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ICSE Notes 2018 : English Paper 2 (English Literature) (Bhagwanti Education Centre, Kanpur Nagar)MERCHANT OF VENICE

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The Merchant of Venice, Act I, Scene III Extract I Bassanio: For the which, as I told you Bassanio: Have you heard any imputation to the contrary? 1. Give the conditions to which Antonio is bound. How wise was Antonio to bind himself to such conditions? Ans.Antonio is bound to a bond according to which if he fails to repay the amount in due time, Shylock will be entitled to take an exact pound of flesh from any part of Antonio s body that he may wish. It was very unwise of Antonio to misjudge Shylock s intentions and sign such a fatal bond. 2. Give the meaning of: May you stead me? Will you pleasure me? Ans.Can you help me and will you do me this favour? 3. Shylock says that Antonio is a good man. What does Shylock mean with the connotation good ? Ans.When Shylock says the above words, he means that Antonio is a reliable man, whose surety is sufficient to give a loan. 4. Enumerate the possible threats to Antonio s business ventures as stated by Shylock, after the above extract. Ans.Shylock enumerates the possible dangers to Antonio s merchandise-ships being only planks of wood are apt to be broken; the mariners being merely human beings, are liable to be drowned; there are pirates on the waters; and there are all the dangers of the ocean from the gales, tempests and dangerous rocks. 5. How can it be proved that Antonio is a prudent businessman but he is overconfident? Ans.Antonio can considered as a prudent businessman as his wealth is distributed over the whole world. one of Antonio s ship is on its journey to Tripolis, another is bound for the Indies, a third is voyaging to Mexico, fourth to England and others to various other distant places. He is so overconfident of his riches that he agrees to an unreasonable and dangerous bond. Extract II Shylock: How like a fawining publican .most do congregate 1. What is meant by a fawning publican ? Give three reasons why Shylock hates Antonio. Ans.Publicans were tax collectors for the Romans and were generally oppressive. They were hated by the Jews because they were the agents of Rome, who collected taxes also from the Jews. Publican is a natural term of contempt and loathing in the mouth of a Jew.

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