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Rosalind The heroine of the play. – is the daughter of the exiled Duke Senior and the constant companion of her cousin Celia. She is independent-minded, strong-willed, good-hearted, and terribly clever. Rather than slink off into defeated exile, – resourcefully…

1. As Act IV opens, the Duke speaks to Antonio. How does the Duke feel about Antonio’s A) he doesn’t seem to care one way or the other B) he is angry with Antonio C) he hopes Antonio has to…

Who was Antonio? Merchant of Venice Who was Bassanio? Antonio’s best friend, had a lot of debts, came to Antonio for money to win Portia Who was Gratiano? Good friend of Antonio and Bassanio, went to Belmont with Bassanio, loud…

“For Jews, Venice is also a place with a dark history.” Why? It is where the world’s first ghetto was instituted. Define “ghetto.” Where did this word originate? The word “ghetto” is from the Italian ghetto meaning “casting” How do…

In my school-days, when I had lost one shaft,I shot his fellow of the self-same flightThe self-same way with more advised watch,To find the other forth, and by adventuring bothI oft found both: I urge this childhood proof,Because what follows…

Lest the devil cross my prayer, for here comes in the likeness of a jew Solanio She is damn’d for it Shylock Let him look to his bond! He was wont to call me usurer, let him look to his…

Love Versus Hate There is an element of love in The Merchant of Venice. Bassanio’s courtship of Portia is romantic and passionate. Bassanio praises Portia as a ‘demi-god’ with ‘sugar breath’. Gratiano and Nerissa marry soon after Portia and Bassanio.…

In sooth, I know not why I am so sad Antonio, opening to the play My ventures are not in one bottom trusted, nor to one place Antonio, assuring his fortune is safe I hold the world but as the…

“the valiant Moor” the first senator’s description of the Moor, gives him height to fall from “How I did thrive in this fair lady’s love/ And she in mine” Shows Othello and Desdemona’s equal relationship “Let me go with him.”…

Othello The play’s protagonist & hero. A Christian Moor (black) and general of the armies of Venice, he is an eloquent & physically powerful figure, respected by all those around him. In spite of his elevated status, he is nevertheless…