Grammar,Act 1,Bassanio(B), Antonio(A,B: Can you do me a favor? A: Whats up? My friend.,Bassanio told Antonio that he was in love with Portia, a rich and beautiful lady, and that she also loved him. He also told Antonio that he could not ask Portia to marry him because he had no money, He asked Antonio if he could lend him three thousand ducats. Antonio told him that all his ships were at sea and he had no money at present,Act 2,Antonio(A), Shylock(S,A: Shylock, Could you lend me S: Let me see. Yes, but,They went to Shylock to borrow the money. Shylock didnt like Antonio, who had many times told others about his greed and cruelty. However, he agreed to lend Antonio the money on one condition. He would have the right to have a pound of Antonios flesh to be cut off from any part of his body if he did not pay the money back at the end of three months. Antonio said that he would accept these terms. Bassanio tried to keep Antonio from accepting these terms, but Antonio treated them as a joke and said he would not refuse Shylocks offer and would sign the agreement,Bassanio received a letter from Antonio. In the letter, Antonio said that,Dear Bassanio, My friend, my ships are all lost at sea and now I have to pay Shylock with a pound of my flesh according to our agreement. Since in paying him , it is impossible that I should live, how I wish to see you before I die. If your love for me is not enough to lead you here, forget about the letter. Yours, Antonio,Doctor Bellario wrote in his letter that,Sir, I am very ill. When your letter reached me, I had with me a learned young doctor from Rome. I told him about the quarrel between Shylock and Antonio. We studied many law books and he knows what I would say. I ask you to let him stand in my place and give judgement. He is young, but I never knew so young a body with so wise a head. Yours, Doctor Bellario,Answering the following questions,1. Where were Antonios ships at the beginning of the story,2. What did Bassanio want to do,3. Who did Bassanio ask for help? What was the problem with Anotonio? How did they solve the problem,4. What was the agreement between Antonio and Shylock,5. What happened to Antonio after he had borrowed money from Shylock,6. What did the lawyer ask the duke to do ,Answering the following questions,1. Where were Antonios ships at the beginning of the story,They were all at sea,2. What did Bassanio want to do,He wanted to marry Portia,3. Who did Bassanio ask for help? What was the problem with Anotonio? How did they solve the problem,Bassanio asked his friend Antonio for help, but he had not enough money to lend to his friend then. Antonio decided to borrow money from Shylock,4. What was the agreement between Antonio and Shylock,If Antonio did not pay the money back at the end of three months, Shylock had the right to have a pound of Antoniosflesh to be cut off from any part of his body,6. What did the lawyer ask the duke to do ,5. What happened to Antonio after he had borrowed money from Shylock,All his ships were lost at sea,He asked the Duke to let the young learned doctor stand in his place and pass judgement,Related exercises,He asked _ for the violin. Did I pay how muchB. I paid how much C. how much did I payD. how much I paid 2. Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see _. who is heB. who he isC. who is itD. who it is 3. Can you tell me _? how good is his spoken English B. how well his spoken English is C. how well he speaks English D. how good he can speak English,4. He said that he had bought the jacket_. before three days B. three days before C. three days ago D. last week 5. Did you say_? A. that what he said was true B. that it was true that he said C. what did he say was true D. what he said it was true 6. Please tell me _ from. where do you comeB. where you come C. where you will comeD. there you come,7. Ask her _ come with us. if she willB. if or not she will C. that if she willD. whether will she 8. The driver said that he _ pick _ a passenger at west street. will, upB. would, up C. will, out D. would, out 9. He said he _ in 1993. has bornB. had been bornC. had born D. was born 10. John _ me he was going to help me with my English. A. explainedB. spokeC. toldD. said,Homework,1. Preview the reading: The Merchant of Venice(1) The Merchant of Venice(2