Q1. BASSANIO. I know thee well, thou hast obtained thy suit:
Shylock thy master spoke with me this day,-
And hath preferred thee, if it be preferment
To leave a rich Jew's service, to become
The follower of so poor a gentleman.
What do you mean by 'preferment'?
What proverb did Launcelot use to describe Bassanio?
(2]
Why did Bassanio ask his servant to give Launcelot a more guarded
livery?
Give two examples of Old Gobbo's use of Malapropism.
[2]
In what mood is Bassanio, as reflected from the above extract? [2]
Mention two adjectives used by Launcelot to describe Conscience. [2]
Mention any two reasons why does Launcelot think that he possesses a
fairer table than any man in Italy.
viii. Distinguish between the virtue of Goodness and Honesty as found in
the very onset of this scene.
[2]
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Answer:
THE NEW CAMBRIDGE SHAKESPEARE
GENERAL EDITOR : Brian Gibbons
ASSOCIATE GENERAL EDITDR: A. R. Braunmuller
From the publication of the first volumes in 1984 the General Editor of the New Cambridge
Shakespeare was Philip Brockbank and the Associate General Editors were Brian Gibbons and
Robin Hood. From 1990 to 1994 the General Editor was Brian Gibbons and the Associate
General Editors were A. R. Braunmuller and Robin Hood.
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
The Merchant of Venice has been performed more often than any other comedy by Shakespeare.
Molly Mahood pays special attention to the expectations of the play's first audience, and to our
modern experience of seeing and hearing the play.
In a substantial new addition to the Introduction, Charles Edelman focuses on the play's sex-
ual politics and recent scholarship devoted to the position of Jews in Shakespeare's time. He
surveys the international scope and diversity of theatrical interpretations of The Merchant in the
1980s and 1990s and their different ways of tackling the troubling figure of Shylock.
Answer:
Original Text Modern Text
BASSANIO 150Well, we shall see your bearing. BASSANIO Well, we'll see how you act.
GRATIANO Nay, but I bar tonight. You shall not gauge me By what we do tonight. GRATIANO Okay, but tonight doesn't count. You can't judge me based on what I do tonight.
Explanation:
know thee well, thou hast obtained thy suit: Shylock thy master spoke with me this day,- And hath preferred thee, if it be preferment. To leave a rich Jew's