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The Merchant of Venice

William Shakespeare

Study Guide NO FEAR Translation Infographic

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Summary
Characters
- Character List
- Shylock
- Portia
- Antonio
- Jessica
- Bassanio
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Plot Analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Genre
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
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- Is Shylock a Villain?
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- Friendship
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- Prejudice
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- Portia
- Shylock
- Antonio
- Bassanio
- Jessica
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Act 5, scene i Quiz

Further Study Act 5, scene i Quiz

1 of 5
What does Lorenzo think of people who don't like music?

He has no opinion
They deserve cruelties
They are clever
They amuse him

2 of 5
What does Portia believe makes the music she and Nerissa hear more beautiful?

The lonely setting
Her victories
Her intellect
The night

3 of 5
Why does Nerissa chastise her husband Gratiano, who has given away her ring?

For hurting her feelings
For breaking his promise
For being so careless
For not selling it

4 of 5
What does Antonio offer as bond against any future infidelity by Gratiano or Bassanio?

His soul
His estate
His flesh
A chest of gold

5 of 5
What fortuitous event happens to Antonio at the end of the play?

Shylock dies
He marries Portia
His ships come in
He becomes a duke

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