Question

Question 1)

Read the extract given below, answer the questions that follow:

Portia:

The quality of mercy is not strain’d,

It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven

Upon the place beneath: It is twice blessed;

It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:

‘Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes

The throned monarch better than his crown;

His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,

The attribute to awe and majesty,

Wherein doth sit and the fear of kings,

But mercy is above this sceptred sway,

It is enthroned in the heart of kings,

It is an attribute to God himself

(i) On what occasion does Portia utter these words? What makes her beg for mercy from

Shylock? (3)

(ii) ‘It is twice blest’, What does Portia mean to say? (3)

(iii) In what sense is mercy a divine quality? (3)

(iv) How does Shylock turn down Portia’s plea for mercy? What does he insist on? (3)

(v) How does he later turn down three times the amount of loan offered by Bassanio? (4)

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Answer 1

Answer:

you

don't know

Explanation:

because the answer is you don't know

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

i. Portia utters these words in the court of justice, to appeal to Shylock to show mercy to Antonio. She begs him to show mercy because mercy is is an act of human kindness, it is a blessing to a person who shows mercy and it is a blessing to a person who benefits from it. It is just like the gentle rain from the sky which falls upon the earth.

ii. It is the greatest quality even in the most powerful man. It suits a royal king better than the crown he wears. It is a noble quality coming from the very heart of a king. It is a tribute to Almighty God.