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Q1Why is Antonio melancholy at the start of the play?
Q2What does Bassanio need money for in Belmont?
Q3What is the unusual penalty if Antonio cannot repay Shylock's loan?
Q4How does Jessica leave her father's house?
Q5What test must Portia's suitors pass to win her hand?
Q6Which two suitors fail the casket test before Bassanio arrives?
Q7What does Bassanio say about ornament and true value?
Q8Who says 'Hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?'
Q9What news arrives in Belmont while Bassanio is celebrating his engagement?
Q10What does Antonio mean when he calls himself 'a tainted wether of the flock, Meetest for death'?
Q11Why does Portia insist 'The quality of mercy is not strain'd' in the trial?
Q12What crucial flaw does Portia find in Shylock's bond?
Q13What does Bassanio give to Portia at the trial as a token of gratitude?
Q14Who was the mysterious lawyer and clerk who saved Antonio in Venice?
Q15How do Portia and Nerissa catch their husbands in the final scene?
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