That Shylock is one of the richest men in Venice How does Shylock respond to the Duke's question about expecting mercy? 5 of 19 He notes that he doesn't need mercy because he's innocent He admits that he might need mercy in the future He says that mercy is not relevant in a court...
I have spoke thus much to mitigate the justice of your plea. Helpful•5 0 Bassanio: Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. Helpful•4 0 Antonio: In truth, I know not why I am so sad. It wearies me, you say it wearies you. On such...
Act I Scene I 5 (Antonio) I am to learn. am to learn = do not know. 6 (Antonio) And such a want-wit sadness makes of me, want-wit = idiot 33-34 (Salerio) Would scatter all her spices on the stream, Enrobe the roaring waters with my silks; 66 (Bassanio) when shall we lau...
1. Stephano announces that Portia “will before the break of day/ Be here at Belmont. She doth stray about/ By holy crosses where she kneels and prays/ For happy wedlock hours.” 2. Lorenzo claims that “The man that hath no music in himself,/ Nor is not moved with concord of sweet...
Act 1, scene 1 Explanation and Analysis—Antonio's Pound of Flesh: When Bassanio approaches Antonio for financial assistance in the play's first scene, Antonio—without yet knowing what Bassanio will ask for—assures his friend, My purse, my person, my extremest means ...
Portia is a character in Shakespeare’s play, The Merchant of Venice. She’s not exactly like the characters usually classed as strong women in Shakespeare
第一只匣子是金的,上面刻着这几个字;“谁选择了我,将要得到众人所希求的东西。”第二只匣子是银的,上面刻着这样的约许:“谁选择了我,将要得到他所应得的东西。”第三只匣子是用沉重的铅打成的,上面刻着像铅一样冷酷的告:“谁选择了我,必须准备把他所有的一切作为牺牲。” (查看原文) ...
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Bassanio: Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. Share Portia: The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. Share Bassanio: So may the outward shows be least themselves: The world is...
The play begins with Antonio, the merchant of Venice, musing that “In sooth I know not why I am so sad.” To help his friend get over his moodiness, Bassanio, a noble but bankrupt Venetian comes to borrow three thousand ducats to woo Portia of Belmont, “a lady richly left” and “...