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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... true son also bear indirectly on the theme . The misunderstanding arising from the interchange of rings is a comic statement too , for despite appearances Bassanio is really true to Portia.1 This theme was often in Shakespeare's mind ...
... true son also bear indirectly on the theme . The misunderstanding arising from the interchange of rings is a comic statement too , for despite appearances Bassanio is really true to Portia.1 This theme was often in Shakespeare's mind ...
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... true , And true she is , as she hath prov'd herself : 55 And therefore like herself , wise , fair , and true , Shall she be placed in my constant soul . Enter JESSICA . What , art thou come ? -on gentlemen , away ! Our masquing mates by ...
... true , And true she is , as she hath prov'd herself : 55 And therefore like herself , wise , fair , and true , Shall she be placed in my constant soul . Enter JESSICA . What , art thou come ? -on gentlemen , away ! Our masquing mates by ...
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... true ] as Pope ; one line Q , F. true Rowe . 48. th'endeavour ] Q ; the 49. Padua ] Theobald ; Mantua Q , F. Cosins hands Q2 . 53. traject ] Rowe ; 45. Now Balthazar ] N.C.S. thought this short line showed that the text had been ...
... true ] as Pope ; one line Q , F. true Rowe . 48. th'endeavour ] Q ; the 49. Padua ] Theobald ; Mantua Q , F. Cosins hands Q2 . 53. traject ] Rowe ; 45. Now Balthazar ] N.C.S. thought this short line showed that the text had been ...
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