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Be assured you may may be assured I will be

1.

1.Baseanio and, thatI

be assured I
may:
ul with
Antonlo?
Shylock
thnk m e . May 1 speak
with us.
to dine
Fitpleaseyou w n l c h your prophet s
Bassanio
to eat of
the
habitaton
the
solt.e
:Yes, to smell pork; tnto. I will buy with you,
with
Shylock the devil
Nazarte conjured a n d soJollowing:
but I wll
not
walk wlth you,
talkuith you nor pray with you. What news on o
drink with you,
eat uwith you. here?
Who is he comes
the Rialto? What is the purpoe e
Bassanio at this time?
and
is Shylock
Q. 1. Where
of their meeting Venice. Bassanio has come to

a publiC place in
Ans. The characters are in ducats for which Antonio will
lend three t h o u s a n d
whether he will
ask Shyiock
or not.
stand as security.
"Be a s s u r e d you may?" What has Shylock
does Bassanio say,
9. 2. Why Antonio's
ventures?
about ducats,
said earlier lend him three
thousand for
Shylock to
Ans. Bassanio approaches Shylock says that
since Antonio's
stand a s a surety.
which Antonio will to the ships, Shylock
various ships,
and anything may happen
merchandise is in take the bond from Antonio:
Bassanio assures him that he can

is hesitant, and
he won't stand to lose. the invitation not
invited to dinner? Why was

9. 3. Why is Shylock
accepted? who will stand as a credit
is invited for dinner to meet Antonio
Ans. Shylock Jew's principle, to
taken. The invitation was
not accepted as it is thhe
for the loan forbidden for Jews.
not to dine with the
Christians. They eat pork which is
to Nazarite.
9.4. Explain the reference man to inhabit
the devils from a possessed
Ans. Jesus of Nazarite released
the bodies of a herd of pigs.
What is the one
5. What all Shylock would not do with Christians?
9.
does the last line refer to?
thing he would do? To whom
with a Christian but he could talk
Ans. Shylock would not eat, drink or pray
business with them. The last line of the
with them, walk with them and do
extract refers to Antonio who has come to meet them
enters the
g. 6. What does Shylock say 'aside' about Antonio when he
Scene?
fawning
Ans. says in an aside that he looks like a
Shylock hates Antonio and
also because ne
tax-collector. He hates him because he is a Christian and
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in
the b u s t n e s s of others
ethout tnterest thereby affecttng
olshly lends meney Antonto, if he falls
t o pay the
chance to catch hold of
Ventce. He will get a
nmoney in time.
borrowed
9 . 7 . Explaini

(a) Rialt
(b) Conjured

(e) habitation

or tock exchange
sto of Venice.
market place
Rlalto is the by magic.
Ans (a)
refers to the
ident in which JJesus
i n c i d e n t in which of Nazarite,
into the body of
up of the possessed person,
(b)Conjured from the body
of

transferred
the devil
He says
home of the devil.
the pig. the
pigs to the body of
e Habitation refers c o n s i d e r it a s
a sin.
a s Jews
or pig
eat pork Jacob seru'd for;
hell not venture, sir, that
This was a
Antonio: to bring to p a s s ,
2. not in his power
A thing the hand of h e a v e n .
and fashion'd by
But sway'd interest good ?
inserted to make
Was this and rams ?
ewes
and silver
Or is your gold
Jacob?
Antonio refer to that
What m a k e s Uncle Leban to prove
9. 1. Jacob and
citesa biblical story of to this,
Antonio
i n t e r e s t . In
response
Ans. Shylock an he had
in charging not b e c a u s e
wrong
there is nothing
p r o s p e r o u s
became b e c a u s e of
that he
Jacob in order to prove lambs but
refers to streaked and spotted
birth of
to arrange the
the power directed the
whole thing.
will who decided and Why does
God's r e f e r r e d by Shylock?
Which story form
the Bible is being
9. 2.
he do that? when Jacob the
which says that
narrates a biblical story, w a s made
Ans. Shylock uncle Leban, a n agreement
of his
look after the sheep lambs born
prophet went to that Jacob would receive all the
w a s decided
between the two. It wooden rods on
season, Jacob placed
breeding
with spots and stripes, During would fall on the sheep. Almost all the lambss
shadows
the ground, so that their his trick. He did this
in
and stripes and Jacob profited by
were born with spots
of charging interest.
order to Justify his practice
fashioned by the
what was swayed and
9.3. According to the extract,
hand of heaven?
was
birth of lambs with spots and stripes
Ans. According to the extract, the
the will of God.
Swayed (controlled) and fashioned (shaped) by
rams compared? What is the
tone of
9. 4. With what a r e ewes and
Antonio, when he refers to them?
Ans. The ewes and rams are compared to gold and
silver coins. Antonio is
sarcastic when he asks whether Shylock mentioned the ewes and rams to justify
his taking an interest. Did he expect the coins to multiply like the animals.
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9. 5. What does Antonio tell about Shylock, when he talks to Bassan
just after this extract? ssanio,
that the villain
Ans. Antonio calls Shylock devil and says can
a
SCriptures to justify his evil purpose. A bad man producing holy arguments quote
tke a villain with a smiling face. He is like a fine lookng apple, all rotten insiais
side.
Falsehood does have a fine appearance.
S.Shylock: Signior Antonio, many a time na
In the Rialto you have rated
me

usances
and my
Aboutmy moneys
Still have I borne it with a patient shrug,
badge of all our tribe.
For sufferance is the

You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog,

And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine,
mine own.
And allfor u s e of that which is

9.1. Bring out the meaning of the extract.

Ans. When Antonio asks whether, Shylock would oblige him with three
thousand ducats, Shylock gets an opportunity to vent out his feelings. He says
that Antonio had abused him in Rialto about his money and his money-lending
practices. He had endured the insults patiently as endurance is the characteris-
tic of his race. Antonio had called him a non-believer, murderous dog. spat on
his cloak. all because he used his money to advantage. Well, now it appears that
Antonio is in need of the same money which he had made fun of.
9. 2. What's the significance of the reference to 'our tribe'2
Ans. Our tribe' is with reference to the Jews, whom the
Christians hated.
Shakespeare here refers to the racial prejudice that has been existed for
Christians considered them years.
as non-believers, cut-throats, and uncultured lot.
9. 3. Apart from theinstances mentioned in the extract, what other
acts of insult had Antomio
shown to Shylock?
Ans. Apart from the insults
mentioned in the extract,
Antonio had spat on his beard, and Shylock says that,
kicked him as he would kick a
9. 4. How does Antonio reply to this stray dog.
does Shylock offer a speech of Shylock? What kindness
little later? Do you think
reasoB. this is kindness? Give
your
Ans. Antonio again calls
a
business transaction Shylock a dog, spit on him and
they are doing arnd push him aside. It is
an enemy
because a friend would never Shylock should lend the money as to
an enemy,
Shylock can expect profit when he lends money. As
offers to show kindness claim penalty from him if he fails to
he has the ulterior by not taking any interest. I repay. ShylocK,
motive of don't think it's
9. 5. Whom does
killing Antonio by taking his kindness as
flesh.
Ans. Shylock asks
Shyloock asks Antonio to meet
and why?
bond drawn between Antonio to meet the
them that he'll lawyer and put his
as an act of
kindness. not take
any interest in thesignature on the
form of mone
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Antonle 1aman the to rall tiee again,
To spt on thee again, to apurn thee to

thou wlt lend this nmoney, enl l not

A to thyHends, or when dld flendslip take

Abreed for barren nietal of hin frlend

thine enem
But lend it rather to
may'st w h betler fare
Who ifhe break, th0u
xact the penalty
addressing to? What is the oecasion ?

a 1. Whom is Antonio When Antonlo asked Shylock for a

loan
Shylock,
Ans. Antoniois addressing friend, Shylock reminded bim how he had been
ducats for his
ofthree thousand and public for his usury,
Antonio told himn that he would

nsulting him in private m a n n e r irrespective

of whether he gives a loan
him in that
always bchave with
or not on thee again'?
does Antonio say 'to spit
9. 2. Why communal prejudice
and personal
this because of his
attitude towards him.
says
Ans. Antonio his negative
would continue
Shylock: he
hatred for
9. 3. Explain
barren metal
(a) A breed for
breaks
(b) If he interest o n a loan of money.
Money
of barren metal' implies
Ans. (a) 'A breed like Laban's sheep and
cattle.
since it cannot breed
be barren
Is regarded to
means that if he fails
to pay back his loans.
(b) Tf he breaks'
the attitude of
4. Do you think Antonio himself is guilty of hardening
9. for your answer.
Give reasons
the person he is addressing?
of Shylock.
attitude
Ans. Antonlo, to a large extent is guilty of hardening the
Jew. Secondly, he urges
that he would continue insulting the
Firstly, he says it was he who
this loan to an enemy, not to a friend. Thirdly,
himto advance
the loan, Shylock was free to impose any
$uggested that if he failed to repay
penalty on him.

9.5. What penalty does the other person propose?

to which he would be
Ans. Shylock proposed to sign a bond according
back the money on time.
entitled to a pound of Antonio's flesh if he failed to pay