Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

this scene took place in venice street at Shylock's house