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Be Wise, Think Twice CHAPTER 4

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Read and understand the graphic novel below. play better by watching the
animated movie
A merchant called Antonio lives in Venice. He has a trailer here:
good friend, named Bassanio who has an interest in https://www.youtube.com/
Portia, a rich and beautiful woman. watch?v=ww1cYz3FOjc

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

1 2 Shylock, can you lend three
Antonio, please lend me three thousand ducats to Antonio
thousand ducats to marry Portia. for three months?

All my money and goods
are at sea. Find me a
money lender. I shall
gladly lend it to you.
Certainly…but give
me a pound of his
flesh if he cannot
pay by then.

3 Three months later, Antonio fails to repay 4 Shylock prepares his
Shylock.The case is brought to court. knife to cut the pound of
flesh. Portia, disguised
as a lawyer, enters. The contract allows
Please have mercy on you his flesh but not
my friend, Shylock. a drop of his blood!

Learned judge!
I have promised to take Learned judge
his pound of flesh and Take your at last!
nothing less! flesh, Shylock.
The law allows
it and the
court must
give it to you.

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