The Merchant of Venice

1. A4S1 L 70-80. Antonio gives us three short images of how useless any attempt by Bassanio to save his life will be

• What are they?
• so he doent died

• What do they tell us about one of Shakespeare's interests
  to bre nice

• Do you think this is an effective way of demonstrating the problem.

yes

• Each example is an extreme and impossible, what influence does this have on how you expect the rest of the scene to develop.

good and every one gets along

2. A4S1 L90-100, Shylock uses vivid comparisons when he wants to make a point.

to let her marrering who he wants

• What example does he use to illustrate the fact that the pound of flesh is his: ‘tis mine and I will have it’

keep

• It is much longer comparison than the three used by Antonio  but do you think it is more striking/effective/convincing?

no