Worksheets over each Act

Act One Scene One

1.of the play occurs in Act 1.

2.Antonio, the merchant, feels .

3.One major purpose of Act 1 Scene 1 is to .

4.Bassanio is in and .

5.Antonio and Bassanio have an .

6.Bassanio and Portia recognize the value of but have no real need for it.

7.Where is all of Antonio’s money?

8.Why does Bassanio need to borrow money?

9.How is Bassanio going to get money?

Act One Scene Two

1.The main purpose of Scene 2 is to outline the use of the .

2.The scene introduces Portia as having .

3.Portia feels because of her predicament.

4.The Neapolitan prince is stereotyped by his .

5.The Italian is stereotyped as .

6.The Frenchman is and .

7.Explain the line:“If I married him, I’d be marrying twenty husbands.”

8.The Scottish lord is stereotyped by his at the English.

9.In general, how does Portia feel about the men who are interested in her?

Act One Scene Three

1.The scene completed the .

2.is the most powerful dramatic figure in the play.

3.gets to be the villain and tell the audience of his hatred for Antonio.

4.Antonio and Bassanio seem in comparison to Shylock.

5.The Shylock’s defense against his oppressor’s is .

6.Shakespeare forces us to look at Shylock’s character.He because he has been .

7.Shylock is and .

8.Shylock only trusts in what is .

9.Antonio believes in .

10.The situation is set to where Antonio has put his fortune and his life in the hands of a .

11.Who does Bassanio borrow money from?

12.How much money and for how long?

13. If Antonio does not repay the loan at the agreed upon time what does Shylock get to take from Antonio?