, let the forfeit be nominated for an equal pound of your fair flesh, to be cut off and taken in what part of your body pleaseth me.”

Question 16

Rings

Answer 16

“When this ring parts from this finger, then life parts from hence”
“I’ll take this ring from you”
“I had it of Leah when I was a batchlor”

Question 17

Diguises

Answer 17

“To see me thus transformed into a boy”
“Portia was the doctor and Nerissa there her clerk”

Question 18

Allusions

Answer 18

“Yea a Daniel”