Read William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.
Analyze this text.
Before writing up your analysis, consider all the standard questions. What is the genre of the text? Who wrote it? For whom was it written? When was it written? Does the text seem to be based on other source material, such as previous documents or eyewitness testimony, or not? What seems to be the purpose of the text? What is its structure? What are its parts? How do the parts relate to the purpose of the whole? What historical inferences can you make from the text? What is claimed? What isn’t claimed? What is assumed or left unspoken? What key terms are used in the text? What seems to be the special meaning of these key terms in context? What can you infer about the social world that made the text? What can you infer about the events, individuals, or groups described in the text?
ANALYZE THESE QUESTIONS.
Consider especially the relationship between justice and mercy in the play. Can both coexist or does one displace the other? Is one more noble than the other?
Give special attention to Portia/Balthasar’s courtroom speech (4.1.179-200).
How does the dialog advance Shakespeare’s depiction of the story’s character’s? How are the multiple plot lines interwoven and how do they mirror one another?
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