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 92
... gold ? O sinful thought ! Never so rich a gem Was set in worse than gold . They have in England A coin that bears the figure of an angel Stamped in gold , but that's insculped upon ; But here an angel in a golden bed Lies all within ...
... gold ? O sinful thought ! Never so rich a gem Was set in worse than gold . They have in England A coin that bears the figure of an angel Stamped in gold , but that's insculped upon ; But here an angel in a golden bed Lies all within ...
Page 93
... gold ? A sinful thought ! No gem so rich was ever set in anything less than gold . In England they have a gold coin called an Angel , with the image of an angel stamped on it . It's only engraved . But inside here an angel lies upon a ...
... gold ? A sinful thought ! No gem so rich was ever set in anything less than gold . In England they have a gold coin called an Angel , with the image of an angel stamped on it . It's only engraved . But inside here an angel lies upon a ...
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... heart , my love ! Portia [ overhearing ] What , a quarrel already ? What's the matter ? Gratiano It's about a circle of gold , a paltry ring she gave me , For all the world like cutler's poetry Upon a knife 199 Act five Scene 1.
... heart , my love ! Portia [ overhearing ] What , a quarrel already ? What's the matter ? Gratiano It's about a circle of gold , a paltry ring she gave me , For all the world like cutler's poetry Upon a knife 199 Act five Scene 1.
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