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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice

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If I can catch him once upon the hip,
I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest;......
(Act 1 Scene Three, lines 39-44)
 

451

The underlined expression illustrates

  • A. assonance
  • B. metaphor
  • C. wit
  • D. euphemism
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452

''my well-won thrift'' is

  • A. sarcasm
  • B. a parody
  • C. an understatement
  • D. an allegory
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453

From the extract the speaker is

  • A. kind
  • B. tricky
  • C. vindictive
  • D. angry
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Read the extract below and answer the question

Alack, what heinous sin is it in me
To be ashamed to be my father's child!
But though I am a daughter to his blood
I am not to his manners.....
(Act 11 Scene Three lines 15 - 18)

454

The extract is

  • A. a soliloguy
  • B. an epilogue
  • C. an aside
  • D. a flashback
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455

The speaker is in love with

  • A. Gratiano
  • B. Lorenzo
  • C. Antonio
  • D. Bassanio
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