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The Merchant of Venice Worksheet 1
The Merchant of Venice Worksheet 1
2- At Belmont, what reason did Portia give Nerissa for being weary of the world?
3- According to Portia, what was a character fault of the English suitor who came to guess
the correct casket?
4-What was the test Portia's father left in his will to determine whom Portia
could marry?
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5-Who was the fifth person who arrived to try to win Portia as his wife ?
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6- How much money did Bassanio want to borrow from Shylock and for how
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7- Why did Shylock hate Antonio?
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8- What did Shylock want as the penalty for his bond with Antonio
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III. Comment on the following quotation:
“You will not sign a bond like this for me . I d rather be without the money!”
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