Merchant of Venice Vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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the wish to hurt, bother, or embarrass a person

spite

What good news did Portia bring for Antonio?

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

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’.

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

miser

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

masque

A punishment for breaking the law or arule

penalty

Morally good and deserving respect

honorable

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

sarcastically

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.

to feel sorry or sad about something that you have said or done

regretted

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.

an insect that has broad wings and flies mostly at night

moth

to pay all the money you owe to a particular person or company

settle

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

interest

a place used by Jews for worship and religious instruction

synagogue

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

interest

"All that ______ is not gold."

glisters

Shylock demands a "____ of flesh"

pound

A formal promise, especially one madebefore a court of law

oath

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

caskets

to stare longer or in a colder or harder way than; stare down; outface

out-stare

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

disguise