Question

merchant of venice Act 5 scene 1

Answer 1

i) portia when gave the ring to bassanio she said that if he looses the ring than she will think that bassanio' s love for portia is dead.
the other couple were nerissa and gratiano
ii) bassanio has given the ring to the lawyer who was actually portia for the sake of Antonio as the lawyer was the one who saved Antonio from shylock..

Answer 2

Answer:

In the old Testament of the Bible, the Jews are described as wandering in the desert on their way from Egypt to the promised land. When they were starving, God sent them divine food called 'manna' miraculously from heaven to feed them (Exodus: 16/14-21). This happened in answer to Moses' prayer to God. In this context, the gift deed was the manna. Lorenzo means that just as the heavenly

manna was welcome to the Jews so is this happy news of the deed welcome to Lorenzo, Jessica and Antonio