MERCHANT OF VENICE ACT 2 SCENE 4,5,6

Enter LAUNCELOT, with a letter

Friend Launcelot, what’s the news?

LAUNCELOT:An it shall please you to break upthis, it shall seem to signify.

LORENZO:I know the hand: in faith, ’tis a fair hand;And whiter than the paper it writ on

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Who else is there in this scene and where are they?

• Gratiano, Lorenzo, Salerio on a street near Bassanio's house

• Gratiano, Salerio And Solanio in venice

• Gratiano, Salerio And Solanio on a street outside Shylock's home

what does Jessica mention in her letter? [you can choose multiple answers]

• how Lorenzo can get her out of her father's house

• the gold and jewels she owns

• Her thoughts on eloping with Lorenzo

• the description of her page's uniform which she will wear as a disguise

why does Shylock accept the invitation to dinner?

• he wanted to have dinner with the christians because they flattered him

• he accepts the invitation only to spite and feed off the christians

• he wanted to take part in the masquerade party

why did bassanio have to sail to Belmont immediately?

• he wanted to skip the masquerade

• he couldn't wait to meet portia

• the wind was blowing right

once Jessica runs away with the Lorenzo, what else does she intend to do?

• leave the country

• become a christian

• have her father arrested

what does "fast bind, fast find" mean?

• that we can find things quickly in the future when needed if we lock it carefully

• we tend to hurry up and forget the location of important things

who does Lorenzo give Jessica's letter to after reading it?

• gratiano

• salerio

• solanio

Lorenzo believes if Jessica's father goes to heaven it’ll only be because his daugher is so good and she would never be punished unless it was for her father.

true or false?

• true

• false