Love and Wealth (Junior Cert English): Flashcards
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Two interwoven themes in The Merchant of Venice
Two interwoven themes in The Merchant of Venice
Love and wealth
What Bassanio needs from Antonio in Act 1, Scene 1
What Bassanio needs from Antonio in Act 1, Scene 1
Financial support to court Portia
Antonio's motivation for securing a loan for Bassanio
Antonio's motivation for securing a loan for Bassanio
Deep friendship and love
Number of caskets in Portia's marriage test
Number of caskets in Portia's marriage test
Three caskets
Prince of Arragon's casket choice in Act 2, Scene 9
Prince of Arragon's casket choice in Act 2, Scene 9
Silver casket
Bassanio's casket choice in Act 3, Scene 2
Bassanio's casket choice in Act 3, Scene 2
Lead casket
What the lead casket symbolises
What the lead casket symbolises
Valuing love above material wealth
Result of Prince of Arragon's materialistic choice
Result of Prince of Arragon's materialistic choice
Failure and disappointment
Quote: 'All that glisters is not gold' - which act/scene?
Quote: 'All that glisters is not gold' - which act/scene?
Act 2, Scene 7
What Portia yearns for in a suitor
What Portia yearns for in a suitor
A suitor who values her beyond her fortune
What primarily drives Shylock's character
What primarily drives Shylock's character
Wealth and vengeance
Play's central message about love vs wealth
Play's central message about love vs wealth
True love is worth more than wealth