Character Traits
The Jewish moneylender
Who is Shylock?
Where does Act 1 Scene 1 take place?
What is Venice?
The reason Shylcok wants a pound of flesh from Antonio
What is, Shylock wants revenge for all that Antonio has done to him (anti-semitism)
In sooth I know not why I am so sad. (Act 1 Scene 1)
Who is Antonio?
Which device was used when Shylock revealed his true intentions in the aside?
What is dramatic irony?
(Shylock made it seem like an innocent contract while in reality he is out for revenge)
The loyal, selfless Christian merchant and the spendthrift he lent money to?
Who is Antonio and Bassanio?
What theme does the casket scene display? Why?
What is Appearance vs. Reality?
Explanation: The caskets symbolize the deception of outward appearances. That external beauty is shallow and fades quickly and easily. Both the gold and silver caskets are pretty and shiny and appeal to people's greed, arrogance, and desire. Furthermore, they had the words DESERVE and DESIRE engraved on them. However, in the end the lead casket was the correct one
What was Antonio's reason for being sad in the opening scene of the play?
What is, he gave no reason because he did not know
I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you. (Act One Scene 3)
Who is Shylock
What dramatic purpose was used in the scene with Old Gobo and Lancelot Gobo?
What is Comedic Relief?
(Lancelot impersonated a gentleman to trick his blind father which provided comic relief)
The antagonist's daughter and who she will elope with
Who is Jessica and Lorenzo?
Antonio should follow through with what he has promised; to the bond that he agreed to, even if it means death. This is what Shylock believes should happen and what he believes is right. What theme does this embody?
What is Justice
What was Jessica and Lancelot planning behind Shylock's back?
What is, she was planning to elope with Lorenzo, a Christian man
"God made him, and therefore let him pass for a man." (Act 1 Scene 2)
Who is Portia
What was the purpose of Antonio's sadness
What is foreshadowing
(Antonio's unexplanable sadness at the beginning to the play was to foreshadow something later on in the play. In this case the risky decision to invest all of his money in a single fleet ships.)
The Jew who lent money to another Jew
Who is Tubal
What theme could be see between Shylock and Jessica
What is Family Relationship
What course of action does Portia suggest when she learns that Shylock wishes to collect his pound of flesh?
What is, the bond be paid several times over
"What's here? The portrait of of a blinking idiot Presenting me with a schedule!" (Act 2 Scene 9)
Who is Prince Arragon
"Farewell; and if my fortune be not crossed, I have a father, you a daughter, lost." This aside was said by Jessica, which dramatic device is being displayed?
What is Suspence
This character wants to respect her father's wishes and is debatably racist
Who is Portia
Shylock asked the Duke of Venice to search Bassanio's ship, but he couldn't. Why?
What is, the ship had already set sail
How is the Jew punished for seeking to take Antonio’s life?
What is, he must convert to Christianity and will his possessions to Jessica and Lorenzo upon his death.
Explanation: In the end, Shylock has lost everything (his daughter, his money, and his religion) all because he wanted revenge for how Antonio treated him
"Sweet lady, you have given me life and living; For here I read for certain that my ships are safely come to road." (Act 5 Scene 1)
Who is Antonio
What device is displayed when Portia is talking about her suitors?
What is comic relief