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What is Shylock’s job? Moneylender in Venice Where does Portia live? Belmont Name the list of characters in the Merchant of Venice (18): -Shylock-Portia-Antonio-Bassanio-Gratiano-Jessica-Lorenzo-Nerissa-Launcelot Gobbo-The prince of Morocco-The prince of Arragon-Salarino-Solanio-The duke of Venice-Old Gobbo-Tubal-Doctor Bellario-Balthasar What is Antonio’s job?…

What emotion is Antonio feeling in the first scene? Sadness Who offers to play the fool to cheer Antonio up? Gratiano Who is described as having reasons as “two grains of wheat hid in two busshles of Chaff”? Gratiano How…

a pound of flesh to get back unpaid money at any cost (vengeful, bloodthirsty, inflexible behavior) origin of a pound of flesh Merchant of Venice ‘Shakespeare Shylock to Portia reason phrase given to Shylock from Portia to symbolize the amount…

ACT 1 – scene 1 – Antonio is really down and depressed (because his friend Bassanio is depressed). -Willing to pay for Bassanio’s trip to Belmont.- To fund the trip, Antonio must borrow money from Shylock. ACT 1 – scene…

what special gift from his ancestry has othello given desdemona? a strawberry spotted handkerchief what place does the second act move to? cyprus why does othello go to cyprus? to protect venice’s interests against the turks. but by the time…

how he is not honest = ” i am not what i am.” Lago says to Othello that he is very trusting – “The moor is a free and open nature. That think men honest that but seem to be…

Cassio Prithee, keep up thy quillets. There’s a poor piece of gold for thee. If the gentlewoman that attends the general’s wife be stirring, tell her there’s one Cassio entreats her a little favour of speech. Wilt thou do this?(3.1.24)…

——-awake! What ho, Barbantio! ——, ——! Look to your house, —- ——-, and your —–! Theives, theives! IAGO”Awake! What ho, Brabantio! Thieves, thieves!Look to your house, your daughter, and your bags!Thieves, thieves!” IAGO”an — —– ram is ——- your —–…

“I will wear my heart upon my sleeve” Iago “Fathers, from hence trust not your daughters’ minds” Brabantio “That he may bless this bay with his tall ship,Make love’s quick pants in Desdemona’s arms,Give renew’d fire to our extinct spirits,And…

What is the setting of the first scene? Cyprus, Sea-port What is happening out at sea? There’s a storm What has happened to the Turkish fleet? They got wrecked; the ships broke Where is Othello during Scene 1? He is…