Act II: Scene IV
Extract I
Lorenzo:
Nay, we will slink………we
have two hours to furnish us.
1.
Why do Lorenzo and his friends plan to
disguise themselves at dinners time? How well are they prepared for the disguise?
Lorenzo
and his friends plan to disguise themselves at dinner time since they were
organizing a masquerade for Bassanio’s dinner party. During Elizabethan times
the masque was an amateur dramatic practice usually performed in private
houses. The players wore masks and costumes and took part in a torch
procession, playing musical instruments. They were not fully prepared for the disguise.
2.
Who is supposed to be the torch-bearer?
What is the actual purpose of having a torch-bearer in the scene?
Jessica,
disguised as a boy, is supposed to be the torch-bearer. The actual purpose of
having a torch-bearer in the scene is to facilitate the elopement of Jessica
with Lorenzo.
3.
Whose letter does Lancelot bring? Why is
it an important confidential letter? How does Lorenzo guess whose letter it is?
Launcelot
brings the letter of Jessica? It is an important confidential letter as it
contained Jessica’s plan to elope with Lorenzo. On receiving the letter Lorenzo
guesses whose letter it is after looking at the handwriting. He declares that the
handwriting is familiar to him and the letter is written by a lovely, fair and
beautiful hand.
4.
Who is giving the dinner party? Whom does
Launcelot invite for dinner?
Bassanio is giving the
dinner party. Launcelot invites Shylock for the dinner party.
5.
Describe briefly how the dinner party
facilitates the elopement of Jessica with Lorenzo.
The
dinner party facilitates the elopement of Jessica with Lorenzo. Jessica is free
to leave her house as her father is away at Bassanio’s dinner party. Lorenzo
and his friends organize a masquerade for Bassanio’s dinner party. Jessica
joins them as a torch-bearer dressed as a boy and elopes with Lorenzo.
Extract II
Lorenzo:
I
must needs tell thee all……..shall be my torch-bearer.
1. What
information has Jessica given to Lorenzo regarding her elopement?
Jessica informs Lorenzo about the
arrangements she had made to elope with him. She will leave her father’s house
with money and jewellery, disguised in the uniform of a page-boy.
2. According
to Lorenzo, how could the Jew go to heaven? How can you conclude that Lorenzo
has a high opinion of Jessica?
According
to Lorenzo, the Jew, Shylock could go to heaven only because of his sweet and
gentle daughter. We can conclude that Lorenzo has a high opinion of Jessica
since he feels that if at all Shylock ever goes to heaven it will be because of
her. He prays that no misfortune ever comes to her except for being Shylock’s
daughter.
3. What
does Lorenzo wish for Jessica? According to him, how could misfortune come to
Jessica?
Lorenzo
wishes that no misfortune ever happens to Jessica, for being the daughter of a
non-believing Jew. She has no stain of sin in her unless her birth is regarded
as a sin.
4. Give
an example of racial discrimination hinted at in the extract.
Reference
to Shylock as a ‘faithless Jew’ is an example of racial discrimination hinted
at in the extract. Christians believed that faithless Jews won’t go to heaven.
5. Describe
the atmosphere of activity and pre-occupation prevailing in this short scene.
An
atmosphere of activity and pre-occupation prevails in this scene. Activities include
preparations for the masquerade and Jessica’s elopement. Pre-occupation
regarding the dinner party dominates the scene. Even Shylock is invited for the party. Launcelot acts as a
messenger in this scene. He delivers Jessica’s
letter to Lorenzo and Lorenzo’s reply to Jessica. He invites Shylock for
Bassanio’s party on Bassanio’s behalf.
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