Question

) In what mood did the boys in Venice follow Shylock? Which are the stones
referred to in the extract? What else has Jessica stolen besides the stones​

Answer 1

Answer:

Earlier, Shylock roused the Duke with his complaints against Lorenzo and Jessica for robbing him and eloping. He made such a disturbance that the Duke was obliged to attend to his demands. He even accompanied the Duke to search for Lorenzo and Jessica on board Bassanio’s ship. By the time they reached the place, the ship had already set sail. The Duke was told b someone that Lorenzo and Jessica had been seen sitting together in a gondola...

In his excitement, Shylock utters confused cries for his daughter, who had eloped with a Christian, taking with her, his ducats and jewellery. He wants justice from the law.

Besides money, Jessica has taken away from Shylock some jewels, precious stones and diamonds.

Shylock’s lamentation add to the humour in the play. He is depicted as a comic character in the scene. The manner in which he laments the loss of his daughter and his ducats amuses the audience; Shylock’s repetition of ‘O my daughter!’ O my Christian ducats!’ indicate his greedy nature and shows that Jessica is another possession for him like the ducats. The manner in which all the boys of Venice follow him and repeat his words of lamentation in a tone of mockery and jeer at him further add to the humour in the scene.

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