Where is the speaker going? What reason does he give for his going out?
Who was Jacob? Why does the speaker swear by Jacob's staff?
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Answer:
The speaker is going for Bassanio's dinner party. He is going out for dinner out of hatred for the Christian and to eat the food of the extravagant, Bassanio. Jacob was the grandson of Abraham, the founder of the Jewish race.
Shylock swear about the'Jacob's staff' because of two reasons--
1)To give a biblical reference and to show Antonio that he is well aware of his rivals religion.
2)And to show Antonio that all profits earned by him(Shylock) is a blessing as long as men do not steal it.
Explanation:
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The speaker is going for Bassanio's dinner party. He is going out for dinner out of hatred for the Christian and to eat the food of the extravagant, Bassanio. Jacob was the grandson of Abraham, the founder of the Jewish race. According to the Bible, Jacob, the ancestor of Shylock had a staff that proved a blessing to him. In Genesis 32:12, Jacob boasts that he had crossed river Jordan only with a staff yet returned with companies of men.