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CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2023 : Chemistry

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ICSE - ENGLISH LITERATURE 2017-2018 GRADE 10 THE MERCHANT OF VENICE ANNOTATIONS ACT III SCENE 3 Annotation 1 Lorenzo How true bounty can enforce you. Portia I never did repent of manners, and of spirit ; (Pg 103-104 Lines 6-15) 1. Who is referred to as a true gentleman? Why is he in need of relief? a. Antonio b. As he is unable to pay back the debt he had taken for Bassanio c. His bond with his lender threatens his life 2. Give the meaning of: a. an equal yoke of love, Of lineaments, of manners and of spirit i. Have the same amount of love for each other ii. Similar characteristics of behaviour and temperament 3. Why does Portia conclude that the true gentleman must be like Bassanio? a. Two people who love each other equally, must be like each other in souls b. They must bear other similarities in terms of character and temperament 4. Show clearly how Portia s marriage takes place due to the risk taken by the true gentleman. a. The true gentleman, i.e. Antonio, borrowed money for the lack of liquid cash at his end when Bassanio asked him for monetary help to woo Portia b. Bassanio wouldn t have been able to come to Belmont as a suitor for Portia if he hadn t received the monetary support from Antonio c. So it is certainly Antonio s risk that takes the story of Bassanio s desire to marry Portia forward 5. Which aspect of Portia s character is shown in this scene? a. Fair and just: could understand the troubles Antonio must be going through b. Compassionate: towards Basssanio s emotional turmoil c. Appreciative of people s good behaviour: appreciates Antonio s gesture and friendship; she is not jealous as a woman might be at the prospect of sharing her husband d. Empathetic: could understand what kind of support might Bassanio want e. Generous: tells Bassanio to pay back the Jew twenty times the money borrowed f. Humble: does not think too big of her gesture; considers this a small amount in relation to the person she was trying to save g. Quick to think: plans everything at all ends swiftly h. Great at planning: leaves home front in charge of Lorenzo and Jessica; and pushes off with Nerissa dressed as men to save her husband and his friend Annotation 2 Portia Lorenzo, I commit my lord s return. (Pg 104 Lines 24-30) 1. What is meant by the husbandry and manage of my house ? a. Control and management of her household 2. Till her husband s return, what would Portia do? a. She has taken upon herself an oath to live a life of prayer and meditation b. She will live in a monastery about two miles away from her home c. Attended only by Nerissa 3. What in fact was Portia s intention in leaving, her home? Why did she need Nerissa to accompany her? a. To go to Venice b. To team up as a lawyer and a clerk 4. Why does Portia say that during her absence Lorenzo would not find it difficult to run her house smoothly? a. Her people already knew what she wanted them to do b. They had accepted Lorenzo and Jessica in the place of Portia and Basssanio 5. How does Portia show that she is intelligent and has good management skills? a. Intelligent thinks quickly and is ready with an unusual plan b. Organises her household end leaving everything in charge of Lorenzo and Jessica c. Plans her movement towards Venice with Nerissa d. Moves Balthazar to get a letter from Doctor Bellario to make her disguise convincing e. Thought and action completely aligned to achieve the goals she had set Annotation 3 Portia And look what notes Balthazar Madam, I go with all convenient speed. [Exit Portia Come on, Nerissa Nerissa Shall they see us? (Pg 105 Lines 52-61) 1. Where does Portia send Balthazar? Why does she choose him to do the errand for her? a. To Padua b. He is honest and trustworthy 2. What does Balthazar take with him? To whom is he to give it? a. A letter from Portia b. Doctor Bellario 3. Give the meaning of: a. with imagined speed i. as fast as possible b. to the common ferry / Which trades to Venice i. the boat that carries people to and from Venice 4. What was the purpose of sending Balthazar to Portia s cousin? a. To get whatever he gives Balthazar by way of letters and clothes 5. What hints does Portia give to Nerissa in the extract regarding their mission? When and how are the rest of the plans to be revealed? a. That they will disguise as young men of great charm b. In the coach as they travel together Annotation 4 Portia then I ll repent Which I will practise. (Pg 106 Lines 74-80) 1. Why wouldn t the husbands of Portia and Nerissa recognize them when they would see them? a. They would be disguised as men 2. How will Portia appear and behave after she reaches the destination? a. More handsome than Nerissa b. Wear his (her) sword more boldly than men of his (her) age c. Speak in the voice of a teenage boy d. Walk like a man rather than a lady e. Boast about fights that he had fought f. Tell original lies about admirable ladies who fell in love with him (her), got sick and died when he (she) rejected them. g. Then he (she) plans to start feeling sorry for them, wishing he (she) hadn t killed them by being heartless h. He (she) would convince people by his frivolous behaviour that he (she) had passed out of school just a year ago 3. Give the meaning of: a. puny lies: i. cute lies b. raw tricks: i. immature tricks / crude tricks c. bragging Jacks: i. boastful fellows 4. Comment on the imaginative skills of Portia in this scene. a. Keen observer of people s behaviour right from walk, talk, content of the talk, she knows it all i. She knows the psychology of young men ii. their deep desire to impress people by declaring the number of ladies they have won and ditched iii. what they want to achieve carve a place for themselves in their social groups iv. be seen as significant even if because of style and fashion b. This knowledge she uses carefully and skillfully to plan her future actions which the audience gets to see in the court

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