Pages

Tuesday 19 June 2018

The Merchant of Venice A2, S1 - A2,S2


Act Two, Scene 1
  1. We have watched racial and religious tensions at work in A1S3. The prince of Morocco opens A2S1 with another sensitive issue. What is it? It is start because they are of racism don't judge any people what they look like and what they are even if they are black or white
  2. If Antonio loses his gamble, he must forfeit a pound of flesh. What must portia's suitors give up if they fail to win her? If he fail portia he will get a consequence he need to find another girl of woman to marry him 
  3. Shylock practices 'usury'. What is it?Attitudes about usury and money-lending gave more moral weight to the work of merchants and traders in Elizabethan England, writes Stephen Alford in his new book London’s
  4. Why do Shylock and Antonio hate each other?Christians and Jews hate each other at all levels of society. 
  5. What is Portia's opinion of the prince of Morocco - give examples. While Portia does not seem to dislike the prince of Morocco as she does the foolish arragon, she certainly did not want to marry him. Her comment after he chooses the incorrect casket demonstrate this.  

Act Two, Scene Two
  1. Why does Launcelot want to leave Shylock? Give evidence from the text to support your thinking. Because the devil is on his shoulder the devil. The devil urging him to leave and run away, even if he don't want to leave the Jew but the the Jew is the devil  and his conscience is giving him a hard time by telling him to stay with the Jew. 
  2. Why is Bassanio worried about taking Gratiano with him to Belmont? in Lines 114-142. Because Gratiano is a Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice Parts that become thee happily enough and in such eyes as ours appear not faults and Gratiano has a wild behaviour 
  3. Launcelot and his father are very anxious to find Launcelot a new job. They both want to impress Bassanio. This leads to a 
a.  frequent interruptions 
b. contradictions 
c. misuse of word to impress

What am I learning? I'm learning new scene and new word and answering questions
What am I wondering? I'm just wondering about the words and some conversation
How does this show my learning? by answering and finishing all the question 

No comments:

Post a Comment

To support my learning I ask you to comment as follows:
1. Something positive - something you like about what I have shared.
2. Thoughtful - A sentence to let us know you actually read/watched or listened to what I had to say
3. Something thoughtful - how have you connected with my learning? Give me some ideas for next time or ask me a question.

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.