SALARINO
His hour is almost past.
GRATIANO
And it is marvel he out-dwells his hour,
For lovers ever run before the clock.
SALARINO
O, ten times faster Venus' pigeons fly
To seal love's bonds new-made, than they are wont
To keep obliged faith unforfeited!
GRATIANO
That ever holds: who riseth from a feast
With that keen appetite that he sits down?
Where is the horse that doth untread again
His tedious measures with the unbated fire
That he did pace them first?
1. Where are the speakers? How are the dressed? Who had asked them to wait there? What event is
about to take place?
2. How had 'he' not behaved like a true lover? How 'he' shows a little later that he was the true
lover?
3. Who is Venus? Explain in your own words:
O, ten times faster Venus' pigeons fly
To seal love's bonds new-made,
than they are wont
To keep obliged faith unforfeited!
4. Who meets Gratiano at the end of this scene? Why had he come and what information does he
give?
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Portia greets Bassanio, who introduces her to Antonio, who reports in turn that he has been acquitted in the courts of Venice. Gratiano and ...
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