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Merchant of Venice Vocabulary

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  • Shylock is upset Antonio had loaned money to someone with no ______
    interest
  • A type of play with poetry, music, dance,and songs that was popular in the 16th and 17th centuries
    masque
  • to pay all the money you owe to a particular person or company
    settle
  • A punishment for breaking the law or arule
    penalty
  • an insect that has broad wings and flies mostly at night
    moth
  • 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.
  • Someone who like to keep all their moneyand is unwilling to spend any
    miser
  • to stare longer or in a colder or harder way than; stare down; outface
    out-stare
  • What good news did Portia bring for Antonio?
    Three of his ships had safely arrived home, bringing him a lot of money
  • Saying things in a way that sows mean the opposite of what you say
    sarcastically
  • a place used by Jews for worship and religious instruction
    synagogue
  • to feel sorry or sad about something that you have said or done
    regretted
  • 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’.
  • Shylock demands a "____ of flesh"
    pound
  • Something you wear to change yourappearance so that people won’t recognize you
    disguise
  • Morally good and deserving respect
    honorable
  • 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.
  • "All that ______ is not gold."
    glisters
  • the wish to hurt, bother, or embarrass a person
    spite
  • A formal promise, especially one madebefore a court of law
    oath
  • Money that a person or institution suchas a bank charges you for lending you money
    interest
  • The "chests" that the men pick from are actually called "c_____" in the original text
    caskets