Playing Games
Portia's suitors had to agree to these three things
What is: not tell anyone what casket they chose, leave immediately, never woo another woman.
Antonio needed money because...
What is his ships were all at sea and his friend, Bassanio, needed money to go court Portia.
Four reasons Shylock hated Antonio
What is Antonio spit on him, kicked him, called him a dog, and thwarted his ability to make money.
The climax of the story
What is when the legal technicalities were pointed out; Antonio was freed, Shylock given "mercy," Portia and Nerissa given payment.
Three happy couples
Who are Lorenzo and Jessica, Portia and Bassanio, Gratiano and Nerissa
The caskets were made of these three substances
What are lead, silver, and gold?
Three terms Antonio agreed to with Shylock
What are 3,000 ducats, 3 months, forfeit a pound of flesh?
Why did Antonio hate Shylock
What is because he was a Jew?
Setting - two ways it impacted the story
What is Venice in the 1500's - Jews were in exile from other European countries and forced into a ghetto where they had little opportunity and were persecuted.
How did couples meet?
What are Lorenzo and Jessica - somehow in Venice, Bassanio and Portia - he'd been to Belmont when Portia's dad was still living (Act 1.2), Gratiano and Nerissa - when he came to Belmont with Bassanio
The inscriptions on the three caskets stated
What are "Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire"; "who chooseth me must give an hazard all he hath"; and "who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves."
Three ways Jessica betrayed her father
What are run away/elope, marry a Christian, and stole money and precious jewels?
One element of comedy and evidence in MoV
What is love/marriage? (all the weddings at the end and no one died)
What is man vs. man (examples - Antonio vs. Shylock, Bassanio vs. Portia,) maybe man vs. nature (Antonio's ships)
What were the marriage ceremonies
What are Lorenzo/Jessica - elopement, the other two couples had a joint ceremony immediately.
Right after their marriage both Bassanio and Portia left, where did they both go and why?
Where is Venice - to help Antonio and to check on her husband
"Balthazar's" payment
What are Bassanio's gloves and his wedding ring?
One element of comedy in MoV
What is disguise/deception? (Jessica, Portia, Nerissa)
What do we learn is the background (2 things)
What is Antonio is rich, Bassanio has borrowed money before and not repaid, Shylock and Antonio are antagonistic, Jessica is not happy with her father, Portia has already met Bassanio and is interested, etc.
Happy ending for Lorenzo & Jessica
What was they were married, and they get a lot of Shylock's money
Why did Portia and Nerissa ask for the rings?
What is to see if their husbands would give them up, etc.
Terms of "mercy" for Shylock
What are he is allowed to live, half of his possessions are for Antonio's use, and all he dies possessed of goes to Lorenzo.
What is the context and literary device for this statement
"The quality of mercy is not strained, it dropped as the gentle rain from heaven..." - Portia
What resolution is there? (2 things)
What is the three couples continue happily, Shylock is allowed to live, Lorenzo and Jessica have an inheritance, Antonio still has friends and not all boats sank and he pledges his soul that Bassanio will never break faith with Portia.
Gratiano's response when Portia scolded him for giving away Nerissa's ring
What is throw Bassanio under the bus and told her he'd given his ring away too.