Make a comment on Portia in The Merchant of Venice.
Portia is a great character-portrait and the earliest of the series of great heroines in Shakespeare’s comedies. Portia is a new woman of the Renaissance, active, vivacious, capable, clever and serious-minded, who not only frees herself from the usual feudal fetters for women but even outshines many men in many ways, including her lover and husband Bassanio. What is the theme of The merchant of Venice?The central theme of the play is obviously the triumph of love (between Portia and Bassanio) and friend (between Antonio and Bassanio) over insatiable greed and brutality as presented by Shylock.
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- Shylock is the merchant of Venice in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice.
- Portia in The Merchant of Venice is full of wit.
- Who is the merchant of Venice? A: Antonio B: Shylock C: Portia D: Gratiano
- 1. The story of The Merchant of Venice is a combination of two stories: the marriage of Portia, and the Jewish usurer ___________.
- In the Merchant of Venice, Portia shows her ( ) throughout the play, which is a common quality for a male.
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In The Merchant of Venice, Portia’s speech on the court shows Shakespeare’s opinion that everyone should have _____.
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Portia is a character in ______. A: The Merchant of Venice B: A Midsummer Night’s Dream C: Measure for Measure D: The Taming of the Shrew
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Antonio, Bassanio and Portia are the characters in ______. A: The Merchant of Venice B: Much Ado About Nothing C: Twelfth Night D: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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The famous trial scene between Portia and Shylock comes from ______. A: A Midsummer Night's Dream B: Twelfth Night C: The Merchant of Venice D: As You Like It
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The famous trial scene between Portia and Shylock comes from_________. A: A Midsummer Night's Dream B: Twelfth Night C: The Merchant of Venice D: As You lake It