1. What does the duke believe Shylock intends to do?
2. What does Shylock intend to do, and what reasons does he give for his decision?
3. Why must the law be allowed to stand (Why can't the judge dismiss this case)
4. Shylock is very clear about the restrictions in the wording of the deed, how does Portia use these loopholes?
5. What penalties does shylock now have to pay? are they fair why/why not.
6. How do Lorenzo and Jessica gain by the result?
7. What reward has Portia claimed and why is this significant?
8. Portia tells Shylock 'The quality of mercy is not strained'. How does she try to persuade Shylock to show mercy, how much mercy is she willing to show him (Line 345-362)
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1. The duke believes that Shylock is playing a little chared of being cruel and by the time he's about to take Antonio's flesh he'll change his act and show Antonio mercy instead.
2. Shylock intends to get his bond with no shown mercy, the reason is that people may not like cats or bagpipes and that's exactly like Shylock and Antonio Shylock doesn't like Antonio.
3. Because if the duke lets anyone away with the deal, then anybody else can get away with a deal
4. Portia uses the loopholes of saying that Shylock can take a pound of flesh but he cannot let a leak of blood drip from Antonio, and if he does then all his belongings and lands will be taken from him.
5. In reason, they are somewhat fair and somewhat not, the reason for fair is that Shylock has given money to people so they can get things for themselves and they never have the money to pay back so Antonio gives them money which makes Shylock mad as in what's the point of going to Shylock for money if the people can't pay him back and not fair to as Shylock wants the bond which could indeed kill Antonio.
5. In reason, they are somewhat fair and somewhat not, the reason for fair is that Shylock has given money to people so they can get things for themselves and they never have the money to pay back so Antonio gives them money which makes Shylock mad as in what's the point of going to Shylock for money if the people can't pay him back and not fair to as Shylock wants the bond which could indeed kill Antonio.
6. Antonio said instead of him getting the money, by the time Shylock dies then half of his money will go to Jessica and Lorenzo.
7. The reward Portia gained is the ring she gave to her husband Bassanio, this is sufficient as to show how loyal and willing Bassanio is to keep the ring and not to give it up, which has been shown that Bassanio does not have the guts to keep the ring on his finger.
8. She tries persuades Shylock by saying a line that goes along the lines of this "Wait a minute, Jew. The law has another hold on you. The laws of Venice state that if a foreign resident directly or indirectly attempts to kill any citizen, the person he tried to kill will receive one-half of the foreigner's goods. The other half goes to the state. Whether the offending person lives or dies is up to the duke."
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Act Four Scene Two
1. What invitation does Portia Refuse?
2. What does Nerissa plan to get, why do you think this is important?
3. Do you admire Portia after these scenes, or do you find her actions cruel? Use examples to support your thinking.
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1. Portia refuses the invitation to go to dinner with Bassanio because then he'd find out that Portia was disguised as a man because their husbands think their back at home.
2. Nerissa plant to get the ring from her husband and why is this important, it's important to see if her husband is as loyal to her as he said he'd be.
3. Yes I admire Portia because one can not be found guilty for testing their man's loyalty to them just like a man to could do that to test their wife loyalty, I find it a rather great idea to give your husband a ring and tell him that he can never take it off, lose it or sell it to see if the man is truly loyal to you.
But then no as a bit of pressure was stuck on Bassanio on giving the ring away by Antonio and Portia.
7. The reward Portia gained is the ring she gave to her husband Bassanio, this is sufficient as to show how loyal and willing Bassanio is to keep the ring and not to give it up, which has been shown that Bassanio does not have the guts to keep the ring on his finger.
8. She tries persuades Shylock by saying a line that goes along the lines of this "Wait a minute, Jew. The law has another hold on you. The laws of Venice state that if a foreign resident directly or indirectly attempts to kill any citizen, the person he tried to kill will receive one-half of the foreigner's goods. The other half goes to the state. Whether the offending person lives or dies is up to the duke."
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Act Four Scene Two
1. What invitation does Portia Refuse?
2. What does Nerissa plan to get, why do you think this is important?
3. Do you admire Portia after these scenes, or do you find her actions cruel? Use examples to support your thinking.
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1. Portia refuses the invitation to go to dinner with Bassanio because then he'd find out that Portia was disguised as a man because their husbands think their back at home.
2. Nerissa plant to get the ring from her husband and why is this important, it's important to see if her husband is as loyal to her as he said he'd be.
3. Yes I admire Portia because one can not be found guilty for testing their man's loyalty to them just like a man to could do that to test their wife loyalty, I find it a rather great idea to give your husband a ring and tell him that he can never take it off, lose it or sell it to see if the man is truly loyal to you.
But then no as a bit of pressure was stuck on Bassanio on giving the ring away by Antonio and Portia.
