By: Lim Jun Weng (06) Daniel Lye(10) Ng Yau Xuan(13) Keith Ong(14) Jeremy Yap(24)
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By:Lim Jun Weng (06)
Daniel Lye(10)Ng Yau Xuan(13)
Keith Ong(14)Jeremy Yap(24)
Definition of Love Love, as portrayed in this play, is ideally
selfless It involves self-sacrifice, sharing,
humility and devotion Platonic love is also expressed in this
play through the strong bonds between Bassanio and Antonio (spiritual love)
Parent-child Romantic Friendship
Portia and her father Jessica and Shylock
Portia appears reluctant to obey her father’s legacy of the three caskets
However, she still does so (self-sacrifice) as she was only frustrated by the fact she cannot choose her own husband
This shows us the love and respect between Portia and her father
“I may neither choose who I would nor refuse who I dislike, so is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father.” – Portia on her father’s legacy
“Is it not hard, Nerissa, that I cannot choose one nor refuse none?”- Portia, in a dilemma
Jessica hates her Jewish father for restricting her freedom
The love between them has strained though they are father and daughter
Shylock loves his daughter and seems oblivious that she is drifting further and further away from her
“Our house is hell” -Jessica “Alack, what heinous sin is it in meTo be ashamed to be my father’s child!But though I am a daughter to his blood,I am not to his manners.”-Jessica on her extreme dislike of her
father’s actions“My sober house.” – Shylock, suggesting
he has no tolerance for merriment himself
“Jessica my girl”, -Shylock “Hear you me, Jessica: Lock up my doors; and when you hear the
drumAnd the vile squealing of the wry-necked
fife,…” – Various restrictions on Jessica
The two different parent and child relationship are much in contrast
Portia chooses to respect her father’s wishes possibly at the expense of her lifelong happiness
Jessica chooses to go against her father for her love
Bassanio and Portia Lorenzo and Jessica Gratiano and Nerissa
Bassanio tried not to give away the ring until Antonio told him to do so –loyalty to Portia
Portia defended Bassanio’s best friend Antonio although it was dangerous to go as a woman –Self-sacrifice for Bassanio
Portia also showed her love towards Bassanio by promising him what she owns is now also what he owns (self-sacrifice)
“Good sir, this ring was given me by my wife,
And when she put it on she made me vowThat I should neither sell, nor give, nor
lose it.” –Bassanio on the ring ‘Myself, and what is mine, to you and
yours/Is now converted” – Portia towards Bassanio
Jessica would rather steal from her father and leave with Lorenzo for love than stay on in her house
“For I am much ashamed of my exchange.
But love is blind, and lovers cannot seeThe pretty follies that themselves
commit;”-Jessica
Gratiano is sorry for giving away her ring
Promises to keep it forever OR Be the only one to make love with her
“Well, while I live I’ll fear no other thingSo sore, as keeping safe Nerissa’s ring.” –
Gratiano promising to Nerissa
Antonio and Bassanio
Antonio, though knowing he has not enough money to help Bassanio, still promised him he would give money for him to woo Portia
Anotonio was willing to go to his enemy to get money for Bassanio to woo Portia
Bassanio was willing to sacrifice himself for the release of Antonio.
“My purse, my person, my extremest means,/ Lie all unlocked to your occasions” –Anotonio promising Bassanio
“you spat on me on Wednesday last…and for th[is] courters[y]/ I’ll lend you thus much money?” Shylock saying sarcastically towards Antonio
“The Jew shall have my flesh, blood, bones, and all”-Bassanio