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Question: 2 Read the extract given below and answer the following questions: (16) Portia: It must not be; there is no power in VeniceCan alter a decree established:‘Twill be recorded for a precedent,And many an error, by the same example,Will rush into the state: it cannot be.

1. It must not be; there is no power in Venice. Why does Portia say so? What provokes Portia to react thisway? 2. Why does shylock refer the name Daniel here? Who was he? How suitable is the reference here? 3. Later on the same reference is used by somebody else. Why does he say so? He offers a present toshylock. What is it? Why? 4. After this extract Shylock says, “Shall I lay perjury upon my soul”? Why does he say so? Explain themean of the line. What character of Shylock is reveled here? 5. What are the changes happened in the life of Antonio and Shylock in the end of the scene?What led them to reach such a situation?

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This may be the case. It was noted that Shylock might have to take his own life and/or surrender all of his wealth. In the end, the verdict is that half of Shylock's wealth goes to the state and the other half goes to Lorenzo and Jessica when he dies. He is also to immediately become a Christian.

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