These griefs and losses have so bated me that I shall hardly spare a pound of flesh tomorrow to my creditor.
What does Antonio say?
100
To marry/impress Portia
Why does Bassanio borrow money from Antonio?
100
He doesn't recognize him.
How does Old Gobbo react when he meets his son (Launcelot) in the street?
100
Because his ships were all wrecked.
Why can't Antonio pay back his loan?
100
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Where was Shakespeare born?
200
Good cheer, Antonio! What man, courage yet! The Jew shall have my flesh, blood, bones, and all ere thou shalt lose for me one drop of blood.
What does Bassanio say?
200
A pound of flesh.
What will Shylock receive if Antonio fails to repay the loan?
200
Mistakes the back of his son's head for his beard.
Who is Old Gobbo?
200
Gold, silver, lead
What are the three caskets made of?
200
Because acting was considered dishonorable
Why couldn't women perform on stage during the Elizabethan era?
300
..."O me, the word 'choose'! I may neither choose whom I
would, nor refuse whom I dislike; so is the will of a living daughter
curbed by the will of a dead father...."
What does Portia say?
300
Dresses up as a torch-bearer and climbs out the window on the night of the Christian masquerade.
How does Jessica escape her father's house?
300
The rings.
What did Bassanio and Gratiano give away to the lawyer (Portia) and the clerk (Nerissa)?
300
He finds a picture of Portia in the lead casket.
Who is Bassanio?
300
Some conspiracy theorists think he may be the real Shakespeare.
Who is Christopher Marlow?
400
If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
What does Shylock say?
400
She finds a loophole in the law.
How does Portia save Antonio's life?
400
A portrait of a "blinking idiot."
What does the Prince of Aragon find in the silver chest?
400
They make a wedding announcement too.
Who are Gratiano and Nerissa?
400
Most likely the same day on which he was born.
When did Shakespeare die?
500
In such a night did pretty Jessica (like a pretty shrew) slander her love, and he forgave it her.
What does Lorenzo say?
500
To give half of all he owns to Jessica and Lorenzo after he dies and to become Christian.
What is Shylock's punishment?
500
He can never marry another woman.
What did Portia make the Prince of Morocco swear to?
500
The trial
What is the climax of the play?
500
Because his plays set the foundation for modern dramas and plays.
Why do we study Shakespeare today?
Why is Shakespeare relevant today?
Why is Shakespeare's work still important today?