The Tempest important quotes

“Thou best knowers what torment I did find thee in” Prospero “Say what: what shall I do” Ariel “Do so, and after two days I will discharge thee” Prospero “But for your conscience?” Sebastian “Pardon, master. I will be correspondent…

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Rosalind, As You Like It: I.iii

Celia: “Why, cousin! why, Rosalind! Cupid have mercy! not a word? Throw some of them at me; come, lame me iwth reasons.” Then there were two cousins laid up when the one should be lamed with reasons and the other…

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Literary Terms As You Like It

meter a generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry foot a unit used to measure the meter, or rhythmic pattern, of a line of poetry. it is made up of one stressed syllable and,…

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Merchant of Venice

argosies”Your mind is tossing on the ocean; there, where your argosies, with portly sail, like signiors and rich burghers on the flood, or, as it were, the pageants of the sea, do overpeer the petty traffickers, that curt’sy to them,…

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Merchant Of Venice Vocab 1

Usury Practice of lending money with interest Usury Sentence The practice of usury was how the Jewish population made money in Venice Masque A celebration or ball were people are using masks Masque Sentence The performers of the masque had…

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The Merchant of Venice

In the beginning, what reason does Antonio give for being sad? no reason In the first scene, Salerio believes that Antonio is upset because_______________ he is worried about his ships Antonio is not worried about losing his fortune at sea…

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The Merchant of Venice

“You say it wearies you, but how I came by it, whereof it is born, I am to learn. What sadness makes of me I indeed know myself.””My purse, I open it all to you.” o Antonio’s friends then try…

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Merchant of Venice, Act 1, Scene 3

Bassanio’s loan Three thousand ducats for three months What did Shylock think of Antonio A good man…BUT I HATE HIM BC HE’S A CHRISTIAN WHO HATES JEWS AND HE LENDS MONEY WITHOUT INTEREST WHICH LOWERS THE INTEREST RATES IN VENICE…

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Merchant of Venice Act 3

At the beginning of the scene, what is foremost in Shylock’s mind? Money In response to Salerio’s comment about Antonio’s pound of flesh, Shylock makes one of the most famous speeches in this play. What is the main point of…

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