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He took his revenge for the harm they had done to him. 哈姆雷特想為他父親的死報仇 Hamlet wanted revenge for his father’s death. What’s the ideas behind the play? T or F 1. Shylock hated Antonio and wanted to take the chance to kill him. offered to pay Shylock much more money than Antonio had borrowed from him. 3. Shylock accepted Bassanio’s offer. 6. Portia agreed to change the law a little. 4. Portia, Bassanio’s wife, pretended to be a judge. 5. Bassanio recognize his wife at the court at the first sight. 1. What’s your opinion of Portia? Portia is a very wise and clever lady. is your opinion of Shylock? A very cruel and mean man. do you think Shylock prefers to take his pound of flesh instead of the money from Bassanio? Because Shylock wants to take this opportunity to kill him. Literally, with the heart which he will cut out of my body. Metaphorically, I’m willingly to pay back all the money. are the two meaning of “I’ll pay him back with all my heart”? (3) The deeper meaning of the balance is justice. In Portia’s court of law, morals are weighed. 5. (1) Usually, things are weighed with a balance. Weighs go into the left scale and things into the right scale. (2) She wants to remind Shylock that he must cut exactly a pound of flesh from Antonio, no more, no less. Background: Antonio and Bassanio borrow 3000 ducats from Shylock. Conflict: shylock insists in having his pound of flesh. Portia declares Shylock may have a pound of flesh to be cut nearest to A