Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Shylock: Ho, no, no, no, no; my meaning in saying
he is a good man is to have you understand me that
he is sufficient. Yet his means are in supposition;
he hath an argosy bound to Tripolis, another to the
Indies; I understand, moreover, upon the Rialto,
he hath a third Mexico, a fourth for
England, -- and other ventures he hath, squandered
abroad
(i) Where does this scene take place? To whom does Shylock address these words? What does this person
want from Shylock? 3
(ii) ‘Antonio is a good man and he is sufficient’.
What does Shylock mean by these words? 3
(iii) Give the meaning of the word ‘argosy’.
What destinations are Antonio’s argosies bound for? 3
(iv) What are the possible dangers that threaten Antonio’s argosies at sea? 3
(v) What does Shylock really think of Antonio?
What reasons does he give for feeling this way?

Answer 1

Mount Everest attracted the author because it is the highest, the mightiest and has defied many previous attempts. It takes the last ounce of one’s energy.

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