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Who is Shylock
"Hath not a Jew eyes? / Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, / senses, affections, passions."
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Who is Jessica
Daughter of a Jewish monetlender
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Antonio says his money is tied in ships, puts his life on the line for Bassanio, makes a deal with Shylock for a loan, pound of flesh
When Bassanio goes to Antonio for money?
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What is comic relief
A humorous scene of speech in a serious drama which provides relief from emotional intensity. It heightens the seriousness of the story in contrast.
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What is act 4
The act when the trial occurs
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Who is Portia
"Behold, there stands the caskets, the noble prince: / If you choose that wherein I am contain'd."
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Who is Launcelot
Servant to Shylock but wants to serve for Bassanio
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Ask where the rings are (rings were promised to never be given away), tell Bass. and Grat. that they were the lawyer and the lawyer's clerk
When Portia and Nerissa travel back one day before Bassanio and Gratiano
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What is a simile
Shakespeare liked to use this to help readers find similarities between objects (Hint: Using like or as)
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Who is Portia
Dressed as a lawyer for the trial
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Who is Antonio
"In sooth, I know not why I am so sad: / It wearies me; you say it wearies you."
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Who is Lorenzo
Bassanio's friend who runs away to marry a girl
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Finds a skull with a scroll in its eye, becomes sad and leaves
The Prince of Morocco opens his casket
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What is caricature
Exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
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What is mercy
Protia keeps asking Shylock to show this when he does not. It is because he is hungry for revenge
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Who is Bassanio
"I thank you madam. Give welcome to my friend. / This is the man, Antonio."
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Who is Antonio
Rich merchant whose wealth is tied up in ships
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Dresses as a torchbearer, steals a box full of jewels and ducats, leaves her father for a Christian, converts to Christianity
Jessica leaves her father's house
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What is tragic flaw
The weakness of character/wrong judgement which leads to the destruction of a main character in tragedy
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What is making a plea to the court to intervene on his behalf
How Antonio reacts to Shylock's constant need to collecting his pound of flesh
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Who is the Prince of Arragon
" What's here? The portrait of a blinking idiot."
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Who is Nerissa
Portia's servant
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Give up his goods to Jessica and Lorenzo when he dies, converts to Christianity
Shylock does not get his pound of flesh. What does the law state he must do?
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What is soliloquy
A speech delivered while the speaker is alone, calculated to inform the audience of what is happening in a character's mind
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What is Shylock is only entitled to flesh, not blood
The loophole in Shylock's bond allows Portia to stop him from taking a pound of Antonio's flesh
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