Merchant of Venice. - Repositories
Merchant of Venice. - Repositories
Merchant of Venice. - Repositories
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178 NOTES [ACT IV.<br />
1. 173, within his danger. What different meaning does<br />
this have here from what it would have to-day ?<br />
1. 177. quality. Nature.<br />
I. 177. strain'd. Forced..<br />
1. 188. attribute. In what different meaning is this used<br />
from what it was in line 184, above ?<br />
1. 190. seasons. Tempers. With what meaning was this<br />
used in IIL, ii., 76 ? In Act V. it will occur again.<br />
1. 197. Which if thou follow. Where in I., iii., have we had<br />
a similar sudden change <strong>of</strong> construction ?<br />
1. 199. My deeds upon my head. What passage in the New<br />
Testament does this remind you <strong>of</strong> ? See Matt, xxvii. 25.<br />
1. 207. truth. Honesty.<br />
1. 211. It must not be. Booth : " Shylock's face expresses<br />
joy and astonishment."<br />
1. 214. error. In its strict Latin meaning <strong>of</strong> wandering.<br />
1. 215. Booth: '' Portia utters,' It cannot be,' . - . with great<br />
decision. [The next lines, 216, 217] Shylock utters almost<br />
wildly (not too loud), and kisses the hem <strong>of</strong> Portia's gown."<br />
1. 216. Daniel. A Hebrew prince, whom Nebuchadnezzar,<br />
king <strong>of</strong> Babylon, carried into captivity with many other Israelites.<br />
Daniel came, into great favor at the court <strong>of</strong> Babylon<br />
because <strong>of</strong> the power that he was said to possess <strong>of</strong> interpreting<br />
dreams and solving riddles. Portia had shown this same power<br />
<strong>of</strong> divination, Shylock thought, in interpreting the law as she<br />
does,
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