Shylock Flashcards
What does Shylock say in act three about Jessica?
“Would she were hearsed at my foot, and the ducats in her coffin!”
What does Shylock say in act three about Jessica’s actions?
“She is damned for it”
What quote from Shylock in act three shows his sadness about his daughter betraying him?
“A diamond gone”
What does Shylock say in act three that shows betrayal?
“My own flesh and blood to rebel!”
How does Shylock use anadiplosis in act 1, scene 3?
He repeats what Bassanio says to show that he has power of him - e.g. Bassanio: “Ay, sir, for three months” Shylock: “For three months, well”
What does Shylock mean by describing Antonio as a “good man” in act 3, scene 1?
He is referring to Antonio’s wealth and he is trying to make Bassanio believe that he likes Antonio
How does Shylock respond to Bassanio asking him to come for diner in act 1, scene 3?
Sarcastically - “Yes, to smell pork”
What does Shylock say in act 3, scene 1 that could make the audience feel sympathy for him?
- “Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections and passions?”
- “If you prick us, do we not bleed?”
How does Shylock respond to being told that Antonio is bankrupt?
“I am very glad of it. I’ll plague him, I’ll torture him. I am glad of it”
How does Shylock respond to Antonio trying to talk to him in act 3, scene 3?
“I’ll have my bond, speak not against my bond”
What does Shylock say about Antonio calling him a dog in act 3, scene 3?
“But since I am a dog, beware my fangs”
How does the Duke refer to Shylock in court?
“The Jew”
What is Shylock’s reasoning to getting his bond in act 4, scene 1?
“What if my house be troubled with a rat, and I pleas’d to give ten thousand ducats to have ut ban’d?” Meaning it’s his choice
How does Shylock praise Portia when she says he can go through with the bond?
“O noble judge, O excellent young man!”
What does Shylock say when Portia says that no blood should be shed from cutting the pound of flesh?
“I take this offer then. Pay the bond thrice and let the Christian go” meaning he will take the money and go
