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The Merchant of Venice: Introduction
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- Full Title: The Merchant of Venice
- When Written: 1596–8
- Where Written: England
- When Published: 1623
- Literary Period: The Renaissance
- Genre: Comedy/tragicomedy; Revenge tragedy
- Setting: Venice, and the nearby country estate of Belmont
- Climax: The trial of Antonio, the merchant, and Shylock, the Jewish moneylender
- Antagonist: Shylock
Extra Credit for The Merchant of Venice
"Which is the merchant here? And which the Jew?" Modern audiences of Merchant of Venice often mistake Shylock for the "merchant" of the title—which actually refers to Antonio.
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The Merchant of Venice: Essay Writing Guide for GCSE (9-1)
Subject: English
Age range: 14-16
Resource type: Assessment and revision
Last updated
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This clean & simple new guide from Accolade Press will walk you through how to plan and structure essay responses to questions on William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. By working through seven mock questions, these detailed essay plans will show you how to go about building a theme based answer – while the accompanying notes will illustrate not only how to masterfully structure your response, but also how to ensure all AQA’s Assessment Objectives are being satisfied.
R.P. Davis, the author of this guide, has a First Class degree in English Literature from UCL, and a Masters in Literature from Cambridge University. Aside from teaching GCSE English (which he’s done for nearly a decade now), he has also written a string of bestselling thriller novels.
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- Study Objectives
If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
- 1 In both writing and classroom discussions, students will form and defend their own opinions about the text's meaning, citing specific textual evidence or inferences drawn from the text to defend these opinions. In areas where the text might be vague or inconclusive, students will use textual evidence, their knowledge of history and literature, and their own personal experience to form reasoned conjectures.
- 2 Students will learn how different presentations of a dramatic work - either through different staging or different types of media - affect its...
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Merchant of Venice Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for Merchant of Venice is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Explain Portias tactics. Why does she appear to support Shylock at first?
When Portia arrives in court, she asks, "Which is the merchant here, and which the Jew?" (4.1.169). Indeed, given the confusion so many people have with the title, it is often this very question which is asked. Scholars have tried to attribute her...
Describe merchant of venice as romantic comedy
While the story hits upon the tragic element of despair, The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, is a comedy because lovers are separated, characters are in disguise, and the story has a happy ending.
ACT III SCENE 3: What do you think Shylock means when he says, “it is my humour”?
This could be defined as "this is what I feel like doing".
Study Guide for Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice study guide contains a biography of William Shakespeare, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
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Mercy and justice—forgiveness and vengeance—spar relentlessly in this climactic scene. Shakespeare has laid the thematic groundwork for his climax by repeatedly noting the virtues of a merciful way of life. Antonio takes on heroic stature when he forgives Bassanio's countless debts and encourages him to find love.
Suggestions for essay topics to use when you're writing about The Merchant of Venice. ... Get Annual Plans at a discount when you buy 2 or more! Quantity. Price. ... Analyze the way that time passes in The Merchant of Venice, paying special attention to conflicts between time in Venice and Belmont. Are there any inconsistencies, and if so, how ...
Topic #1. Much of the plot of The Merchant of Venice is generated by contractual obligations. These take the form of legally binding contracts, such as the bond between Antonio and Shylock, as ...
The Merchant of Venice contains all of the elements required of a Shakespearean comedy, but is often so overshadowed by the character of Shylock and his quest for a pound of flesh that it is hard not to find in the play a generous share of the tragic as well. Lovers pine and are reunited, a foolish servant makes endless series of puns, and genteel women masquerade as men—all of which are ...
Shakespeare's late romance, The Tempest (1510-1) takes the form of a "revenge tragedy averted," beginning with the revenge plot but ending happily. Merchant of Venice might be described as a revenge tragedy barely averted, as Portia swoops into the courtroom scene and saves Antonio from Shylock.
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Excerpt. To write an essay about The Merchant of Venice, you need to be familiar with the plot of the story. Many of the scenes in The Merchant of Venice have important action that can serve as ...
Suggested Essay Topics. PDF Cite. Act I, Scenes 1-3. 1. Compare and contrast Antonio's situation in signing the agreement with Shylock, with Portia's situation of being held bound to her ...
Understanding the context of The Merchant of Venice, as well as how the ideas link to the Common Module Rubric, is the foundation of your writing for this mo...
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Merchant of Venice Essay Questions. 1. In what ways does The Merchant of Venice defy the comedic genre? While The Merchant of Venice is firmly placed in the genre of comedy, it is a unique comedy in that it features many tropes of early modern tragedy - namely, the gruesome predilections and rhetorical skill of its central antagonist, the ...
This clean & simple new guide from Accolade Press will walk you through how to plan and structure essay responses to questions on William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. By working through seven mock questions, these detailed essay plans will show you how to go about building a theme based answer - while the accompanying notes will ...
In Episode #1 of our new HSC English Lit Program, Rowan and Brooklyn are going to show you how to examine texts and construct an effective essay analysis. Ne...
In Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, Antonio finds out the consequences of aiding a friend in need, as the romantic comedy at times becomes a problem play. The following unit plan will be of ...
MERCHANT OF VENICE EDUCATION PACK CONTENTS: 1) HISTORICAL BACKGROUND - A look at the Elizabethan attitudes that were prevalent when the play was written. Discussion use for the classroom. 2) VERSE - Student handouts on iambic pentameter to support part of the workshop. 3) POETRY and IMAGERY - A translation of Portia's "Quality of Mercy" speech and an explanation of some of the imagery terms.
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The Merchant of Venice. Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is the story of a merchant named Antonio who is waiting for an investment to pay off. His friend Bassiano owes him money, and has ...
An essay that focuses on a main idea from The Merchant of Venice. ... Get Annual Plans at a discount when you buy 2 or more! Quantity. Price. $24.99 $18.74 / subscription + tax Subtotal $37.48 + tax. Save 25% on ... In early productions of The Merchant of Venice, actors played Shylock as either a monster or an evil clown, enforcing the idea ...
The Merchant of Venice. The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare set in Italy in the 16th century. It is classified as a comedy, although it also has elements of tragedy. The ...
Each plan is divided into a teacher and a student edition. The teacher edition provides complete answer keys for all sections, including example answers for the essay questions.
Study Objectives. If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding: 1 In both writing and classroom discussions, students will form and defend their own opinions about the text's meaning, citing specific textual evidence or inferences drawn from the text to defend ...
Merchant of Venice. by Adarsh Anurag. The Merchant of Venice Lesson Plans and Activities to help you teach William Shakespeare's work. eNotes Lesson Plans are written, tested, and approved by ...