THREE PLOTS IN
Shakespeare’s“THE MERCHANT OF
VENICE”PowerPoint Program by Charles Henderson 2005
How are each of these a single theme? (outer-inner; appearance vs. reality)Explain how each supports the idea of Appearance vs. Reality.Give examples from the text of the play.
THREE PLOTS IN“THE MERCHANT OF VENICE”
CASKET PLOTMONEY (Bond) PLOTRING PLOT
•CASKET PLOT
What dramatic irony is involved?Who are the characters?How do they change afterwards?
•MONEY(Bond) PLOT
What dramatic irony is involved? Who are the characters? How do they change afterwards?
•RING PLOT
What dramatic irony is involved? Who are the characters? How do they change afterwards?