THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
TRIAL SCENE (Part-1) (F.M-25)
1) What does the Duke tell Antonio about Shylock? (2) mention 4 points
2) How has Antonio braced himself against Shylock's fury? (1)
3) What strange thing does the Duke expect from Shylock at the last hour of act ? (2)
4) Why does the Duke think that Shylock will forgive Antonio a "moiety" of the principal? (1)
5) What would Shylock do if his house be troubled with a rat? (1)
6) Why does Shylock follow a losing suit against Antonio? (1)
7) What does Shylock answer to Bassanio's statement regarding "Every offence"? (1)
8) What according to Antonio is harder to attempt than the hardest thing in the world ? ( 1)
9) How much money does Bassanio offer Shylock for his three thousand ducats and what does Shylock reply to the offer? (1+1)
10) Whom has the Duke sent for and why? (1+1)
11) What are the two things to which Antonio compares himself to describe his miserable condition? (1+1)
12) What is the theory of Pythagoras that Gratiano is inclined to believe on account of Shylock? Why? (1+2)
13) Why is Bellario unable to come to Venice? Whom has he sent in his stead? Why? (1+1+2)
14) Why according to Portia is Mercy twice blessed? (1)
15) Why is Mercy above the "sceptred sway"? (1)
