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Where does this scene take place? To whom does Shylock address these
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words? What does this person want from Shylock?
'Antonio is a good man and he is sufficient.
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What does Shylock mean by these words?
Give the meaning of the word 'argosy.
What destinations are Antonio's argosies bound for?
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What are the possible dangers that threaten Antonio's argosies at sea?
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What does Shylock really think of Antonio?
What reasons does he give for feeling this way?
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Answer:
1 . whom is Shylock talking to? Explain, ‘Thy eyes shall be thy judge.’ Bring out the humor of this line.
Answer:
Shylock Is talking to Launcelot, the clown who used to be with him, till recently. Shylock is telling the clown that he’ll see with his own eyes that how different it will be to work with him and the new master. Only actual experience will help him to make the correct judgments. The humor is that the audience is aware of how Launcelot felt working for the Jew but Shylock says as though, he was very comfortable in his house.
2. When Lancelot speaks of the masque arranged by Lorenzo and others, Shylock warns his daughter before leaving the house to attend the feast to be given by Bassanio. Shylock asks his daughter Jessica to lock all the doors of his house. He urges her not to climb upto the windows and look out into the street when she hears the drum.
3.a large merchant ship.
4. Shylock dislikes Antonio because he regularly lends money to others without charging interest on those loans. This directly hurts Shylock's profits as a moneylender, since Antonio is consistently undercutting his rates and, thus, siphoning business away from him.
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scane takes place at the street of veince