Merchant of Venice. - Repositories
Merchant of Venice. - Repositories Merchant of Venice. - Repositories
186 NOTES [ACT V 1. 66. Diana. The goddess of the moon. See also I., ii., 103, note. 1. 70. spirits. Mind. Read again II., vii., 46, and IV., i., 361, and tell in what two other meanings this word has already been used in Shakespeare. 1. 70. attentive. Fastened on serious thoughts, and not, therefore, free and merry. 1. 77. mutual. General, common. 1. 79. poet. Probably referring here to Ovid, from whom Shakespeare drew many of his stories of Greek and Roman mythology. 1. 80. feign. Pretend, by his imaginative invention. 1. 80. Orpheus. The famous musician who accompanied Jason on his expedition after the Golden Fleece. He was said to be able to draw after him, by the power of his music, the trees, the stones, and the rivers, and to guide and rule the wild beasts. 1. 86. spirit. With which of the three meanings that we have had thus far is this word used here ? 1. 86. dull. Slow, or gloomy. I. 87. Erebus. The extremely dark and gloomy passage through which the souls of the dead had to pass on their way from Earth to Hades. II. 1-88. Has Jessica changed in character ? Why does she seem different here ? 1. 91. good deed. What verse in the Sermon on the Mount does this remind you of ?
SCENE 1.] NOTES 187 1. 91. naughty. For the meaning here see IIL, iii., 9. 1. 99. respect. Respect to circumstances and surroundings. 1. 103. attended. Listened to ; or, perhaps, attended by the appropriate surroundings. What is it, does Portia think, that gives the chief attractiveness and charm to the song of the nightingale ? What is the present imphcation of her remark ? 1. 107. season. Right time. 1. 107. season'd. We have already had this word in two meanings: one in IIL, ii,, 76, and again in IV., i., 190. Which meaning is used here ? 1. 109. Peace. To whom does Portia address these words ? 1. 109. Endymion. A beautiful young boy loved by the moon-goddess, Diana. She caused him to fall into a perpetual sleep on the side of a mountain, in order that, without his knowledge, she might gaze on his beauty, and print a kiss upon his lips. 1. 121. tucket. A fiourish on a trumpet. 1. 127. Antipodes. The people that live on the opposite side of the globe. Why did Bassanio think that they were having their day at the same time as were the Antipodes ? 1. 129. light. Where twice before in the play has this word been punned upon ? 1. 130. heavy. Sorrowful. I. 132. sort all. Decide for all; i.e. as He thinks best. II. 136, 137. What pun in these lines ?
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SCENE 1.] NOTES 187<br />
1. 91. naughty. For the meaning here see IIL, iii., 9.<br />
1. 99. respect. Respect to circumstances and surroundings.<br />
1. 103. attended. Listened to ; or, perhaps, attended by the<br />
appropriate surroundings. What is it, does Portia think, that<br />
gives the chief attractiveness and charm to the song <strong>of</strong> the<br />
nightingale ? What is the present imphcation <strong>of</strong> her remark ?<br />
1. 107. season. Right time.<br />
1. 107. season'd. We have already had this word in two<br />
meanings: one in IIL, ii,, 76, and again in IV., i., 190. Which<br />
meaning is used here ?<br />
1. 109. Peace. To whom does Portia address these words ?<br />
1. 109. Endymion. A beautiful young boy loved by the<br />
moon-goddess, Diana. She caused him to fall into a perpetual<br />
sleep on the side <strong>of</strong> a mountain, in order that, without his<br />
knowledge, she might gaze on his beauty, and print a kiss upon<br />
his lips.<br />
1. 121. tucket. A fiourish on a trumpet.<br />
1. 127. Antipodes. The people that live on the opposite side<br />
<strong>of</strong> the globe. Why did Bassanio think that they were having<br />
their day at the same time as were the Antipodes ?<br />
1. 129. light. Where twice before in the play has this word<br />
been punned upon ?<br />
1. 130. heavy. Sorrowful.<br />
I. 132. sort all. Decide for all; i.e. as He thinks best.<br />
II. 136, 137. What pun in these lines ?
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