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The Merchant of Venice
William Shakespeare
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Translation
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Summary
Plot Overview
Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Act I, scenes i–ii
Act I, scene iii
Act II, scenes i–iv
Act II, scenes v–ix
Act III, scenes i–ii
Act III, scenes iii–v
Act IV, scene i, lines 1–163
Act IV, scene i, lines 164–396
Act IV, scene i, lines 397–453; scene ii
Act V, scene i
Characters
Character List
Shylock
Portia
Antonio
Jessica
Bassanio
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Is Shylock a Villain?
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Quotes By Theme
Friendship
Wealth
Prejudice
Revenge
Love
Quotes By Section
Act I, scenes i-ii
Act I, scene iii
Act II, scenes i-iv
Act II, scenes v-ix
Act III, scenes i-ii
Act III, scenes iii-v
Act IV, scene i
Act V, scene i
Quotes By Character
Portia
Shylock
Antonio
Bassanio
Jessica
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Anti-Semitism in Renaissance England
Shakespeare’s Sources for Merchant of Venice
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Act 1, scenes i-ii
Act 1, scene iii
Act 2, scenes i-iv
Act 2, scenes v-ix
Act 3, scenes i-ii
Act 3, scenes iii-v
Act 4, scene i, lines 1-163
Act 4, scene i, lines 164-396
Act 4, scene i, lines 397-453; scene ii
Act 5, scene i
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Further Study
Act 2, scenes v-ix Quiz
Further Study
Act 2, scenes v-ix Quiz
1
of 5
Shylock is worried that trouble is brewing. What does he ask Jessica to do?
Hide
Keep the doors locked
Move out of Venice
Look out the window
2
of 5
When Shylock talks to Jessica about Launcelot, how does he describe Launcelot?
A terrible person
A fine servant
Untrustworthy
Kind but lazy
3
of 5
In Act II, Scene vi, who meets in front of Shylock's house?
Bassanio and Antonio
Gratiano, Salarino, and Lorenzo
Gratiano, Solanio, and Lorenzo
Gratiano, Salarino, and Launcelot
4
of 5
Which of Portia's caskets bears the inscription "Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath"?
The gold casket
The silver casket
The lead casket
All three caskets
5
of 5
What is inside the gold casket which the prince of Morocco opens?
A portrait of Portia
A skull with a scroll
A fool's portrait
A chocolate bar
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