MERCHANT OF VENICE QUESTIONS

ACT I

11]EXPLAIN THE REFERENCE TO

SCHOOL DAYS & ARROW.

SCN I

12]WHO LIVED IN BELMONT?

STATE 3 VIRTUES SHE
HAS.WHAT DO 4 WINDS BLOW?

1]WHY IS ANTONIO FEELING

WEARY?WHAT IS HE TO LEARN?
2]WHAT DOES SALERINO SAY
ABOUT ARGOSIES AND PETTY
TRAFFICKERS?
3]WHAT DOES SALERIO SAY HE
WOULD DO IF HE HAD SUCH
VENTURE?
4]WHAT DOES SALERINO SAY
ABOUT MY WIND,SANDY HOUR
GLASS,& CHURCH?WHAT
WOULD THE ROCKS DO?
5]WHAT DOES ANTONIO SAY
ABOUT HIS FORTUNE?

14]WHAT IS ANTONIOS
CONCERN?WHAT DOES HE
PROMISE?

SCN II
1]WHO IS NERRISA?WHAT DOES
SHE TELL PORTIA ABOUT
MISERIES & FORTUNES?
SUPERBLINTY & COMPETENCY?
2]SOONAFTER WHAT DOES
PORTIA SAY ABOUT HER
FATHERS WILL & HER
WORRIES?QUOTE.

6]WHY DOES HE MAKE

REFERENCE TO JANUS?
7]WHAT DOES ANTONIO SAY
ABOUT THE WORLD?WHAT
ROLE DOES GRATIANO WISH TO
PLAY?WHAT DOES HE SPEAK
ABOUT WINE,ALABASTER AND
POND?
8]WHY DOES BASSANIO SAY
GRATIANO SPEAKS AN
INFINITE DEAL OF NOTHING.?
9]WHAT IS BASSANIOS CHIEF
CARE?
10]WHAT PROMISE DOES
ANTONIO MAKE?

13]WHY IS REFERENCE TO
JASONS AND GOLDEN FLEECE
MADE?

3]HOW DOES NERRISA PRAISE

PORTIAS FATHER?
4] WHAT HAD HE DEVISED?
5]NAME THE SUITORS &
DESCRIBE EACH ONES
CHARACTERISTICS.
6]EXPLAIN THE REFERENCE TO
SIBILA & DIANA.
7]WHY DOES NERRISA SAY
YOU NEED NOT
FEAR,LADY,HAVING ANY OF
THESE LORDS?

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8]WHAT DOES NERRISA SAY
ABOUT THE VENETIAN?

10]WHAT IS BASSANIOS PLEA

TO ANTONIO?

9]WHAT DOES THE SERVANT

SAY?

11]WHERE DOES SHYLOCK ASK

ANTONIO TO MEET HIM?

10]WHAT IS PORTIAS
REACTION?

12]WHY IS ANTONIO
CONFIDENT?

ACT II

SCN III

SCN I

1]WHAT IS BASSANIOS
REQUEST TO SHYLOCK?
2]WHERE ARE THE ARGOSIES
SAILING TO?

1]WHAT DOES THE PRINCE OF

MORROCO SAY ABOUT THE
SUN,PHOEBUS FIRE & THE
VIRGINS?

3]WHAT DOES SHYLOCK OFFER

TO DO & NOT TO DO WITH
BASSANIO?

2]WHAT DOES PORTIA REPLY

ABOUT THE LOTTERY?

4]WHY DOES SHYLOCK HATE

ANTONIO?

3]WHAT DOES MORROCO

BOAST ABOUT?

5]WHAT DOES SHYLOCK SAY

ABOUT ANTONIOSS ATTITUDE
TOWARDS JEWS?

4]EXPLAIN THE REFERENCE TO

HERCULES & LICHAS.

6]WHOSE HELP DOES SHYLOCK

SEEK?
7]EXPLAIN THE REFERENCE TO
JACOB AND SHEEP.
8]WHAT DID ANTONIO DO AT
THE RIALTO,THAT SHYLOCK
WAS ENRAGED?
9]ON WHAT CONDITION DOES
SHYLOCK OFFER TO LEND THE
DUCATS?

5]WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS

FOR A SUITOR?

SCN III
1]WHAT DOES JESSICA TELL
LAUNCELOT?WHAT DOES SHE
GIVE HIM?
2]HOW DOES HE PRAISE
JESSICA?
3]WHAT DOES JESSICA SAY
ABOUT THE HEINOUS SUN?

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4]WHAT DOES SHE SAY TO
LORENZO?

2]TO WHAT DOES GRATIANO

REFER TO WHEN HE TALKS OF
JOY IN THE COMS OF
ATTAINMENT THAN IN
ATTAINMENT ITSELF?

5]WHO IS LORENZO?

SCN IV
1]WHAT IS LORENZOS PLAN?

3]HOW DOES LORENZO PRAISE

JESSICA?

2]WHO IS A TORCH BEARER?

WHAT IS A MASQUERADE?

SCN VII

3]WHERE DO THEY PLAN TO

MEET?

1]WHAT ARE THE INSCRIPTIONS

ON THE CASKETS?

4]WHAT HAS JESSICA TOLD HIM

IN THE LETTER?

2]WHAT DOES MORROCO FEEL

ABOUT THE CASKETS?

SCN V

3]FROM WHERE HAVE SUITORS

COME?WHAT DIFFICULTIES
HAVE THEY OVERCOME TO
VIEW PORTIA?

1]WHAT DOES SHYLOCK SAY TO

BELITTLE LAUNCELOT?

4]WHAT DOES HE SAY ABOUT

THE COIN IN ENGLAND?

2]WHY IS HE GOING FOR

DINNER?WHERE?

5]WHICH CASKET DOES HE

OPEN?WHAT DOES HE SEE?
WHAT IS WRITTEN?WHAT DOES
HE DO?

3]EXPLAIN-i]BLACK MONDAY
Ii]ASH
WEDNESDAY
4]WHAT ARE HIS
INSTRUCTIONS TO HIS
DAUGHTER?

6]HOW DOES PORTIA FEEL?

5]AGAIN WHAT DOES SHYLOCK

SAY ABOUT HIS REASONS FOR
PARTING WITH LAUNCELOT?

1]WHAT DOES SHYLOCK DO TO

FIND JESSICA?

SCN VI
1]EXPLAIN VEIUIS PIGEONS.

SCN VIII

2]DESCRIBE HIS OUTCRY ON

THE STREETS.
3]WHAT DID THE BOYS IN
VENICE DO?

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4]WHAT NEWS DID THE
FRENCHMAN BRING?

3]SAME AS 2 FOR LEAD CASKET

4]SAME AS 2 FOR SILVER
CASKET

5]WHAT DID ANTONIO TELL

BASSANIO WHEN THEY
PARTED?

5]WHAT DOES HE FIND?WHAT

IS WRITTEN?

SCN IX

6]WHAT IS PORTIAS
REACTION?

1]WHAT 3 THINGS HAS

ARAGON TO DESERVE?
2]WHAT DOES HE AFTER
READING THE INSCRIPTION ON
THE GOLD CASKET?

7]WHAT ANNOUNCEMENT DOE

THE SERVANT MAKE?
8]WHAT DOES PORTIA TELL
NERRISA?

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