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WorksheetsThe Merchant of Venice Act IV, Scene I
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Where does this scene take place?
A court in Venice
A lawyer's house in Venice
Portia's garden
Belmont
What is Shylock described by the Duke as?
"I do oppose my patience to his fury, and am arm'd to suffer, with a quietness of spirit, the very tyranny and rage of his."
Who says these lines? what has he been indirectly compared to? Why is he "arm'd to suffer with a quietness of spirit"?
When Shylock enters the court, What does the duke request of him?
Antonio compares certain impossibilities to Shylock's behavior. What are these?
How does Shylock respond to the Duke who asks him "How shalt thou hope for mercy, rendering none?"
He says he realizes where he is wrong and decides to show mercy
He does not comprehend why the Duke asked him that
He says that he is not doing anything wrong and that Christians do plenty wrong as well
He says that he is not doing anything wrong and Antionio is the root cause of everything
"The Jew shall have my flesh, blood, bones, and all, ere thou shalt lose for me one drop of blood"
Who says these lines? What literary device is used here?
Bassanio, simile
Bassanio, allusion
Bassanio, foreshadowing
Antonio, archetype
"Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew, Thou makest thy knife keen; but no metal can, no not the hangman's axe, bear half the keenness of thy sharp envy"
What is the meaning of these lines?
"Thou makest me waver in my faith, To hold opinion with Pythagoras,"
What 'opinion' does Pythagoras have? What does Gratiano say about it?
" 'Tis the mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; but mercy is above this sceptred sway; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's when mercy seasons justice."
Explain the lines above.
Who is 'Daniel'?
A Jewish character is the Old Testament known for his wisdom
A young man in the Bible without particular significance
God's closest angel
A friend of Shylock's
" For herein Fortune shows herself more kind Than is her custom:"
How does Fortune show that she is more kind than usual?
By taking Antonio's life; He says he would rather die than live in a miserable and pathetic condition after the bond is complete and the flesh is taken from his body.
By letting Antonio live; He says Fortune is kind enough to save his life from the claws of Shylock
By taking Shylock's life; Shylock has hurt many people and now that Fortune has taken Shylock's life, he will not be able to hurt anyone anymore
By letting SHylock have his bond; Fortune is kind to Shylock after he has suffered so much and he is allowed to have his bond
What will happen to Shylock if he spills even "One drop of Christian blood"?
He will be hanged
His lands and goods will be confiscated
He will have to stop trading in Venice and leave at once
He will have to forfeit his property to Antonio and to the State
What punishment/ penalty does Shylock have to face after attempting to seek Antonio's life?
Half his goods will be confiscated by the state, the other half by whom he was trying to harm, and his life lies at the mercy of the duke.
He is asked to forfeit all his property to Lorenzo and Jessica after his death
He is forced to leave court without being allowed to collect his principle
None of these
What mercy does Antonio show Shylock?
He says Shylock can keep his money but should give it to Jessica and Lorenzo upon his death
He let Shylock have enough money to buy a rope to hang himself
Antonio shows him no mercy; he says that Shylock has done him enough wrong for him to go ahead with the death sentence
He is confused and does not know what to tell Shylock
He says that Shylock must become Christian
"In christening shalt thou have two godfathers; Had I been judge, thou shouldst have ten more, To bring thee to the gallows, not to the font."
Explain these lines.
