English II Honors Merchant of Venice Act 1 Quiz

What does the play center around? Money
Who is the Merchant of Venice Antonio
Gratiano Likes to talk, Fop”Ill play the foul, let my liver be intoxicated with wine”
Lorenzo Clever
Portia Wanted by all these men not only because she is fair but more attractive because of her money Objectified by her suitors and seemed to be more of an object to be possessed than an actual person
Bassanio Gold Digger, friend of Antonio, asks him for money
Who were userers? Those who control the money (Jews) (Christians could not handle money because it was sinful, left the Jews to do it)
Who are the closest friends? Antonio and Bassanio
Why are Antonio’s friends worried? His money is out at sea
Messages throughout the play and all three movies Money, power, appearance vs reality, love of money vs love of personEveryone is attracted to money (no matter their religion or sexuality)
Who uses the metaphor of the arrow? Bassanio
Classify the suitors Lazy, wimpy, cowards
A priori knowledge by reason
A prosteroiri Knowledge by experience
In the play what tone does Shylock use when talking to Antonio? Mocking/joking tone
What is a main concept of Elizabethan theater? What’s on stage is not always supposed to be realisticNot a portrayal of everyday life
When does shy locks lines shift to verses and how does that affect the play? When Antonio enters and it intensifies the two characters rivalries
Why is money so important to Shylock? Valuable-makes a profit from the money that he already hasProfit is a blessing to himJudges people based on their wealthSecurity and protection in a hostile environmentIs the end for him (not the Christians means to an end)
Antonio Envied by others because of his money so he puts a high value on friendshipOver-confidentIgnorantImpulsiveRecklessCertain in his place (unlike Shylock)
Shylock Traditional Hardcore JewReserved Conservative Doesn’t trust others
Why is Shylock laughing so much when he deals with Antonio about his flesh? Religiously mocking the Body of Christ that Antonio believes in
Jacob and the lambs Jews view Jacob as clever and Shylock values his clevernessChristians believe that God helped Jacob get the sheep (God had more power over him, unlike the Jewish belief)
Which character says “Renowned suitors, and her sunny locks, Hang on her temples like a Golden Fleece, Which makes her seat at Belmont Colchos’ strond, and many Jason’s come in quest of her.” Which objectifies and makes Portia seem like an object to be possessed? Bassanio
Who says “The brain may devise laws for the blood, but a hot temper leaps over a cold decree: such a hare is madness the youth, to skip over the meshes of good counsel for the cripple”? Portia, this quote exemplifies the emotion is stronger than reason
On page 29 when Shylock talks about how Antonio’s boats are bet to fail at see, what literary device is he using? Foreshadowing
What character says “Your worship was the last man in our mouths.”? Shylock, ironic because he was just talking about how much he hated Antonio before this line
When does Antonio contradict himself? When he says that his fortunes are not all in one place but later goes on to say that they are all in one place, meaning that they are all at sea (but in different boats)
July 15, 2019