The Merchant of VeniceShylock loans money to a man he despises, the merchant Antonio, only if a pound of Antonio's flesh will be due, in a court of law, upon default. Antonio borrows the money so that his friend Bessanio can travel to woo the woman he loves, Portia, whose freedom to marry is bound up in a fairy-tale decree of her father's. |
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... ( Pooler ) . 116. How . . news ] Some editors have adopted F's reading on the grounds that these words are not de- corous enough for Portia , but the abruptness of her speech may show an eagerness to change the subject ; the repetition in ...
... ( Pooler ) . 116. How . . news ] Some editors have adopted F's reading on the grounds that these words are not de- corous enough for Portia , but the abruptness of her speech may show an eagerness to change the subject ; the repetition in ...
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... Pooler ) . what a beard ] Stage tradition makes Old Gobbo feel the back of his son's head , and mistake the long hair for a beard ( so Staunton ) . 91. fill - horse ] a horse which draws in the " fills " , or shafts ; cf. Troil . , m ...
... Pooler ) . what a beard ] Stage tradition makes Old Gobbo feel the back of his son's head , and mistake the long hair for a beard ( so Staunton ) . 91. fill - horse ] a horse which draws in the " fills " , or shafts ; cf. Troil . , m ...
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... Pooler compared Marston , Malcontent ( 1604 ) , Iv . iv : " do not turne player , theres more of them than can well live one by another already . " Perhaps there is a quibble on by = by means of , upon . 23. rasher ] i.e. , of bacon ...
... Pooler compared Marston , Malcontent ( 1604 ) , Iv . iv : " do not turne player , theres more of them than can well live one by another already . " Perhaps there is a quibble on by = by means of , upon . 23. rasher ] i.e. , of bacon ...
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