Act+Three

Post anaylsis of Act Three here:

Sara V.L

Summary: Shylock is searching for his daughter and wants to know if she has been found. Text to World: I think any parent would be searching for there child if they were to go missing. Text to World: I think any parent would be searching for there child if they were to go missing. Text to Self: If I ever have a daughter I would do anything to find her like Shylock is doing.
 * Shylock : “How now, Tubal, what news from Genoa? Hast thou found my daughter?” (3.1, 75-76). **

Summary: Tubal found out that Jessica had sold one of the rings that she had stolen from her father and bought a monkey. Text to Self: I would never steal my parents jewelry but I would especially never buy a monkey with the money. Text to World: I’m sure people have stolen there parents expensive jewelry to buy things they felt they “needed.”
 * Tubal: ** **“One of them showed me a ring that he had of your daughter for a monkey.” (3.1, 111-112).**

__**Act Three Scene One.**__

Kelsey W.

Shylock:
 * "There I have another bad match! A bankrupt,**
 * a prodigal, who dare scarce show his head on the**
 * Rialto; a beggar, that was used to come so smug upon**
 * the mart! Let him look to his bond. He was wont to**
 * call me usurer. Let him look to his bond." (3,1, 41-45)**

vocabulary: match; bargain mart; marketplace, Rialto summary: Shylock is telling Salerio and Solanio that Antonia should "look to his bond", which basically means come up with the money. If Antonio is unable to get the money, Shylock's deal was to take a pound of his flesh. A second ship of Antonio's had become lost.


 * Shylock:**
 * "To bait fish withal. If it will feed nothing else,**
 * it will feed my revenge. He hath disgraced me, 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. Hat not a Jew**
 * eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, sen-**
 * ses, affections, passions? …………………………If a**
 * Christian wrong a jew, what should his sufferance be**
 * by Christian example? Why, revenge." (3, 1, 50-68)**

meanings: what should his….why, revenge: in what spirit does Christian receive the injury, that of Christian humility? No, he seeks revenge. summary: Here, Shylock is expressing that Jews are really like Christians besides their beliefs and practices. Even though they have different thoughts, Jews and Christians both, for example, have eyes, hands, organs, laugh when they are tickled, have the same diseases, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, etc. Shylock believes that people will seek revenge when a Christian or a Jew is fooled by the other.

Rylee L.
 * Act 3 Scene 4**


 * Portia**
 * "I'll prove the prettier fellow of the two,**
 * And wear my dagger with the braver grace,**
 * And speak between the change of man and boy**
 * With a reed voice, and turn two mincing steps**
 * Into a many stride…" (3.4.64-68)**

VOCAB- __reed:__ a thing or person resembling or likened to such plants, in particular. A weak or impressionable person Portia wants to disguise herself and Nerissa as two boys. Portia thinks this is a great plan and intends to get away for it by playing the part well enough. She knows just how her voice needs to sound like and the way she needs to carry herself through the town.


 * Portia**
 * "I thank you for your wish and am well pleased**
 * To wish it back on you. Fare you well, Jessica." (3.4.43-44)**

I am surprised that despite the hate that Jessica and Portia's father's have towards each other because of the hostility between Christians and Jews, Portia and Jessica seem to be able to get along. The girls don't seem to acknowledge or dwell on the fact that they come from different religious backgrounds and have the decency to wish each other well.

3.2 Sawyer S.

Bassanio **O sweet Portia,**
 * Here are a few of the unpleasant’st words**
 * That ever blotted paper! Gentle lady,**
 * When I did first impart my love to you,**
 * I freely told you all the wealth I had**
 * Ran in my veins, I was a gentleman; (3.2, 251-256)**

In this part of the scene Bassanio just received a letter from Antonio telling that none of Antonio’s ships had made it back to port. What this means is that Antonio won’t be able to pay Shylock back so Antonio must forfeit the bond of a pound of his own flesh to Shylock. If this is to happen then Antonio will most likely die in the process. Bassanio must try to save his dear friend.

Bassanio
 * The dearest friend of me, the kindest man,**
 * The best-conditioned and unwearied spirit**
 * In doing courtesies, and one in whom**
 * The ancient Roman honor appears**
 * Than any that draws breath in Italy. (3.2, 292-296)**

Bassanio is describing Antonio’s attitude and personality to Portia. He describes him to such high standards that the reader may think of him as some kind of angel bringing peace and happiness to everyone. However Bassanio talks of his friend so highly because Antonio has given Shylock’s money to Bassanio to win Portia’s hand in marriage. From Shylock’s point of view Antonio isn’t as fair or kind as Bassanio describes.

Act 3 Scene 5 Brooke H. Merchant of Venice


 * LANCELOT**
 * "Yes, truly, for look you, the sins of the father**
 * are to be laid upon the children; therefore, I**
 * promise you, I fear you. I was always plain with you, and**
 * so now I speak my agitation of the matter. Therefore**
 * be o' good cheer, for truly I think you are damned.**
 * Theres is but one hope in it that can do you any good,**
 * and that it is but a kind of bastard hope, neither.**

Summary: In these lines Lancelot basically tells Jessica that she won't be going to heaven when she dies. He tells her how he is afraid for her, because of her running away with a Christian and stealing her fathers money.


 * LANCELOT**
 * "Truly, the more to blame he! We were**
 * Christians enough before, e'en as many could well**
 * live one by another. This making of Christians will**
 * raise the price of hogs. If we grow all to be pork eaters,**
 * we shall not shortly have a rasher on the coals for money.**
 * (3.5, lines 19-24)**

In these lines Lancelot, (being the clown he is) tries to make jokes. He says that Jessica's running away with a Christian will raise the price of pigs because Jews do not eat meat. Her becoming a Christian will make her eat pig and their will need to be more of them, so they will raise the prices. Vocabulary- rasher: a thin slice of bacon

Act 3: Scene 2


 * Portia:**
 * This house, these servants, and this same myself**
 * Are yours, my lord’s. I give them with this ring,**
 * Which when you part from, lose, or give away,**
 * Let it presage the ruin of your love**
 * And be my vantage to exclaim on you. (3.2.170-4)**

Prediction I predict that Bassanio will somehow lose or give away that ring, and there will be problems between him and Portia.

-Patrick Larsen

Act 3: Scene 2


 * Jessica:**
 * When I was with him I have heard him swear**
 * To Tubal and Chus, his countrymen,**
 * That he would rather have Antonio’s flesh**
 * Than twenty times the value of the sum**
 * That he did owe him; and I know, my lord,**
 * If law, authority, and power deny him not,**
 * It will go hard with poor Antonio. (3.2.284-90)**

Question: It seems like Shylock is really fixated on taking that pound of flesh from Antonio. Sometimes people say things they don’t mean, so I wonder if Shylock is really set on cutting Antonio?

-Patrick Larsen


 * Seth T.**
 * Act 3.2**


 * Portia**
 * "I pray you, tarry. Pause a day or two**
 * Before you hazard, for in choosing wrong**
 * I lose your company. Therefore forbear awhile." (3.2, 1-3)**

Portia wants Bassanio to wait before opening the casket. She says that if he chooses wrong, she will not be able to be with him anymore.


 * Bassanio**
 * "Let me choose,**
 * For as I am, I live upon the rack." (3.2, 24-25)**

Bassanio says that waiting will not make him happier because he lives in torment because he can't be married to Portia until and unless he chooses correctly.