1. The Merchant of Venice
By
Bondesan, Casartelli and Misculin

2. Introduction
• First Act
• Second Act
• Third Act
• Fourth Act
• Fifth Act
• Jews versus Christians
• Shylock: victim of villain?
• The Three Caskets
• The Pound of Flesh

3. Firts Act
SITUATION
• Bassanio’s money request
• Deal with Shylock
• Portia’s reflection
CHARACTERS
LOCATION •Antonio •Bassanio
• Portia’s house •Saliero •Porzia
• Venice •Solanio •Nerissa
•Graziano •Shylock
•Lorenzo

4. Second Act
SITUATION
• The attempts of
Marocco and the
Prince of Aragon
• Jessica’s message
• Bassanio’s departure
LOCATION CHARACTERS
• Shylock’s house • Portia •Bassanio
• Portia’s house • Prince of Marocco •Jessica
• Prince of Aragon •Lorenzo
• Launcelot

5. SITUATION: Third Act
• Escape of Jessica
and Lorenzo
• The shipwreck of
Antonio’s ships
• Double weddings
of Bassanio and
Gratiano
• The idea of Portia
LOCATION: CHARACTERS
• Venice • Shylock •Gratiano
• Portia’s house • Bassanio •Antonio
• Prison • Portia •Venice Duke
• Nerissa

6. Fourth Act
SITUATION
• Portia’s offer
• Antonio’s bloodcapital crime
• Shylock not Venice’s citizen
• Death penalty (unless duke’s judgement)
• Shylock’s life spared
• Half wealth keepedChristianity
• Other half to Jessica
CHARACTERS
LOCATION
• Antonio
• Duke of Venice
• Venice’s Duke court
• Nerissa
• Portia (Baldassarre)
• Bassanio
• Shylock
• Gratiano

7. Fifth Act
• Portia’s Belmont Mansion
• Lorenzo and Jessica - list
• Portia and Nerissa lie
• Bassanio’s idea
• Bassanio and Gratiano
embarassed
• Musical accompaniment
•CHARACTERS: •Bassanio
•Portia •Antonio
•Nerissa •Lorenzo
•Graziano •Jessica

8. Jews versus Christans
• CHRIASTIANS:
• Human
relationships
• Business less than
friendship
• Antonio – money
without interest
-risk his wealth
- forgive

9. Jews:
• Business
relationships
• Interess in
money
• Interest
• Greed
stronger than
love
• Resentment
stronger than
greed

10. Shylock: victim or villan?
• Question of anti-
Semitism in the
Shakespeare’s play
• Jews of Malta of
Christopher Marlowe
• Shylock more complex
character than
Marlowe’s jew

11. The Three Caskets
• Reflects the
culture and
legale system
of Venice
• Hidden
meaning is
Christian

12. The Pound of Flesh
• Two of the play’s closest
relationship
• Remind of rigidity of
Shyolck’s world
• Near the heart

13. THE END