1) Give three reasons why Shylock hates Antonio.
2) What insult has Antonio heaped upon Shylock?
3) What is the need for Antonio to borrow money from his enemy?
4) Who is a notary? Whom does Shylock want to take to the notary? Why?
5) Why does Shylock insist on a pound of Antonio’s flesh in the bond?
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Answer:
1.)Shylock hates Antonio for three main reasons- ✨ Antonio had spitted on shylock, had kicked him in public. He (Antonio) had insulted Shylock a lot in front of various merchants in Rialto. ✨ Antonio was a Christian.
2.)Antonio insults Shylock verbally by calling him names, like a cut throat dog, and by spitting on his Jewish gabardine. Other Christians were also insulting Shylock’s Jewish religion. "If ever the Jew her father come to heaven, it will be for his gentle daughter's sake.
3.)Antonia was a Venetian Merchant. His friend, Bassanio was in "desperate need of money" to "court Portia", a rich heiress who lived in Belmont. Bassanio asked Antonia to lend him money so that he can travel to Belmont. Although Antonia agreed, but he himself he did not have money.
4.)Why? A notary is a lawyer who has the authority to execute official and legal dealings and agrrements. Shylock want to take Antonio to the notary to sign the bond document which stipulates that the forfeit to be paid will be a pound of flesh from any part of Antonio’s body. 2.
5.)Shylock 's primary motive for seeking a pound of Antonio 's flesh was to take revenge. At the time that Antonio signed the bond as surety for the loan Shylock made to Bassanio, the moneylender had no idea that Antonio would later experience misfortune and lose his ships.
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Answer:
A notary is a lawyer who has the authority to execute official and legal dealings and agrrements. Shylock wants to take Antonio to the notary to sign the bond document which stipulates that the forfeit to be paid will be a pound of flesh from any part of Antonio's body.
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