A4 = S1 Line Study

Act Four, Scene One- Line Study

1. A4S1 Line 70-83 (Black Pg. 151, Blue Pg.87)
2. Antonio gives us
3. three short images of how useless any attempt by Bassanio
4. to save his life will be

• What are they?
• I think He sees himself as of nothing of worth and he should just die. [Maybe I think he has given up on life]
• What do they tell us about one of Shakespeare's interests
• Do you think this is an effective way of demonstrating the problem. I'm not quite sure of the question since I haven't really
• experienced anything that relates to Shakespeare but It is a good way of showing the problems and how to get people intrigued.
• Each example is an extreme and impossible, what influence does this have on how you expect the rest of the scene to develop. as the tension rises of how Antonio might lose his life it will get interesting.

2. A4S1 Line 90-100 (Black Pg. 88-, Blue Pg.151-152) ,
3. Shylock uses vivid comparisons when he wants to make a point.

• What example does he use to illustrate the fact that the pound of flesh is his: ‘tis mine and I will have it’ Of how he owns something and that it should be rightfully his, like just getting straight to the point [not quite sure] Like for example how he explains about his flesh that is just about the same as his ducats/money
• It is much longer comparison than the three used by Antonio  
• but do you think it is more striking/effective/convincing?
• It is striking and effective as if you read it and make an imagery of it you can kinda see the picture and may realize what is happening to Antonio and the rest, just from that the excitement, which makes story as it progress more convincing and interesting of the following Lines/Scenes.

Answers are in Blue [this is all based on what I can understand whilst reading the book and my understanding of it]