MOV 1 - Antonio & Bassanio

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  • Created on: 23-02-23 19:18

1. Give the explanation of the quote - "Wherein my time something too prodigal hath left me gaged."

  • I was living the high life. I’m in debt to many people
  • I have been a poor son to my father
  • I want forgiveness from you, Antonio
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2. When they thought of the parable of the prodigal son, who would Antonio remind the audience of?

  • The forgiving father who celebrates the son's return
  • The angry brother, the other son who was careful with money
  • The younger son who spent all his money recklessly

3. What extended metaphor does Bassanio use to explain his debts and desire for more money to be lent to him?

  • Archery
  • Falconry
  • A play upon the stage
  • Gambling

4. Antonio is willing to give Bassanio everything to help him: "
My purse, my person, my extremest means lie all unlocked to your occasions."
What technique used here gives a senses of wholeness or completeness?

  • Parallelism
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Tricolon
  • Epistrophe

5. How is Solanio sympathetic to Antonio's sadness?
"I should be still plucking the grass, to know where sits the wind, peering in maps for ports and piers and roads; And every object that might make me fear misfortune to my ventures"

  • He says he would be worried about his ships as well
  • He says he'd be worried about his love life as well
  • He says he would be worried about his friendships too

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