Act 3 Scene 1 (first half)
In this section of the scene, Antonio’s friends talk of the rumours that Antonio’s boats have been wrecked, they then move to
mocking Shylock. Shylock speaks of the common bond between Christians and Jews and that he will learn from the
Christian example to seek revenge. Fill in the boxes beside the dialogue.
In your own words,
what does Shylock
accuse them of?
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He was asking them if
anyone of them have
helped his daughter to
run.
What is the device
used? What does it
suggest?
He says that Antonio
should feel how ,he
feels when Antonio
makes his fun on his
losts.
Enter Shylock How does this moke
Shylock?
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SOLANIO Because he always find
How now, Shylock? What news among the merchants? some bad news about
Antonio.
SHYLOCK
You knew, none so well, none so well as you, of my
daughter’s flight.
SALARINO
That’s certain. I, for my part, knew the tailor that made the
wings she flew withal. What might ‘wings’
symbolise?
……. Wore with what she ran
away.
SHYLOCK
She is damned for it.
SALARINO
That’s certain – if the devil may be her judge.
SHYLOCK
My own flesh and blood to rebel! How does this insult
the Shylock?
SOLANIO Because he describe
Out upon it, old carrion! Rebels it at these years? Shylock as a devil.
SHYLOCK
I say my daughter is my flesh and blood.
…….
SHYLOCK
Let him look to his bond. He was wont to call
me usurer; let him look to his bond. He was wont
to lend money for a Christian courtesy; let him
look to his bond.
SALARINO
Why, I am sure, if he forfeit thou wilt not take his flesh.
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What has Antonio done

Look at the first to Shylock? What device
sentence and the is used and what’s the
last two sentences. effect?
What could you It shows that Shylock
argue this speech is had suffered from many
really about? SHYLOCK problems and it shows
________________ To bait fish withal; if it will feed nothing else, that he is innocent.
It tells us about how
Shylock is mad to it will feed my revenge. He hath disgraced me,
take revenge. and hindered me half a million, laughed at my
losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my nation,
thwarted my bargains, cooled my friends, heated
mine enemies—and what’s his reason? I am a Jew.
Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, Read the bold
sentences. What do
What type of dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Fed with
you think Shylock
question does Shylock the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject means when he says
use? What is the this?
effect? to the same diseases, healed by the same means,
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__________________ warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer He means that Jews
He ask about his and Christians are
feelings that every as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? equal .
human feels and it If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us,
shows that every
human is equal. do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not
revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will
resemble you in that. If a Jew wrong a Christian,
what is his humility? Revenge. If a Christian wrong
a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian
Look at the stage
example? Why, revenge! The villainy you teach me
directions, how is this line
What does the verb I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better given extra emphasis?
‘execute’ suggest? _____________________
It suggest that Shylock the instruction. He use the word:shall,it
will order. shows that his order
Enter a [serving] MAN from ANTONIO should happen.

How do you feel for Shylock in this scene and why?

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I feel sad for him as he was bollied and his daughter also leave him alone and took his
money and ran.