Merchant of Venice. - Repositories
Merchant of Venice. - Repositories
Merchant of Venice. - Repositories
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SCENE 1.] NOTES 141<br />
1. 14. nice. Critical.<br />
1. 14. direction. Guidance. What words spoken by Morocco<br />
have led Portia to say what she does in the first two lines <strong>of</strong> this<br />
speech ?<br />
1. 16. Bars me the right. Equivalent to "bars my right."<br />
"Me" is the ethical dative, another Latin construction. A<br />
pronoun <strong>of</strong> the first or second person is <strong>of</strong>ten used in this construction<br />
to imply that the person speaking or addressed has<br />
some interest in the statement made, or to add a familiar, colloquial<br />
tone to a sentence. (Century Diet.)<br />
I. 17. scanted. Limited.<br />
1. 19. who. What is its antecedent ?<br />
1. 20. fair. In view <strong>of</strong> the first few lines <strong>of</strong> Morocco's first<br />
speech, with what two meanings may Portia possibly use this<br />
word ? How much <strong>of</strong> a compliment is there in the last lines <strong>of</strong><br />
this speech <strong>of</strong> Portia's ? Was the answer true, considering that<br />
she had seen Bassanio?<br />
1. 25. Sophy. Emperor <strong>of</strong> Persia.<br />
1. 26. fields. What kind ? In whose service had Morocco<br />
fought ?<br />
1. 32. Hercules and Lichas. Hercules, also called Alcides,<br />
a hero <strong>of</strong> Greek fable, said to have possessed superhuman<br />
strength <strong>of</strong> muscle, and to have performed many wonderful<br />
feats. Lichas was his servant.<br />
1. 33. better. In what way ?<br />
1. 42. advised. Used with the same meaning as before in<br />
I., L, 142.
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