Portia Flashcards
1
Q
Controlling 1
A
I pray you tarry, pause a day or two before you hasten
2
Q
Controlling 2
A
The court awards it, and the law doth give it
3
Q
Controlling 3
A
swear by your double self
4
Q
Likeable 1
A
This bond doth give thee here no drop of blood
5
Q
Likeable 2
A
You shall have gold to pay the petty debt twenty times over
6
Q
Likeable 3
A
sweet lady, you have given me life and living
7
Q
Dislikeable 1
A
complexion of a devil
8
Q
Dislikeable 2
A
A gentle riddance!…Let all of his complexion choose me so
9
Q
Dislikeable 3
A
my little body is awery of this great world
10
Q
conclusion
A
at the beginning we dislike her because she is shallow and racist. However, as the play develops her character does too; she becomes powerful and heroic and drives the play forwards, showing it is about her.
