Merchant of VeniceHere are the books that help teach Shakespeare plays without the teacher constantly needing to explain and define Elizabethan terms, slang, and other ways of expression that are different from our own. Each play is presented with Shakespeare's original lines on each left-hand page, and a modern, easy-to-understand "translation" on the facing right-hand page. All dramas are complete, with every original Shakespearian line, and a full-length modern rendition of the text. These invaluable teaching-study guides also include:
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Page 33
... follows his own advice . I'd rather instruct twenty people how best to behave , than be one of the twenty obliged to follow my teaching . Reason tries to control behavior , but hot passions ignore the rules . Madcap 20 25 30 decree ...
... follows his own advice . I'd rather instruct twenty people how best to behave , than be one of the twenty obliged to follow my teaching . Reason tries to control behavior , but hot passions ignore the rules . Madcap 20 25 30 decree ...
Page 136
... Follow not ; I'll have no speaking , I will have my bond . 20 Solanio It is the most impenetrable cur , That ever kept with men . Antonio Let him alone , I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers . He seeks my life - his reason well ...
... Follow not ; I'll have no speaking , I will have my bond . 20 Solanio It is the most impenetrable cur , That ever kept with men . Antonio Let him alone , I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers . He seeks my life - his reason well ...
Page 137
... follow me ! Don't talk to me ! I'll have my bond ! [ He enters his house , slamming the door ] Solanio He's the most obstinate dog that ever lived in human company ! Antonio Leave him alone . I'll follow him no more with useless pleas ...
... follow me ! Don't talk to me ! I'll have my bond ! [ He enters his house , slamming the door ] Solanio He's the most obstinate dog that ever lived in human company ! Antonio Leave him alone . I'll follow him no more with useless pleas ...
Contents
Original text and modern version | 17 |
Activities | 212 |
Structure | 222 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
Act 1 Scene Aeson answer Arragon bag-pipe Bellario better bond casket choose chooseth Christian clerk comes court daughter dear deserves devil doctor doth Duke Exeunt Exit eyes fair Fair ladies father fool forfeit fortune Genoa gentle give gold Gratiano hand haste hath hear heart heaven Henry Condell honor house at Belmont husband Jessica Jew's Jew's house justice King's Men lady Lancelot Gobbo leave live look Lord Bassanio Lorenzo madam married masque Merchant of Venice mercy merry Morocco never night oath Old Gobbo Padua play Portia's house pound of flesh pray thee Prince Salerio and Solanio Scene 1 lines Servant shadow's bliss Shakespeare ship Shylock Shylock's house Signior Antonio soul speak speech stand Stephano swear sweet tell theater there's things thou three thousand ducats tonight Tripoli Tubal turn What's wife William Shakespeare words