What bad news does Salario bring? | He tells Solanio that Antonio’s ship may have wrecked |
How does Shylock react to his daughter’s departure? | He feels she has turned against him by running away |
What does Shylock mean by, “Let him look to his bond?” | Let Bassanio think about the debt he owes to Shylock |
Why does Shylock ask, “Hath not a Jews eyes?” | Doesn’t a Jew have eyes just like a Christian |
What has Tubal been doing? | Looking for Shylock’s daughter |
What has Jessica stolen from her father? | a diamond and a turquoise ring |
For what purpose does Shylock arrange to meet Tubal at the synagogue? | So they can arrest Antonio |
Why does Portia suggest that Bassanio wait a day or two before choosing among the caskets? | So that she can spend a few days with him in case he picks the wrong casket |
Why does Portia give the order for music to be played? | So if he chooses wrong it will be his swan song, but if he chooses right, it will be beautiful music like at a wedding |
Briefly, what is the song about? | Where do desires start, in the heart or head, or eyes |
Why doesn’t Bassanio choose the gold casket? | He thinks the beautiful casket is meant to trick you into picking it because it is so beautiful |
Why does Bassanio choose the lead casket and what does he find inside? | Because it is ordinary and looks like it couldn’t give you anything good. He finds a picture of Portia and a scroll that says he won and claim her with a kiss |
According to Portia, what will happen if he loses the ring? | Their love will be destroyed and she will be very angry with him |
Why was Gratiano so eager for Bassanio to pick the right casket? | Because he is in love with Nerissa. She told him she would marry him if Bassanio picked the right casket and married Portia |
When Lorenzo shows up with Jessica, what does Gratiano call her? | A stranger |
What is in the letter Salario brings Bassanio? | That none of Antonio’s ships made it |
How does Portia react to the news about Antonio’s loss? | She is saddened, she feels that Bassanio’s burdens are also hers and that she will pay the debt |
What does Jessica tell the others about her father? | That he would rather have Antonio’s flesh than twenty times the amount of money he owed him |
Why does Portia tell Bassanio to be gone? | So that he can go and make arrangements for them to get married and then he can go to pay Antonio’s debt |
According to Antonio, why does Shylock refuse to show him mercy? | Because he wants him dead. He has loaned people money to pay back loans to Shylock that they could not |
Why doesn’t Antonio think the Duke will be able to help him? | He is a man of the law. The government cannot change the law |
Why is Portia sure that Antonio is worth helping? | Because he is a friend of Bassanio’s and if they are friends then they must be alike |
What does Portia want Lorenzo to do while she is gone? | To manage her house |
What does Portia tell Lorenzo she and Nerissa will be doing? | They will be at a monastery, praying and thinking |
Who is Doctor Bellario? | Portia’s cousin and a doctor of the law |
What instructions does Portia give to Balthasar? | To give him a letter and bring back whatever he gives him |
What does Portia tell Nerissa about her plan? | They will be disguised as men and act like teenagers who brag and tell lies |
Why does Launcelot think that Jessica is doomed? | She is doomed because children are punished for the sins of their fathers |
How does Jessica think her husband will “save” her? | He will save her because he made her a Christian |
What rumor do Salarino and Solanio discuss and then seek to have confirmed by Shylock? | Antonio’s lost ships |
Tubal reports Jessica has stolen a ring of Shylock’s. What does she trade the ring for? | A monkey |
What cheers up Shylock after hearing of his daughter’s theft? | Antonio’s financial ruin |
In Acy III, Scene ii, Portia compares Bassanio to which figure? | Hercules |
What piece of bad news interrupts the celebrations at Belmont? | Antonio’s bankruptcy |
What animal does Shylock remember Antonio comparing him to? | A dog |
Lorenzo and Portia discuss helping Antonio. Why does Portia agree to help? | Antonio is Bassanio’s friend |
Who does Portia send to Padua to secure clothing and documents for herself and Nerissa? | Portia’s servant Balthasar |
In Act III, scene v, what does Lorenzo chastise Launcelot for? | Impregnating a Moorish servant |
Who does Lorenzo favorably compare himself to when speaking to Jessica? | Portia |
Merchant of Venice Act III
July 19, 2019