Question

___Merchant of Venice___

Read Paragraph and Answer the Following Questions :

Q1. What information does Gobbo seek from Launcelot at the beginning of this Scene ?

Q2. Who are the 'Sister Three' ? What role were they thought to play in the lives of Humans ?

Q3. Who was Launcelot's master ? What gift had Gobbo brought him ? What does Launcelot want him to do with it ?

Plz Answer It !!


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Answer 1

❛ The Merchant of Venice :

Shakespeare❞

Ans 1. Old Gobbo asks the way to Shylock's house because he wants to meet his son Launcelot who is working there. The young man says that Gobbo's son is deceased or in simple terms gone to heaven.

Ans 2. According to Greek mythology, the three sisters represent fate or destiny. They were Clotho, who spins the thread of life, Lachesis, who measures the thread of life. They were regarded as the decider of the course of the chil's life. The belief is the three sisters of fate after every birth, visit the child and determine their fate to see how to spin their lifeline.

Ans 3. Launcelot's master is Shylock, the Jew. The present is a dish of Doves. Launcelot wants the gift to be given to Bassanio, a gentleman, whom he wants to serve.

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❐ Related Question :

• What reasons does Launcelot give for wanting to leave his present master's service ?

Ans. Launcelot's main objection in working for Shylock is that he is a Jew. Since a Jew is miserly, Launcelot is famished throughout the day so much so that his ribs can be counted. Another reason is that he has met Bassanio, a Christian gentleman who provides handsome liveries. He also feels Bassanio has God's grace.

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