Ana Lasic - Merchant of Venice Act III

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ACT III

The Merchant of Venice(The Comical History of the Merchant ofVenice, or Otherwise Called the Jew of

Venice)


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List of characters in this scene:

Solanio

Salarino Shylock

Antonios servant

Tubal

Scene I. Venice. A street.


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Salanio and Salarinos conversation about the

alleged shipreck of Antonios boatsShylock co!es and accuses the! of helping "essica

escape and he curses his daughters rebellion:

My own esh and blood to rebel! and Salarino

responds: There is more dierence between thy eshand hers than between et and i"ory# more betweenyo$r bloods than there is between red wine andrhenish%

Shylock con#r!s that Antonio ill soon be bankruptand sears to collect his bond and Salarino doubtsShylocks resolve $%esh to feed his revenge&

'dd passage of ti!e in (erchant of Venice


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& am a Jew% Hath not a Jew eyes' Hath not a Jew hands,orans, dimensions, senses, aections, assions# fed withthe same food, h$rt with the same weaons, s$bect to thesame diseases, healed by the same means, warmed andcooled by the same winter and s$mmer as a Christian is' &f

yo$ ric* $s do we not bleed' &f yo$ tic*le $s do we notla$h' &f yo$ oison $s do we not die' +nd if yo$ wron $sshall we not re"ene' &f we are li*e yo$ in the rest, we willresemble yo$ in that% &f a Jew wron a Christian, what is hish$mility' e"ene% &f a Christian wron a Jew, what sho$ld

his s$erance be by Christian e-amle' .hy, re"ene% The"illainy yo$ teach me & will e-ec$te, and it shall o hard b$t& will better the instr$ction%

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Shylocks fa!ous !onologue 2 deter!ined to applylessons of hatred and revenge that Christianintolerance taught hi! ell:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th7euZ30wDEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th7euZ30wDE


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3uestion of !ercy $refusal to take pity onAntonio in conrast ith the !ercy shon tohi! later by Christians&

Antonios servant infor!s Salarino andSolanio that his !aster ants to see the! andthey head o4

Tubal5 Shylocks friend enters and infor!s hi!

that he cannot #nd "essica5 Shylock ishes herdead and !ourns over his losses

Leahs ring 2 only in the lines about this ring5Shylock shos e!otion:

Can e sy!pathi6e ith Shylock*


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Less sy!pathy for "essica than for cruelShylock

7ro! glee to despair and back:

& than* thee, ood T$bal/ ood news, ood news!ha, ha! where' in 0enoa', later /Tho$ stic*esta daer in me/ & shall ne"er see my oldaain/ fo$rscore d$cats at a sittin! fo$rscored$cats! , and at the of the scene/& am "erylad of it/ &1ll la$e him# &1ll tort$re him/ & amlad of it%

t$r2$oise# & had it of 3eah when & was a bachelor/& wo$ld not ha"e i"en it for a wilderness ofmon*eys%


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8ortia

9assanio erissa

;ratiano

Loren6o

"essica

Salerio

Attendants

Scene II. 9el!ont. A roo! in 8ortiashouse.


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8ortia encourages 9assanio:

4ow he oes,.ith no less resence, b$t with m$ch more lo"e,

Than yo$n +lcides, when he did redeem

The "irin trib$te aid by howlin TroyTo the sea5monster/ & stand for sacri6ceThe rest aloof are the 7ardanian wi"es,

.ith bleared "isaes, come forth to "iewThe iss$e of the e-loit% 0o, Herc$les!

3i"e tho$, & li"e/ with m$ch, m$ch more dismay& "iew the 6ht than tho$ that ma*est the fray%

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Silver casket:ale and common dr$de 8 9Tween man andman

Lead$en& casket 2 score

=ing as pro!ise of love and devotion: when this rin

:arts from this 6ner, then arts life from hence/O, then be bold to say ;assanio1s dead!

Love beteen erissa and ;ratiano

Salarino spoils fest 2 letter says that Shylock plans tocollect pound of Antonios %esh

9essanio feels guilt"essica 2 ob>ect of suspicion for others5 testi!ony against

father 2 act of loyalty

8ortia o4ers help but #rst ants edding:

;old casket:


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After double edding5 $8ortia and 9assanio5erissa and ;ratiano& 8ortia urges herhusband to rush to his friend and help hi!and he leaves for Venice

:ay him si- tho$sand, and deface the bond#7o$ble si- tho$sand, and then treble that,

;efore a friend of this descrition>hall lose a hair thro$h ;assanio1s fa$lt%


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List of characters in this scene:Shylock

Antonio

Salarino

Solanio

Scene III. Venice. A street.


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Tho$ call1dst me do before tho$ hadst a ca$se#;$t, since & am a do, beware my fans

'bsession ith bond5 no !ercy:

&1ll ha"e my bond# & will not hear thee sea*/

&1ll ha"e my bond# and therefore sea* no more%=evenge to Antonio + revenge to Venice

Antonio believes that Shylock hates hi! because hebailed out !any of his debtors

Convinced that 0uke ill not help because by breakingthe la5 reputation and econo!y of Venice !ay su4er

Last ish: :ray 0od, ;assanio comeTo see me ay his debt, and then & care not!

Shylock refuses to listen Antonio and he re!e!bersho !any ti!es Antonio called hi! a dog:


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Loren6o

8ortia

"essica

9althasar

erissa

Scene IV. 9el!ont. A roo! in 8ortias house.


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8ortia believes that helping Antonio is likehelping her on husband because they are soinseparable $?*& :

.hich ma*es me thin* that this +ntonio,

;ein the bosom lo"er of my lord,M$st needs be li*e my lord%

Sorn to live in prayer and conte!plationuntil 9assanio returns5 announces that she

and erissa ill retire to nearby !onastery$ >ust an e


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=eveals plan to erissa ho ill acco!pany her 2incognito visit to Venice

Cross@dressing: typical device fro! Shakespeares

co!edies $even here "essica dressed as boy before&

8ortia dresses as !an $feeling free after ful#llingher fathers ill& to test her husbands love and

loyalty but also to prove herself !ore capable andintelligent than !en around her $and she illsucceed in that&

Sends 9althasar to 8adua to !eet doctor 9ellario and to takeproper clothes and docu!ents and then ait for her in Venice


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Launcelot

"essica

Loren6o

Scene V. 9el!ont. A garden of 8ortiashouse.


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?es, tr$ly# for, loo* yo$, the sins of the fatherare to be laid $on the children/ therefore, &

romise ye, & fear yo$%'pening lines of this scene sho Launcelots fear for

"essicas soul ho believes that her !arriage toLoren6o ill partly save her $beco!ing Christian illsave her?*&

Launcelots funny co!plaint about the conversion ofthe "es:

This ma*in Christians will raise therice of hos/ if we row all to be or*5eaters, weshall not shortly ha"e a rasher on the coals for money.

>cene V acts as a comic relief


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"essicas opinion of 8ortia 2 still trying tobeco!e part of 8ortias society:

:ast all e-ressin% &t is "ery meetThe 3ord ;assanio li"e an $riht life#@or, ha"in s$ch a blessin in his lady,

He 6nds the oys of hea"en here on earth

Loren6o enters and scolds Launcelot for

i!pregnating a (oorish servant

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Ana Lasic - Merchant of Venice Act III