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chantofVeni
ce-ACT3
I
mpor
tantQuest
ions
1.Expl
ainthemeaningof'
hemakesaswan-
l
ikeend.'Whatcontempor
arybel
iefabout
swansisexpressedint
heext
ract
?
Ans.Therewasacont empor ar
ybel iefthat
theswan,whi chi susuallymut e,sanga
beauti
fulsongj ustbeforei t
sdeat h.Theswan
-songwassungonl yonce.I fBassani ower e
'
todie'
,thati s,toloset heloveofPor t
ia,by
choosi
ngt hewr ongcasket ,thenhi sendwi ll
beaccompani edbyt hef adingmusi c,li
kethe
swanthatsi ngsbef oreitdies.Maki ngt he
compar i
sonmor eexpl i
cit
,Por t
iasayst hat
hereyeswi t
ht earswi l
lbeBassani o'swat er
y
graveast her i
veri sthegr avefort hedyi ng
swan.
Q2.Howwouldt
hemusi
ccal
lthedr
eami
ng
br
idegr
oom t
ohi
smar
ri
age?
Ans.IfBassanioissuccessfuli
nthechoiceof
casketsthenthemusi calsorepresentst
he
sweetnot esofmusicthatawakent he
dreamingbr i
degroom ont hemor ni
ngofhis
mar r
iageandt ell
shi
mt hathisweddi ngday
hascome.I treferst
oanol dEnglishcustom
ofplayingmusicundert hewindowsoft he
bri
degr oom onthemor ningoftheweddi ng
day.
Q3.WhoisAl
cides?Whatisthe'
vir
gin
t
ri
but
e'?Howdi
dAl ci
dessavethevi
rgi
n
t
ri
but
e?
Ans.Alci
desr eferstoyoungHer cules.I
n
Greekmyt hology,hei sdepictedasast rong
andcourageousyout h.'Vi
rginTribute'r
efers
toHesione,theunmar ri
eddaught erofthe
Troj
anKing.Hesi onewast i
edt oar ockon
thesea-shoreofTr oy,expectingever y
momentt obedevour edbyt hesea- monster.
Hercul
essavedt he'Virgi
nTr i
bute'bykill
ing
theseamonst erandset ti
ngherf r
ee.Her e
Porti
acompar eshertensionandsuspense
whileBassaniomakeshi schoi ceofcasket s
totheanxietyofHesione,wai t
ingforthesea
monst er'
satt
ack.SheseesBassani oas
havingmor elovethanAl cides.IfBassani
o
choosest hewr ongcasket ,shewi l
lfal
li
nto
theclutchesofanunwor t hysuitor.
Q4.Gi
vet
hemeani
ngof
:
(a)howl
ingTroy:t
hel
oudlamentat
ionsofthe
peopleofTr
oyatthesacr
if
iceofHesione
(
b)blearedvisages:meanst ear-
stai
ned
f
aces.Ther efer
encei smadet otheTrojan
womenwhohadassembl edonthebeach
wit
htear-st
ainedfacest owaitandwat chthe
r
esultoftheencount erbetweenthesea-
monsterandHer cules.
(c)Thei
ssueoft
heexpl
oit
:Itmeansthe
outcomeofther
escueoperat
ion.I
tref
erst
o
t
heout
comeoftheencount
erbet
ween
Her
cul
esandt
hesea-monster
.
Q5.Whatare'Therestaloof
'referr
edtoin
t
heextr
act?Whoar etheDar danianwives?
Whatwerethewivesdoingint hescene
whenAlci
deswassavi ngthevirgi
ntri
bute?
Ans.‘ Therestal
oof’r
eferr
edt ointheext r
act
arepeopl eintheroom li
keNer i
ssa,Gratiano
andot her
swhom Por t
iacompar estoTr ojan
womenDar dani
anwivesar eTrojanwomen.
Dardanuswast hemyt hi
calancestorofthe
Trojans,whower ecalledDardanians.The
Trojanwomenhadassembl edont hebeach
withtear -
stai
nedfacestowai tandwat cht he
resultoftheencounterbetweenHer cules
andt heseamonst er.
Q6.Whatare'
stai
rsofsand'
?Towhatar
e
t
hesest
air
scompar ed?
Ans.‘
Stai
rsofsand'r
efert
oast
air
waymade
ofshifti
ngsand.Suchast air
wayi sunreli
abl
e
andgi veswaybeneat hthefootstepitshoul
d
suppor t
.Thesestai
rsarecompar edto
cowar ds,whoculti
vatebeardst ogivethem
theappear anceofgreatwarriorsli
ke
HerculesandMar s.Themanl yappear anceis
cult
ivatedonlytodeceivethewor ldint
o
thi
nkingt hatt
heyareformidable.
Q7.Gi
vet
hemeani
ngoft
hef
oll
owi
ng:
Ans.hasli
verswhit
easmi l
k:The
Eli
zabet
hanslookedupontheliverasthe
seatofcourage.Abraveman'sliverwassai
d
toberedwithblood.Cowardswer espoken
ofashavingwhitel
iver
s.
Q8.CantheDukedenyt
hecour
seofl
awt
o
t
hestr
angers?Why?
Ans.TheDukecannotdenyt hecour
seofl
aw
t
ot hestr
angers.Fi
rst
ly,theri
ght
sand
pr
ivil
egesoftr
adethatf orei
gner
shavei
n
Venicecannotbedeni ed.Ifdeniedtheywil
l
exposet hejusti
cesystem oft hestat
eto
reproach.Secondl y,pr
osper i
tyofVenice
dependsoni t
stradewi t
hf oreignnat
ions.I
f
i
njusti
cei sdonet oShylock,otherforei
gners
wil
lraisealarm andobjections.Theywill
l
ooseconf i
dencei nthejusti
cesystem andit
wil
laffectthetradeintheci t
y.
Q9.Whatresponsi
bil
it
iesdoesPort
iagi
vet
o
Lor
enzo?Til
lherhusband'sr
etur
n,what
wouldPor
ti
ado?
Ans.Por t
iagi
vesLorenzothecomplete
controlandmanagementofhermansi onti
l
l
herhusband'sretur
n.Port
iasayst
hatshe
hast akenasecretoat
htopassherdaysin
rel
i
gi ousexerci
sesandholymedit
ati
onwith
Nerissaaloneashercompanionunti
lthe
ret
ur nofherhusband.
Q10.Whati
nfactwasPor
ti
a'si
ntent
ioni
n
l
eavi
ngherhome?WhydidsheneedNer i
ssa
t
oaccompanyher
?
Ans.Port
ia'si
ntent
ioni
nleavi
ngherhome
wastogot oVenicetosaveAntoni
ofrom t
he
cl
utchesofShylockbydisgui
si
nghersel
fasa
l
awyer.SheneededNer issat
oactas
l
awyer'sclerk
Q11.WhatdidLauncelotsayear
li
erabout
damnati
onofJessica?Howdi dhejust
if
yhis
opi
nionofdamnati
on?HowdoesJessi ca
hopetoescapedamnat i
on?
Ans.Ear li
er,Launcel othadsai dthatJessi
ca
wi l
lbedamnedduet ot hesinsofherfather.
Hej usti
fi
est hisbyr eferri
ngtoapassagei n
theBiblewhi chsayst hatevenchi l
drenand
childr
en'schi ldrenwi l
lbepuni shedforthe
sinsoftheirf athers.Jessicahopest oescape
damnat iont hroughherhusband.Thati s
beingconver tedtoChr ist
ianit
ybyher
husbandshewi l
lbesaved.