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Portia has to be careful what she says in two parts of the play. First, when her suitors are put to the lottery, she is forbidden from giving them hints (although who is going to tell is not exactly clear). Secondly, when she is impersonating a lawyer at a trial, she has to be careful what she says because, well, she is a lawyer at a trial. They always have to be careful what they say.
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The quality of mercy is not strained speaker?
These are words spoken by Portia in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, Act 4 Scene 1
What play had the phrase A blinking idiot in it?
the line is from a play called the merchant of Venice
What types of technical problems did shakespeare have to cope with when writing his plays?
There are a lot of them, and they are the same kinds of problems playwrights face nowadays. For example, in Merchant of Venice, Portia and Nerissa exit, disguised as men and in the next scene must reappear as women. At the beginning of that scene, Lorenzo and Jessica have a long and seemingly pointless conversation in which each comment starts with the words "On such a night". I had often wondered why that conversation was there until I realized that it is designed give the actors or actresses playing Portia and Nerissa time to change costume.
Who is harbrace shakespeare... why does it say harbrace shakespeare in my book 'The Merchant of Venice' i thought his name was William?
Harbrace is the name of series of books. In other words "Shakespeare by Harbrace".
How did Shakespeare's acting background affect his writing?
Part of the reason that Shakespeare was such a good playwright is that he had in mind while writing his plays the practical problems (and opportunities) presented by the theatrical conventions of his day, many of which still concern today's theatre. For example, in The Merchant of Venice Portia, disguised as the lawyer Balthazar, demands that her husband give her his wedding ring as a fee for her successful conduct of a legal matter on his behalf. The action then switches to Portia's house in Belmont where she will face him with the loss of his ring. But the next thing that happens is a scene where Lorenzo and Jessica, the couple who are looking after Portia's place in her absence, say a lot of soppy things to each other, beginning with the words "On such a night . . ." You may ask, what is the point of that scene? Well, the point is that the actor or actress playing Portia needs time to get out of the Balthazar costume and into the Portia costume, and the actors playing Lorenzo and Jessica are buying that time.
The quality of mercy is not strained speaker?
These are words spoken by Portia in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, Act 4 Scene 1
What play had the phrase A blinking idiot in it?
the line is from a play called the merchant of Venice
What types of technical problems did shakespeare have to cope with when writing his plays?
There are a lot of them, and they are the same kinds of problems playwrights face nowadays. For example, in Merchant of Venice, Portia and Nerissa exit, disguised as men and in the next scene must reappear as women. At the beginning of that scene, Lorenzo and Jessica have a long and seemingly pointless conversation in which each comment starts with the words "On such a night". I had often wondered why that conversation was there until I realized that it is designed give the actors or actresses playing Portia and Nerissa time to change costume.
Who is harbrace shakespeare... why does it say harbrace shakespeare in my book 'The Merchant of Venice' i thought his name was William?
Harbrace is the name of series of books. In other words "Shakespeare by Harbrace".
Who Has Coined the Most English Words?
William Shakespeare - he coined many words and phrases - with bated breath (merchant of Venice) - - a foregone conclusion (Othello) -. His use of language also shaped today's language.
How did Shakespeare's acting background affect his writing?
Part of the reason that Shakespeare was such a good playwright is that he had in mind while writing his plays the practical problems (and opportunities) presented by the theatrical conventions of his day, many of which still concern today's theatre. For example, in The Merchant of Venice Portia, disguised as the lawyer Balthazar, demands that her husband give her his wedding ring as a fee for her successful conduct of a legal matter on his behalf. The action then switches to Portia's house in Belmont where she will face him with the loss of his ring. But the next thing that happens is a scene where Lorenzo and Jessica, the couple who are looking after Portia's place in her absence, say a lot of soppy things to each other, beginning with the words "On such a night . . ." You may ask, what is the point of that scene? Well, the point is that the actor or actress playing Portia needs time to get out of the Balthazar costume and into the Portia costume, and the actors playing Lorenzo and Jessica are buying that time.
What does Shakespeare's phrase in the twinkling of an eye mean?
It means in other words in a blink of an eye, in a very short time.
Is there any evidence that Antonio in Twelfth Night and Antonio in The Merchant of Venice are the same person?
Yes the Antonio of Twelfth Night is a younger version of the Antiono of The Merchant of Venice, (1) They both come from Venice; (2) They are both engaged in like or similar trades. I have other reasons for thinking this as well. Well, it would be nice to hear the other reasons, because these two are not very good. Antonio in Twelfth Night is not said to be from Venice anywhere in the play. In fact the words Venice and Venetian do not appear in the play. And Antonio in Twelfth Night is a ship's captain (he is actually wanted for piracy in Illyria) and Antonio in Merchant of Venice is a wholesaler. It's like saying that the owner of a warehouse has the same job as a truck driver. You could work out a scenario where they were the same guy, but there is no reason here to think so. You could probably work out a scenario where he later became the Antonio in The Two Gentlemen of Verona as well.
What message do you get from merchant of venice in 500 words?
We at WikiAnswers do not write your assignments for you. That's not our job. In any case, the question put to you is what message you got from the play, not what someone else got. We are not mind readers, and cannot tell what you felt about the play.
What is capitalized in the script of one of Shakespeare's plays?
It depends on the editor. However, there are certain places where we can expect to find capital letters:At the beginning of the characters' names.At the beginning of the first word of sentences.At the beginning of stage directions, usually the word Enter, Exit or Exeunt.The main words of the titles, usually. The 1600 Quarto of Merchant of Venice is entitled "The comicall History of the Merchant of Venice." We might expect "comical" to be capitalized but it isn't.Where the characters speak in blank verse or rhyming verse, the first word of each line is capitalized.In older copies, other words. I'm looking at the first three speeches in The Merchant of Venice, by Antonio, Salerino and Solanio. In the first quarto of 1600 we find, apart from the first words of each line, Ocean, Argosies, Signiors, Burghers, Pageants and Maps to be capitalized. In the First Folio, apart from the first words, Want-wit, Ocean, Argosies, Signiors, Burghers, Pageants, Traffickers, and Maps are capitalized. In modern editions, none of them are.
What are good life phrases?
Be careful of your thoughts, for they will become your words, Be careful of your words, for they will become your actions, Be careful of your actions, for they will become your habits, Be careful of your habits, for they will become your character, Be careful of your character, for that is who you are.
Words that have the VCCCV pattern?
merchant, Christmas, substance, persuaded, constuction
