Questions tagged [the-merchant-of-venice]
A play by William Shakespeare, focusing on the Jew Shylock. Use this tag with the [william-shakespeare] tag.
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Why does Portia say this in The Merchant of Venice?
In Act III Scene 2 of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare,
Portia : One half of me is yours, the other half yours. Mine own, I would say; but if mine then yours.
Roughly translated it ...
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Are there earlier incidences than Merchant of Venice of an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other?
In act 2, scene 2 of The Merchant of Venice, Launcelot Gobbo is conflicted regarding whether to run from Shylock, or continue working for him. Shakespeare expresses this internal conflict by ...
