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 176
... half his goods , the other half Comes to the privy coffer of the state , And the offender's life lies in the mercy Of the duke only , ' gainst all other voice . In which predicament , I say , thou stand'st : For it appears by manifest ...
... half his goods , the other half Comes to the privy coffer of the state , And the offender's life lies in the mercy Of the duke only , ' gainst all other voice . In which predicament , I say , thou stand'st : For it appears by manifest ...
Page 177
... Half your wealth goes to Antonio : the other half goes to the state . Contrition on your part could turn this to a fine . Portia Yes , the state's half , not Antonio's . Shylock ( a broken man ] No , take my life as well ! Don't pardon ...
... Half your wealth goes to Antonio : the other half goes to the state . Contrition on your part could turn this to a fine . Portia Yes , the state's half , not Antonio's . Shylock ( a broken man ] No , take my life as well ! Don't pardon ...
Page 179
... half his fortune , provided I can have the other half in trust during his lifetime . Thereafter , I'll return it to the gentleman who recently eloped with his daughter . Two conditions more . One : in return for this clemency , he shall ...
... half his fortune , provided I can have the other half in trust during his lifetime . Thereafter , I'll return it to the gentleman who recently eloped with his daughter . Two conditions more . One : in return for this clemency , he shall ...
Contents
Original text and modern version | 17 |
Activities | 212 |
Structure | 222 |
Copyright | |
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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