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1. THE MERCHANT
OF VENICE
Revising the process for answering the extract question
(Component 1)
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2. Component one –The Merchant of
Venice Use the first 20
minutes to write about
the extract from the
play that you have been
given to read
Use the next forty
minutes to answer the
longer question about
the play

3. What to focus on…
• AO1 – your examiner is looking for understanding. You can demonstrate this
by using evidence logically to explore the extract you’ve been given.
• AO2 – your examiner is also looking for evidence that you can analyse the
writer – in this case it’s Shakespeare – is doing and how he is manipulating
events on stage. This is where you are expected to use key terminology.
Remember that this is a PLAY written by a PLAYWRIGHT using ACTORS
to create CHARACTERS who give us their MOOD, which creates an
ATMOSPHERE and leads to TENSION which SHAKESPEARE expects his
AUDIENCE to react to.
• Use page 34 of your planner for the key terms you will need for basic
language analysis

4. You will be given an extract like this – be
careful – do not answer a question about
another Shakespeare play – you have
studied The Merchant of Venice!

5. ANTONIO Mark you this, Bassanio,
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart:
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
SHYLOCK Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.
Three months from twelve; then, let me see; the rate—
ANTONIO Well, Shylock, shall we be beholding to you?
SHYLOCK Signior Antonio, many a time and oft
In the Rialto you have rated me
About my moneys and my usances:
Still have I borne it with a patient shrug,
For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog,
And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine,
And all for use of that which is mine own.
Well then, it now appears you need my help:
Go to, then; you come to me, and you say
'Shylock, we would have moneys:' you say so;
You, that did void your rheum upon my beard
And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur
Over your threshold: moneys is your suit
What should I say to you? Should I not say
'Hath a dog money? is it possible
A cur can lend three thousand ducats?' Or
Shall I bend low and in a bondman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness, Say this;
'Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last;
You spurn'd me such a day; another time
You call'd me dog; and for these courtesies
I'll lend you thus much moneys'?
1. The Merchant of Venice
Answer both part (a) and part (b)
You are advised to spend 20 minutes on part (a), and about 40 minutes
on part (b)
(a) Read the extract on the opposite page
What does the extract show an audience about Shylock and Antonio’s
relationship at this point in the play. Refer closely to details from the
extract to support your answer
[15]
(b) How does the character of Bassanio change and develop over the
course of the play?
[25]
*5 of this question’s marks are for accuracy in spelling,
punctuation and the use of vocabulary and sentence structures.
Let’s forget part B for now and focus on part A –
you have 20 minutes to gain marks from your
answer about the Extract

6. ANTONIO Mark you this, Bassanio,
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart:
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
SHYLOCK Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.
Three months from twelve; then, let me see; the rate—
ANTONIO Well, Shylock, shall we be beholding to you?
SHYLOCK Signior Antonio, many a time and oft
In the Rialto you have rated me
About my moneys and my usances:
Still have I borne it with a patient shrug,
For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog,
And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine,
And all for use of that which is mine own.
Well then, it now appears you need my help:
Go to, then; you come to me, and you say
'Shylock, we would have moneys:' you say so;
You, that did void your rheum upon my beard
And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur
Over your threshold: moneys is your suit
What should I say to you? Should I not say
'Hath a dog money? is it possible
A cur can lend three thousand ducats?' Or
Shall I bend low and in a bondman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness, Say this;
'Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last;
You spurn'd me such a day; another time
You call'd me dog; and for these courtesies
I'll lend you thus much moneys'?
1. The Merchant of Venice
Answer both part (a) and part (b)
You are advised to spend 20 minutes on part (a), and about 40 minutes
on part (b)
(a) Read the extract on the opposite page
What does the extract show an audience about Shylock and Antonio’s
relationship at this point in the play. Refer closely to details from the
extract to support your answer
[15]
1. Read the question carefully – highlight or
underline key words. Use these words in your
answer!
2. Read the extract and place it in the play (Act?
Scene? Beginning, middle or end?)
3. What has happened immediately before and what
is happening now
4. Divide your extract into three parts – a beginning,
middle and an end.
5. Find evidence (rich quotations) which will allow
you to write for fifteen minutes. My suggestion is
four or five good quotations but in reality it will be
about how much writing you get done in time

7. ANTONIO Mark you this, Bassanio,
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart:
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
SHYLOCK Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.
Three months from twelve; then, let me see; the rate—
ANTONIO Well, Shylock, shall we be beholding to you?
SHYLOCK Signior Antonio, many a time and oft
In the Rialto you have rated me
About my moneys and my usances:
Still have I borne it with a patient shrug,
For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog,
And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine,
And all for use of that which is mine own.
Well then, it now appears you need my help:
Go to, then; you come to me, and you say
'Shylock, we would have moneys:' you say so;
You, that did void your rheum upon my beard
And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur
Over your threshold: moneys is your suit
What should I say to you? Should I not say
'Hath a dog money? is it possible
A cur can lend three thousand ducats?' Or
Shall I bend low and in a bondman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness, Say this;
'Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last;
You spurn'd me such a day; another time
You call'd me dog; and for these courtesies
I'll lend you thus much moneys'?
1. The Merchant of Venice
Answer both part (a) and part (b)
You are advised to spend 20 minutes on part (a)
(a) Read the extract on the opposite page
What does the extract show an audience about Shylock and Antonio’s
relationship at this point in the play. Refer closely to details from the
extract to support your answer
[15]
Early in the play (Act
1 sc,3)– Antonio and
Bassanio are visiting
the Rialto to ask
Shylock to lend them
3000 ducats
B
M
E
Place the extract
Have an overview of what is happening (is
something different at the end than the
beginning (the exam board like extracts with
turning points in them)
Notice that I’ve annotated the start – I’ve
placed it
Notice the two parallel lines I’ve drawn in –
they help me know that I’ve covered all of the
extract
Notice that my 5 quotations cover the extract
and both characters because it’s about them
both!

8. ANTONIO Mark you this, Bassanio,
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart:
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
SHYLOCK Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.
Three months from twelve; then, let me see; the rate—
ANTONIO Well, Shylock, shall we be beholding to you?
SHYLOCK Signior Antonio, many a time and oft
In the Rialto you have rated me
About my moneys and my usances:
Still have I borne it with a patient shrug,
For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog,
And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine,
And all for use of that which is mine own.
Well then, it now appears you need my help:
Go to, then; you come to me, and you say
'Shylock, we would have moneys:' you say so;
You, that did void your rheum upon my beard
And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur
Over your threshold: moneys is your suit
What should I say to you? Should I not say
'Hath a dog money? is it possible
A cur can lend three thousand ducats?' Or
Shall I bend low and in a bondman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness, Say this;
'Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last;
You spurn'd me such a day; another time
You call'd me dog; and for these courtesies
I'll lend you thus much moneys'?
1. The Merchant of Venice
Answer both part (a) and part (b)
You are advised to spend 20 minutes on part (a)
(a) Read the extract on the opposite page
What does the extract show an audience about Shylock and Antonio’s
relationship at this point in the play. Refer closely to details from the
extract to support your answer
[15]
Early in the play (Act
1 sc,3)– Antonio and
Bassanio are visiting
the Rialto to ask
Shylock to lend them
3000 ducats
B
M
E
Once you’ve written your introduction/
overview you need to focus on the quotations
you have chosen…
Let’s look at the first quotation here and what
we can do with it…

9. ANTONIO Mark you this, Bassanio,
The devil can cite Scripture for his
purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart:
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
1. The Merchant of Venice
Answer both part (a) and part (b)
You are advised to spend 20 minutes on part (a)
(a) Read the extract on the opposite page
What does the extract show an audience about Shylock and Antonio’s
relationship at this point in the play. Refer closely to details from the
extract to support your answer
[15]
Put
Shakespeare
first
Shakespeare portrays…
What does this
quotation tell
about the
relationship?
Antonio and Shylock as opposites. Antonio warns Bassanio that…
Use your
quotation
‘An evil soul producing holy witness/ Is like a villain with a smiling
cheek’
Explain it Antonio reveals that he does not trust Shylock and tries to make
Bassanio understand how deceitful he can be by comparing him to a
thief or criminal who pretends to help
Focus on
language and
the effect on
the audience
Shakespeare uses juxtaposition of ideas and images here to portray
the tension between them. He uses the adjectives ‘ holy’ and ‘evil’ in
the simile which would provoke the audience into believing we could
not trust Shylock but we should believe Antonio.

10. 1. The Merchant of Venice
Answer both part (a) and part (b)
You are advised to spend 20 minutes on part (a)
(a) Read the extract on the opposite page
What does the extract show an audience about Shylock and Antonio’s
relationship at this point in the play. Refer closely to details from the
extract to support your answer
[15]
Shakespeare portrays Antonio and Shylock as opposites. Antonio warns Bassanio that ‘An evil
soul producing holy witness/ Is like a villain with a smiling cheek’ Antonio reveals that he does
not trust Shylock and tries to make Bassanio understand how deceitful he can be by
comparing him to a thief or criminal who pretends to help Shakespeare uses juxtaposition of
ideas and images here to portray the tension between them. He uses the adjectives ‘ holy’ and
‘evil’ in the simile which would provoke the audience into believing we could not trust Shylock
but we should believe Antonio.

11. ANTONIO Mark you this, Bassanio,
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart:
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
SHYLOCK Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.
Three months from twelve; then, let me see; the rate—
ANTONIO Well, Shylock, shall we be beholding to you?
SHYLOCK Signior Antonio, many a time and oft
In the Rialto you have rated me
About my moneys and my usances:
Still have I borne it with a patient shrug,
For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog,
And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine,
And all for use of that which is mine own.
Well then, it now appears you need my help:
Go to, then; you come to me, and you say
'Shylock, we would have moneys:' you say so;
You, that did void your rheum upon my beard
And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur
Over your threshold: moneys is your suit
What should I say to you? Should I not say
'Hath a dog money? is it possible
A cur can lend three thousand ducats?' Or
Shall I bend low and in a bondman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness, Say this;
'Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last;
You spurn'd me such a day; another time
You call'd me dog; and for these courtesies
I'll lend you thus much moneys'?
1. The Merchant of Venice
Answer both part (a) and part (b)
You are advised to spend 20 minutes on part (a)
(a) Read the extract on the opposite page
What does the extract show an audience about Shylock and Antonio’s
relationship at this point in the play. Refer closely to details from the
extract to support your answer
[15]
Early in the play (Act
1 sc,3)– Antonio and
Bassanio are visiting
the Rialto to ask
Shylock to lend them
3000 ducats
B
M
E
You might write less about a quotation by
using embedded evidence instead – this is a
way to cover the extract in the 20 minutes…
Shakespeare shows that Antonio knows he
will owe Shylock and be tied to him - he uses
the word ‘beholding’ which means bound or
perhaps locked into.

12. ANTONIO Mark you this, Bassanio,
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart:
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
SHYLOCK Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.
Three months from twelve; then, let me see; the rate—
ANTONIO Well, Shylock, shall we be beholding to you?
SHYLOCK Signior Antonio, many a time and oft
In the Rialto you have rated me
About my moneys and my usances:
Still have I borne it with a patient shrug,
For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog,
And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine,
And all for use of that which is mine own.
Well then, it now appears you need my help:
Go to, then; you come to me, and you say
'Shylock, we would have moneys:' you say so;
You, that did void your rheum upon my beard
And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur
Over your threshold: moneys is your suit
What should I say to you? Should I not say
'Hath a dog money? is it possible
A cur can lend three thousand ducats?' Or
Shall I bend low and in a bondman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness, Say this;
'Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last;
You spurn'd me such a day; another time
You call'd me dog; and for these courtesies
I'll lend you thus much moneys'?
1. The Merchant of Venice
Answer both part (a) and part (b)
You are advised to spend 20 minutes on part (a)
(a) Read the extract on the opposite page
What does the extract show an audience about Shylock and Antonio’s
relationship at this point in the play. Refer closely to details from the
extract to support your answer
[15]
Early in the play (Act
1 sc,3)– Antonio and
Bassanio are visiting
the Rialto to ask
Shylock to lend them
3000 ducats
B
M
E
The perfect answer will cover the extract in
detail with a mixture of detailed paragraphs
and shorter embedded sentences.
If you are running out of time, jump to the
end of the extract and write about your final
quotation.
You do not need to write a conclusion –
however, if you did not write an overview, you
could write a sentence about anything that
you’ve spotted that has changed…
Antonio begins the extract by warning
Bassanio that they should not trust Shylock

13. Missed something?
• Watch again…
• Print the slides or work on it directly from your screen.
• My advice is that you practice this question in timed conditions and aim to
write at least three quarters of a side but probably more.
• Do it now – you’re ready.