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The Merchant of Venice : Shakespeare
Question 1.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Salarino : O! ten times faster Venus' pigeons fly
To seal love's bonds new-made, than they are wont
To keep obliged faith unforfeited!
Gratiano That ever holds: who riseth from a feast
With that keen appetite that he sits down?
Where is the horse that doth untread again
His tedious measures with the unbated fire
That he did pace them first? All things that are,
Are with more spirit chased than enjoy'd
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(1)
Where does this scene take place? Who has out-dwelt his hour? Normally what
do the lovers do as far as the appointed time is concerned?
Who is Venus? How do the Venus's pigeons behave as far as love is concerned
(iii) "All things that are, Are with more spirit chased than enjoy'd". How far is
this statement brought out by giving the example of a ship in later lines?
(iv) How does Gratiano explain in the extract the state of people in love?
(v)
What will be Jessica's role in the masquerade? What does she have to say
regarding this role? What is your opinion of Jessica
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