Book Trail Exercise: The Merchant of Venice (Jr 2)

Book Trail Exercise: The Merchant of Venice

One of the Six Shakespeare's Comedy

Lesson Objective

• I can appreciate the importance of the play's climax

• I can explain the moral of the story with my own words

Poll

The man you hate got caught before he could rob your laptop. He was happy to give your laptop back to you. He would also pay you $1,000. Would you take his offer or hand him over to the police instead?

• CALL THE POLICE! I demand justice!

• Take my laptop back with $1,000 and forgive him. I will show him mercy

The Merchant of Venice

A story where justice and mercy clashes....

An Oversimplification of the Play...

• Bassanio needed money to marry Portia, a wealthy and smart lady.

• Bassanio borrowed money from Antonio, who also didn't have any money.

• Antonio borrowed money from Shylock, a Jew, who demanded a pound of flesh from Antonio if he couldn't repay his debt.

• Antonio defaulted. Shylock went into the court to demand a pound of flesh from Antonio.

• Portia, now Bassanio's wife, came to Antonio's rescue. Could she save Antonio's life?

Before that, we need to know why Shylock insisted to demand a pound of flesh if Antonio couldn't pay back his debt.

Poll

Revenge: getting back at someone for the evil he has done

If you were Shylock, and Antonio made fun of you, would you seek revenge against Antonio?

• Yes! He must pay for his sins of making fun of me!

• Nah I will just prove how wrong it is to make fun of me instead of seeking revenge.

• I can't be bothered man. I don't care if he made fun of me.

Shylock hated Antonio so much. He wouldn't even take 6,000 Ducats from Bassanio as repayment of his debt. Not even Portia's speech about mercy can change his mind.

He showed no mercy for Antonio. He demanded "justice".

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Open Ended

(Before we continue...)

Do you think that Shylock is right to refuse Bassanio's repayment? Why or why not?

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Open Ended

Does Shylock deserve his punishment? Why or why not?

(His punishment: 1. give away his wealth to the city and his daughter (she ran away with a Christian man) 2. Become a Christian

Book Trail: turn to pg 19

"I Would Like to See This Play on Stage"

• Title of book: The Merchant of Venice

• Editor: -

• Title of Play: The Merchant of Venice

• Playwright: William Shakespeare

1. I chose this play because ...

• - Shakespeare - famous comedy -

• "I want to see (which character on stage) because...."

2. The story is about....

• Antonio borrowed money from Shylock.

• Shylock sought revenge from Antonio.

• Portia... (what did she do to save Antonio?)

3. I think the most important scene in the play is...

• the courtroom scene.

• I think this is important because....

Book Trail, pg 16

"What I learnt from the story"

• Title of Book: The Merchant of Venice

• Author: William Shakespeare

• Publisher: I.R for Thomas Hayes

• Date of Publication: 1596 - 1599

Write this yourself

• The story in brief

• What I learnt from the story

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