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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... madam , he , of all the men that ever my foolish eyes looked upon , was the best deserving a fair lady . Portia I remember him well , and I remember him worthy of thy praise . [ Enter a Servant ] How now ! what news ? Servant The four ...
... madam , he , of all the men that ever my foolish eyes looked upon , was the best deserving a fair lady . Portia I remember him well , and I remember him worthy of thy praise . [ Enter a Servant ] How now ! what news ? Servant The four ...
Page 39
... madam , when your father was alive , a Venetian , a scholar and a soldier , who came here in the Marquis of Montferrat's company ? Portia Yes , yes ! That was Bassanio , I think he was called . Nerissa That's right , madam . Of all the ...
... madam , when your father was alive , a Venetian , a scholar and a soldier , who came here in the Marquis of Montferrat's company ? Portia Yes , yes ! That was Bassanio , I think he was called . Nerissa That's right , madam . Of all the ...
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... madam . Don't worry . [ The cloud passes by . It is moonlight again ] Portia This night seems more like daylight when it's sick . It is only a little paler . It's like one of those days when the sun doesn't come out . ( Bassanio ...
... madam . Don't worry . [ The cloud passes by . It is moonlight again ] Portia This night seems more like daylight when it's sick . It is only a little paler . It's like one of those days when the sun doesn't come out . ( Bassanio ...
Contents
Original text and modern version | 17 |
Activities | 212 |
Structure | 222 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
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