Merchant of Venice Vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 22 Public

A review of the vocabulary we have learned so far!

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What good news did Portia bring for Antonio?

Three of his ships had safely arrived home, bringing him a lot of money

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What did Nerissa and Portia tell Gratiano and Bassanio they had done to get their rings back?

They told them that they had slept with the lawyer and the lawyer’s clerk for the rings.

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How did Antonio try to stop Portia and Bassanio from arguing about Portia’s ring?

He swore by his own heart that Bassanio would never break another promise to Portia.

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Why did Nerissa and Gratiano have an argument when they got back to Belmont?

Because Nerissa had found out that Gratiano had given her ring to the ‘judge’s clerk’.

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Shylock is upset Antonio had loaned money to someone with no ______

interest

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Shylock demands a "____ of flesh"

pound

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The "chests" that the men pick from are actually called "c_____" in the original text

caskets

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"All that ______ is not gold."

glisters

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A punishment for breaking the law or arule

penalty

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Money that a person or institution suchas a bank charges you for lending you money

interest

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A formal promise, especially one madebefore a court of law

oath

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Something you wear to change yourappearance so that people won’t recognize you

disguise

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Morally good and deserving respect

honorable

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Someone who like to keep all their moneyand is unwilling to spend any

miser

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A type of play with poetry, music, dance,and songs that was popular in the 16th and 17th centuries

masque

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Saying things in a way that sows mean the opposite of what you say

sarcastically

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